

Bokuzen Hidari
Acting
February 20, 1894
Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
May 26, 1971
Bokuzen Hidari (左 卜全 Hidari Bokuzen, 20 February 1894 - 26 May 1971) was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Kotesashi Village (now part of Tokorozawa), Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, The Lower Depths and Ikiru. Hidari was famous among Japanese audiences for his portrayals of meek, downtrodden men, and although a teetotaller, was renowned for his convincing drunk scenes (see esp. "Ikiru").
The Filmography


Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Sex and Life

Prison Boss

Black Tight Killers

Gamera, the Giant Monster

Sanshiro Sugata

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Samurai from Nowhere

Young Swordsman

Danger Pays

The Human Vapor

Age of Nudity

The Rickshaw Man

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

A Hole of My Own Making

The Man Who Came to Port

Ikiru

Vendetta of a Samurai
