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").
Movies & TV Shows
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Seven Samurai (1954) — Yohei
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Ikiru (1952) — Ohara
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Red Beard (1965) — Patient A
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Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) — Old Farmer
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The Lower Depths (1957) — Kahei the Pilgrim
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The Idiot (1951) — Karube
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I Live in Fear (1955) — Landowner
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Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) — Sakusan
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Scandal (1950) — Drunk
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) — Kyubei
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Two in the Shadow (1967)
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The Rickshaw Man (1958)
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Forever a Woman (1955) — Hide's Husband
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The Sun's Burial (1960)
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Red Lion (1969) — Gohei
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The Human Vapor (1960) — Jiya
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Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) — Jinbei
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Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
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Black Tight Killers (1966) — Momochi
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The Three Treasures (1959) — God Amenominaka
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Young Swordsman (1963) — Otsuka Kihei
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Untamed Woman (1957) — Old man
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Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
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Sanshiro Sugata (1965) — Priest
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The Wolves (1955)
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Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970) — Toku
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The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
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A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)
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Danger Pays (1962) — Sakamoto, the Expert
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
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The Sunshine Girl (1963)
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Souls in the Moonlight III (1959) — Doan
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The Life of a Horse Trader (1951) — Gosaku
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Secret of The Golden Spell (1958) — Tamaru Mondonosho
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Souls in the Moonlight (1957) — Doctor Doan
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Souls in the Moonlight II (1958) — Doan
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Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)
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Gamblers' Luck (1966)
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Four Hours of Terror (1959) — Old man