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Bokuzen Hidari

Actor • Born 1894

Bokuzen Hidari

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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

Ikiru posterIkiruMovie • 1952Seven Samurai posterSeven SamuraiMovie • 1954Red Beard posterRed BeardMovie • 1965Gamera, the Giant Monster posterGamera, the Giant MonsterMovie • 1965The Idiot posterThe IdiotMovie • 1951I Live in Fear posterI Live in FearMovie • 1955Three Outlaw Samurai posterThree Outlaw SamuraiMovie • 1964The Lower Depths posterThe Lower DepthsMovie • 1957The Human Vapor posterThe Human VaporMovie • 1960Scandal posterScandalMovie • 1950Forever a Woman posterForever a WomanMovie • 1955The Sun's Burial posterThe Sun's BurialMovie • 1960Red Lion posterRed LionMovie • 1969Zatoichi's Flashing Sword posterZatoichi's Flashing SwordMovie • 1964The Rickshaw Man posterThe Rickshaw ManMovie • 1958Two in the Shadow posterTwo in the ShadowMovie • 1967