
Bokuzen Hidari
Feb 20, 1894 - May 26, 1971 (77 years old) in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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

Seven Samurai
Yohei

Ikiru
Ohara

Red Beard
Patient A

Gamera, the Giant Monster
Old Farmer

Untamed Woman
Old man

Three Outlaw Samurai
Sakusan

The Idiot
Karube

Scandal
Drunk

The Human Vapor
Jiya

The Lower Depths
Kahei the Pilgrim
Credits
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Follow the Girls 1971Shima-san★ NR
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Kaiun ryokō 1971★ NR
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Live and Learn 1971Janitor★ NR
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New Shameless School 1971Alfata Jinbei★ NR
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Life is a Battle 1970★ NR
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The Little Hero 1970★ NR
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Oh, My Comrade! 1970★ NR
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★ NR
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Jinbei★ NR
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Love Fantasia 1970★ NR
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Three Pretty Devils 1970Old man★ 5.5
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The Walking Major 1970Boilerman★ 2
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Brothers of Capones 1970★ 5
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Shameless School 1970Jinbei★ NR
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Rebel Against Glory 1970★ NR
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Rainbow Over Paris 1970Koji Minagawa★ NR
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Toku★ 7
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Woman 1969★ NR
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Red Lion 1969Gohei★ 6.4
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Madcap Mixup 1969Police chief★ NR
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Our Wasteland 1969★ NR
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Jinbei★ 6.7
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喜劇 駅前桟橋 1969★ NR
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Sex and Life 1969★ 10
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★ NR
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Prison Boss 1968★ 7
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New Year Trip 1968★ NR
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Two in the Shadow 1967★ 7.7
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Traveling in Party 1967★ 6
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Arita Hidezo★ NR
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Song of Love 1967★ 6
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Zoku izuko e 1967★ NR
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★ NR
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Gamblers' Luck 1966★ 7
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Black Tight Killers 1966Momochi★ 6.5
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Secret Club 000 1965★ NR
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Old Farmer★ 6
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Takichi★ NR
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喜劇 各駅停車 1965★ NR
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The Abalone Gals 1965★ NR
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Sanshiro Sugata 1965Priest★ 7
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Red Beard 1965Patient A★ 8.1
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Red Diamond 1964★ NR
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Garakuta 1964★ NR
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Kyubei★ 6.7
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Three Outlaw Samurai 1964Sakusan★ 7.5
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★ NR
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Samurai from Nowhere 1964★ 7.1
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Hail the 3 Gents 1964★ NR
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Jolly Barbers 1963★ NR
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A Lawless Outpost 1963★ NR
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★ 5
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★ NR
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Young Swordsman 1963Otsuka Kihei★ 6.5
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古屋老人★ NR
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★ NR
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The Sunshine Girl 1963★ 5.7
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★ NR
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次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中 1963★ NR
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Girls Born in August 1963★ NR
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★ 6
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A Fishmonger's Tour 1963★ NR
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★ NR
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Danger Pays 1962Sakamoto, the Expert★ 6.9
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My Hobo 1962★ NR
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Curry Rice 1962★ NR
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★ NR
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Ponkotsu oyaji 1962★ NR
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Chihō kisha 1962★ NR
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★ NR
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Kigeki ekimae onsen 1962★ NR
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This Madding Crowd 1962★ NR
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★ NR
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女難コースを突破せよ 1962★ NR
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Otoko no Uta 1962★ NR
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Pride of the Campus 1962Prof. Ishiwaki★ NR
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次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 1962★ NR
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Nippon no obaachan 1962★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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An Urban Affair 1961Kinnosuke Togura★ NR
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★ NR
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Prof. Ishiwaki★ NR
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★ NR
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★ 5.2
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Hijō no otoko 1961★ NR
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★ NR
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痛快太郎 1961★ NR
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★ NR
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The Human Vapor 1960Jiya★ 6.6
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The Angry Sea 1960★ NR
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Mighty Shosuke 1960★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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The Sun's Burial 1960★ 6.5
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★ 8.3
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★ NR
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お嬢さん三度笠 1960★ NR
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Kirai Kirai Kirai 1960★ NR
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The Three Treasures 1959God Amenominaka★ 5.4
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Four Hours of Terror 1959Old man★ 5.7
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Salesman★ NR
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Age of Nudity 1959Gen-ji★ 7
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★ NR
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Red Pants 1959★ NR
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Doan★ 6.6
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★ 6.3
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Echo Mountain 1959★ NR
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The Invisible Wall 1958★ NR
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Hana no yukyo-den 1958★ NR
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The Child Writers 1958Nakahara★ NR
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Teacher★ NR
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Botchan 1958Janitor★ NR
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★ NR
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The Rickshaw Man 1958★ 7.2
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Doan★ 6.6
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Tamaru Mondonosho★ 5.8
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Futari dake no hashi 1958★ NR
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Awa-no-Kami★ NR
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Island of Fury 1958★ NR
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★ NR
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Travel Romances 1957★ NR
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The Lower Depths 1957Kahei the Pilgrim★ 7.1
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Hadaka no Machi 1957★ NR
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Doctor Doan★ 6.2
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On Wings of Love 1957Heikichi Kobayashi★ NR
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Untamed Woman 1957Old man★ 7.3
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls 1957★ 7
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★ 5.3
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Typhoon 1956★ NR
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★ 5.6
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Outlaw island 1956★ NR
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★ NR
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Meteor Karate Strike 1956★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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Forever a Woman 1955Hide's Husband★ 7.5
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I Live in Fear 1955Landowner★ 7.3
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★ 6
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Subarashiki shōtai 1955★ NR
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★ 6
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Yukiko 1955★ NR
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The Wolves 1955★ 6.8
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少年死刑囚 1955★ NR
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Florist★ NR
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Love Never Fails 1955★ NR
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All is Well 1955Hikoichi Okubo★ NR
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Lovetide 1955Factory owner (uncredited)★ NR
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★ NR
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★ NR
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The Ditch 1954★ 7
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Seven Samurai 1954Yohei★ 8.5
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Kan-jii★ 10
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Shiro's grandpa★ NR
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恐妻時代 1952★ NR
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Ikiru 1952Ohara★ 8.3
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Today is Payday 1952Section chief★ NR
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Beauty and the Thief 1952★ NR
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★ NR
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Genji★ NR
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Foghorn 1952★ NR
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★ 6.8
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Gosaku★ 7
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Miki, the Swordman 1951★ 5
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The Blue Pearl 1951Riu's father★ NR
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The Idiot 1951Karube★ 7
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The White Orchid 1951★ NR
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Elegy 1951★ NR
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右門捕物帖 片眼狼 1951★ NR
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Peasant★ NR
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Scandal 1950Drunk★ 6.9