Bokuzen Hidari
Acting
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
1954
Ikiru
1952
Red Beard
1965
Tōkyō no josei
1960
The Human Vapor
1960
I Live in Fear
1955
Foghorn
1952
The Idiot
1951
My Friend Death
1960
Gendai no yokubô
1956
The Bell of Love
1959
Prison Boss
1968
Hadaka no Machi
1957
