Bokuzen Hidari

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").
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1894-02-20 · Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Died
- 1971-05-26
Known for
- Seven Samurai (1954) — Yohei
- Ikiru (1952) — Ohara
- Red Beard (1965) — Patient A
- Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) — Old Farmer
- The Lower Depths (1957) — Kahei the Pilgrim
- The Idiot (1951) — Karube
- I Live in Fear (1955) — Landowner
- Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) — Sakusan
- Scandal (1950) — Drunk
- Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) — Kyubei
- Two in the Shadow (1967)
- Forever a Woman (1955) — Hide's Husband
- The Rickshaw Man (1958)
- The Sun's Burial (1960)
- Red Lion (1969) — Gohei
- The Human Vapor (1960) — Jiya