Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

🎂 20th February 1894 (132 yrs) 📍 Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Known For

An Urban Affair

Biography

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").

Bokuzen Hidari

Movies Featuring Bokuzen Hidari

Follow the Girls

Follow the Girls (1971)

as Shima-san
Kaiun ryokō

Kaiun ryokō (1971)

Live and Learn

Live and Learn (1971)

as Janitor
New Shameless School

New Shameless School (1971)

as Alfata Jinbei
Life is a Battle

Life is a Battle (1970)

No Image

The Little Hero (1970)

Oh, My Comrade!

Oh, My Comrade! (1970)

Shameless School: Tackle Kiss

Shameless School: Tackle Kiss (1970)

Fear of Sex

Fear of Sex (1970)

Get Your Sky, Young Guy

Get Your Sky, Young Guy (1970)

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude (1970)

as Jinbei
Love Fantasia

Love Fantasia (1970)

Three Pretty Devils

Three Pretty Devils (1970)

as Old man
The Walking Major

The Walking Major (1970)

as Boilerman
Brothers of Capones

Brothers of Capones (1970)

Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa

Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa (1970)

Shameless School

Shameless School (1970)

as Jinbei
Rebel Against Glory

Rebel Against Glory (1970)

Rainbow Over Paris

Rainbow Over Paris (1970)

as Koji Minagawa
Five Gents and a Kuniang

Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970)

as Aso Chairman
Tora-san, His Tender Love

Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)

as Toku
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure

Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (1969)

Woman

Woman (1969)

Red Lion

Red Lion (1969)

as Gohei
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2

Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2 (1969)

Madcap Mixup

Madcap Mixup (1969)

as Police chief
Our Wasteland

Our Wasteland (1969)

Season of Tears

Season of Tears (1969)

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)

as Jinbei
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)

Sex and Life

Sex and Life (1969)

No Image

Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi (1968)

Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio (1968)

Prison Boss

Prison Boss (1968)

New Year Trip

New Year Trip (1968)

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow (1967)

Traveling in Party

Traveling in Party (1967)

Young Guy in the South Pacific

Young Guy in the South Pacific (1967)

as Arita Hidezo
Song of Love

Song of Love (1967)

Zoku izuko e

Zoku izuko e (1967)

Big Wind from Tokyo

Big Wind from Tokyo (1966)

as Obata Seiichi
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!

Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! (1966)

Ohana han: Dai ni bu

Ohana han: Dai ni bu (1966)

as Gosuke
Ohana han

Ohana han (1966)

as Gosuke
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)

as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
Gamblers' Luck

Gamblers' Luck (1966)

Black Tight Killers

Black Tight Killers (1966)

as Momochi
Secret Club 000

Secret Club 000 (1965)

Gamera, the Giant Monster

Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965)

as Old Farmer
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965)

as Takichi
喜劇 各駅停車

喜劇 各駅停車 (1965)

The Abalone Gals

The Abalone Gals (1965)

Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata (1965)

as Priest
Red Beard

Red Beard (1965)

as Patient A
Red Diamond

Red Diamond (1964)

Garakuta

Garakuta (1964)

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

as Kyubei
Three Outlaw Samurai

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

as Sakusan
3 Gents in the Snow Country

3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)

Samurai from Nowhere

Samurai from Nowhere (1964)

Hail the 3 Gents

Hail the 3 Gents (1964)

as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
Jolly Barbers

Jolly Barbers (1963)

A Lawless Outpost

A Lawless Outpost (1963)

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (1963)

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin (1963)

Young Swordsman

Young Swordsman (1963)

as Otsuka Kihei
Young Guy in Hawaii

Young Guy in Hawaii (1963)

as 古屋老人
Siege of Fort Bismarck

Siege of Fort Bismarck (1963)

The Sunshine Girl

The Sunshine Girl (1963)

A Devil of a Gentleman

A Devil of a Gentleman (1963)

Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５

Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ (1963)

Girls Born in August

Girls Born in August (1963)

Street of Wandering Men

Street of Wandering Men (1963)

恋と出世に強くなれ！

恋と出世に強くなれ！ (1963)

as 杉本
A Fishmonger's Tour

A Fishmonger's Tour (1963)

Beyond the Green Hills

Beyond the Green Hills (1963)

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady (1962)

Danger Pays

Danger Pays (1962)

as Sakamoto, the Expert
No Image

My Hobo (1962)

Curry Rice

Curry Rice (1962)

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru

Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru (1962)

Ponkotsu oyaji

Ponkotsu oyaji (1962)

Chihō kisha

Chihō kisha (1962)

Shin kitsune to tanuki

Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)

College Champ

College Champ (1962)

This Madding Crowd

This Madding Crowd (1962)

Red Bud and White Flower

Red Bud and White Flower (1962)

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble (1962)

Otoko no Uta

Otoko no Uta (1962)

Pride of the Campus

Pride of the Campus (1962)

as Prof. Ishiwaki
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 (1962)

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan (1962)

Wakai yatsura no kaidan

Wakai yatsura no kaidan (1961)

Awamori-kun nishi-e iku

Awamori-kun nishi-e iku (1961)

Boss Takes to the Road

Boss Takes to the Road (1961)

The Youth and His Amulet

The Youth and His Amulet (1961)

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream (1961)

An Urban Affair

An Urban Affair (1961)

as Kinnosuke Togura
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 (1961)

Sir Galahad in Campus

Sir Galahad in Campus (1961)

as Prof. Ishiwaki
Sararīman yajikita dōchū

Sararīman yajikita dōchū (1961)

Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)

Playboy President

Playboy President (1961)

as Chairman Yokoyama
Hijō no otoko

Hijō no otoko (1961)

Invitation to the Enchanted Town

Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)

痛快太郎

痛快太郎 (1961)

Botchan yarō seizoroi

Botchan yarō seizoroi (1961)

The Human Vapor

The Human Vapor (1960)

as Jiya
The Angry Sea

The Angry Sea (1960)

Mighty Shosuke

Mighty Shosuke (1960)

No Image

Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (1960)

Volunteering for Villainy

Volunteering for Villainy (1960)

The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial (1960)

Lord Mito: All Star Version

Lord Mito: All Star Version (1960)

Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4

Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4 (1960)

お嬢さん三度笠

お嬢さん三度笠 (1960)

Kirai Kirai Kirai

Kirai Kirai Kirai (1960)

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes (1960)

as University Staff
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960)

as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures (1959)

as God Amenominaka
Four Hours of Terror

Four Hours of Terror (1959)

as Old man
Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable (1959)

as Salesman
Age of Nudity

Age of Nudity (1959)

as Gen-ji
The White Road Across the River

The White Road Across the River (1959)

Red Pants

Red Pants (1959)

Souls in the Moonlight III

Souls in the Moonlight III (1959)

as Doan
Fox and Raccoon

Fox and Raccoon (1959)

as Hidematsu Yasufuku
A Whistle in My Heart

A Whistle in My Heart (1959)

3 Dolls in College

3 Dolls in College (1959)

A Young Boss Tries Really Hard

A Young Boss Tries Really Hard (1959)

as Kōbei
Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain (1959)

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons (1959)

The Young Boss is Third Generation

The Young Boss is Third Generation (1958)

as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall (1958)

Hana no yukyo-den

Hana no yukyo-den (1958)

The Child Writers

The Child Writers (1958)

as Nakahara
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958)

as Village Head Akamatsu
The Hotelman's Holiday

The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)

as Teacher
No Image

Botchan (1958)

as Janitor
Yaji and Kita on the Road

Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)

The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man (1958)

Souls in the Moonlight II

Souls in the Moonlight II (1958)

as Doan
Secret of The Golden Spell

Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)

as Tamaru Mondonosho
A Bridge for Two Alone

A Bridge for Two Alone (1958)

The Princess of Badger Palace

The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)

as Awa-no-Kami
Island of Fury

Island of Fury (1958)

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)

Travel Romances

Travel Romances (1957)

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

as Kahei the Pilgrim
Hadaka no Machi

Hadaka no Machi (1957)

Souls in the Moonlight

Souls in the Moonlight (1957)

as Doctor Doan
On Wings of Love

On Wings of Love (1957)

as Heikichi Kobayashi
Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman (1957)

as Old man
Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)

No Image

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) (1956)

Typhoon

Typhoon (1956)

The Legend of the White Serpent

The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)

Gendai no yokubô

Gendai no yokubô (1956)

Outlaw island

Outlaw island (1956)

No Image

The Fencing Collegian (1956)

Meteor Karate Strike

Meteor Karate Strike (1956)

Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume

Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume (1955)

Rikidozan: Man of Fury

Rikidozan: Man of Fury (1955)

Forever a Woman

Forever a Woman (1955)

as Hide's Husband
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear (1955)

as Landowner
Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)

Subarashiki shōtai

Subarashiki shōtai (1955)

A Hole of My Own Making

A Hole of My Own Making (1955)

Yukiko

Yukiko (1955)

The Wolves

The Wolves (1955)

Shōnen shikeishū

Shōnen shikeishū (1955)

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (1955)

as Florist
Love Never Fails

Love Never Fails (1955)

All is Well

All is Well (1955)

as Hikoichi Okubo
Lovetide

Lovetide (1955)

as Factory owner (uncredited)
The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)

Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido

Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1954)

Ditch

Ditch (1954)

関八州勢揃い

関八州勢揃い (1954)

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

as Yohei
The Man Who Came to Port

The Man Who Came to Port (1952)

as Kan-jii
No Image

Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to (1952)

as Shiro's grandpa
恐妻時代

恐妻時代 (1952)

Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

as Ohara
Today is Payday

Today is Payday (1952)

as Section chief
Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief (1952)

Shi no machi wo nogarete

Shi no machi wo nogarete (1952)

Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido

Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido (1952)

as Genji
Foghorn

Foghorn (1952)

Vendetta of a Samurai

Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)

The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)

as Gosaku
Miki, the Swordman

Miki, the Swordman (1951)

The Blue Pearl

The Blue Pearl (1951)

as Riu's father
The Idiot

The Idiot (1951)

as Karube
The White Orchid

The White Orchid (1951)

Elegy

Elegy (1951)

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf (1951)

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950)

as Peasant
Scandal

Scandal (1950)

as Drunk