Bokuzen Hidari
Acting Born Feb 20, 1894 Died May 26, 1971 Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan 209 credits
Biography
Bokuzen Hidari was a Japanese actor and comedian born on February 20, 1894. He was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. Hidari's stage name is left as 左卜全. He is known for his work in acting, with a total of 220 known credits. Hidari's birthday is February 20, 1894, and he passed away on May 26, 1971, at the age of 77. His place of birth is listed as Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
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Career overview
Bokuzen Hidari was a Japanese actor and comedian. He was known for his portrayals of meek, downtrodden men. Hidari appeared in various films, including works by Akira Kurosawa. His performances were often notable for their authenticity, particularly in scenes where he played drunk characters.
Hidari's acting credits spanned numerous films. He was a prolific actor, with a total of 220 known credits. His work in Japanese cinema was well-received by audiences, who appreciated his ability to convey the struggles and hardships of his characters.
As an actor, Hidari's career was marked by his versatility and range. He was able to convincingly portray a wide range of characters, from downtrodden men to those who appeared drunk on screen. His performances in films such as "Ikiru" showcased his skill and ability to bring depth to his characters.
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Minoru Chiaki
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Toshirō Mifune
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Kokuten Kōdō
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Eijirō Tōno
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Kichijirō Ueda
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Haruo Tanaka
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Yoshio Kosugi
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Kamatari Fujiwara
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Atsushi Watanabe
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Career timeline
New Shameless SchoolLive and LearnKaiun ryokōFollow the Girls
Brothers of CaponesLove FantasiaThe Walking MajorTora-san, His Tender LoveShameless School: Health Check in the Nude
WomanKonto 55: Grand Outer Space AdventureRed LionYokai Monsters: Along with GhostsBrutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Prison BossDorobō Sodachi DorobōiYoung Guy in RioNew Year Trip
Two in the ShadowZoku izuko eYoung Guy in the South PacificSong of LoveTraveling in Party
Black Tight KillersA Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaOhana han: Dai ni buGamblers' LuckOhana han
Red BeardSecret Club 000Gamera, the Giant MonsterRetirement of a Train EngineerSanshiro Sugata
Red DiamondThree Outlaw SamuraiSamurai from NowhereZatoichi's Flashing Sword3 Gents in the Snow Country
A Devil of a GentlemanYoung Master Yakuza: Edoite GoblinOnsen GeishaBeyond the Green HillsThe Sunshine Girl
My Hobo次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider LadyDanger PaysCurry Rice
Sir Galahad in CampusSararīman yajikita dōchūPlayboy PresidentAn Urban AffairBotchan yarō seizoroi
The Angry SeaThe Human VaporDare yori mo kimi o aisuThe Sun's BurialI Will Never Forget
Echo MountainThe Three TreasuresAge of NudityFour Hours of TerrorA Whistle in My Heart
The Invisible WallThe Rickshaw ManSecret of The Golden SpellDiary of an Elegant Hot SpringHana no yukyo-den
Hadaka no MachiUntamed WomanThe Lower DepthsTurtledoveStory of a Detective's Assistant
The Legend of the White SerpentGendai no yokubôTyphoon FurorThe Fencing CollegianMeteor Karate Strike
I Live in FearForever a WomanShōnen shikeishūLovetideSubarashiki shōtai
Seven SamuraiThe Valley Between Love and DeathSurprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido関八州勢揃いDitch
IkiruThe Man Who Came to PortBeauty and the ThiefFoghornVendetta of a Samurai
The IdiotWagtail TuneThe Blue PearlUmon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed WolfElegy
ScandalTenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Full Filmography
209 titles- New Shameless School (1971) as Alfata Jinbei
- Live and Learn (1971) as Janitor
- Kaiun ryokō (1971)
- Follow the Girls (1971) as Shima-san
- Brothers of Capones (1970)
- Love Fantasia (1970)
- The Walking Major (1970) as Boilerman
- Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970) as Toku
- Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude (1970) as Jinbei
- Three Pretty Devils (1970) as Old man
- Rebel Against Glory (1970)
- Fear of Sex (1970)
- Shameless School (1970) as Jinbei
- Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa (1970)
- Five Gents and a Kuniang (1970) as Aso Chairman
- Get Your Sky, Young Guy (1970)
- Rainbow Over Paris (1970) as Koji Minagawa
- Shameless School: Tackle Kiss (1970)
- Life is a Battle (1970)
- The Little Hero (1970)
- Oh, My Comrade! (1970)
- Woman (1969)
- Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (1969)
- Red Lion (1969) as Gohei
- Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) as Jinbei
- Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)
- Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2 (1969)
- Season of Tears (1969)
- Madcap Mixup (1969) as Police chief
- Sex and Life (1969)
- Our Wasteland (1969)
- Prison Boss (1968)
- Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi (1968)
- Young Guy in Rio (1968)
- New Year Trip (1968)
- Two in the Shadow (1967)
- Zoku izuko e (1967)
- Young Guy in the South Pacific (1967) as Arita Hidezo
- Song of Love (1967)
- Traveling in Party (1967)
- Black Tight Killers (1966) as Momochi
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966) as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
- Ohana han: Dai ni bu (1966) as Gosuke
- Gamblers' Luck (1966)
- Ohana han (1966) as Gosuke
- Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! (1966)
- Big Wind from Tokyo (1966) as Obata Seiichi
- Red Beard (1965) as Patient A
- Secret Club 000 (1965)
- Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) as Old Farmer
- Retirement of a Train Engineer (1965)
- Sanshiro Sugata (1965) as Priest
- The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965) as Takichi
- The Abalone Gals (1965)
- Red Diamond (1964)
- Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) as Sakusan
- Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
- Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) as Kyubei
- 3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
- The Rabble (1964)
- Hail the 3 Gents (1964) as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
- A Devil of a Gentleman (1963)
- Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin (1963)
- Onsen Geisha (1963) as Ichisuke
- Beyond the Green Hills (1963)
- The Sunshine Girl (1963)
- Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (1963)
- Young Swordsman (1963) as Otsuka Kihei
- 恋と出世に強くなれ！ (1963) as 杉本
- Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ (1963)
- Street of Wandering Men (1963)
- Siege of Fort Bismarck (1963)
- Young Guy in Hawaii (1963) as 古屋老人
- A Lawless Outpost (1963)
- A Fishmonger's Tour (1963)
- Girls Born in August (1963)
- Jolly Barbers (1963)
- My Hobo (1962)
- 次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 (1962)
- Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady (1962)
- Danger Pays (1962) as Sakamoto, the Expert
- Curry Rice (1962)
- Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble (1962)
- Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
- This Madding Crowd (1962)
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
- Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru (1962)
- Otoko no Uta (1962)
- Ponkotsu oyaji (1962)
- Pride of the Campus (1962) as Prof. Ishiwaki
- Nippon no obaachan (1962)
- Red Bud and White Flower (1962)
- Local Reporter (1962)
- College Champ (1962)
- Sir Galahad in Campus (1961) as Prof. Ishiwaki
- Sararīman yajikita dōchū (1961)
- Playboy President (1961) as Chairman Yokoyama
- An Urban Affair (1961) as Kinnosuke Togura
- Botchan yarō seizoroi (1961)
- Wakai yatsura no kaidan (1961)
- The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream (1961)
- The Youth and His Amulet (1961)
- Awamori-kun nishi-e iku (1961)
- Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)
- Hijō no otoko (1961)
- 20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2 (1961)
- 痛快太郎 (1961)
- Boss Takes to the Road (1961)
- Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)
- The Angry Sea (1960)
- The Human Vapor (1960) as Jiya
- Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (1960)
- The Sun's Burial (1960)
- I Will Never Forget (1960)
- Volunteering for Villainy (1960)
- Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband (1960)
- お嬢さん三度笠 (1960)
- Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes (1960) as University Staff
- Mighty Shosuke (1960)
- New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960) as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
- Lord Mito: All Star Version (1960)
- Kirai Kirai Kirai (1960)
- Echo Mountain (1959)
- The Three Treasures (1959) as God Amenominaka
- Age of Nudity (1959) as Gen-ji
- Four Hours of Terror (1959) as Old man
- A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
- A Young Boss Tries Really Hard (1959) as Kōbei
- Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons (1959)
- 3 Dolls in College (1959)
- Ripe and Marriageable (1959) as Salesman
- Fox and Raccoon (1959) as Hidematsu Yasufuku
- The White Road Across the River (1959)
- Souls in the Moonlight III (1959) as Doan
- Red Pants (1959)
- The Invisible Wall (1958)
- The Rickshaw Man (1958)
- Secret of The Golden Spell (1958) as Tamaru Mondonosho
- Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (1958) as Village Head Akamatsu
- Hana no yukyo-den (1958)
- Souls in the Moonlight II (1958) as Doan
- The Young Boss is Third Generation (1958) as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
- The Hotelman's Holiday (1958) as Teacher
- The Princess of Badger Palace (1958) as Awa-no-Kami
- Yaji and Kita on the Road (1958)
- A Bridge for Two Alone (1958)
- The Child Writers (1958) as Nakahara
- Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
- Botchan (1958) as Janitor
- Island of Fury (1958)
- Hadaka no Machi (1957)
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Old man
- The Lower Depths (1957) as Kahei the Pilgrim
- Turtledove (1957)
- Story of a Detective's Assistant (1957) as Heikichi, Heikurō's father
- First Love Story (1957) as Mr. Hashimoto
- The Chieko Story (1957) as Gohei
- The Men of Toho-ku (1957)
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
- Souls in the Moonlight (1957) as Doctor Doan
- Travel Romances (1957)
- On Wings of Love (1957) as Heikichi Kobayashi
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
- Gendai no yokubô (1956)
- Typhoon Furor (1956)
- The Fencing Collegian (1956)
- Meteor Karate Strike (1956)
- The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) (1956)
- Outlaw island (1956)
- I Live in Fear (1955) as Landowner
- Forever a Woman (1955) as Hide's Husband
- Shōnen shikeishū (1955)
- Lovetide (1955) as Factory owner (uncredited)
- Subarashiki shōtai (1955)
- Yukiko (1955)
- The Wolves (1955)
- A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
- Rikidozan: Man of Fury (1955)
- House of Many Pleasures (1955) as Florist
- Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume (1955)
- All is Well (1955) as Hikoichi Okubo
- Love Never Fails (1955)
- Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
- Seven Samurai (1954) as Yohei
- The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
- Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido (1954)
- 関八州勢揃い (1954)
- Ditch (1954)
- Ikiru (1952) as Ohara
- The Man Who Came to Port (1952) as Kan-jii
- Beauty and the Thief (1952)
- Foghorn (1952)
- Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
- 恐妻時代 (1952)
- Today is Payday (1952) as Section chief
- Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to (1952) as Shiro's grandpa
- Shi no machi wo nogarete (1952)
- Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido (1952) as Genji
- The Idiot (1951) as Karube
- Wagtail Tune (1951)
- The Blue Pearl (1951) as Riu's father
- Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf (1951)
- Elegy (1951)
- Miki, the Swordman (1951)
- The Life of a Horse Trader (1951) as Gosaku
- The White Orchid (1951)
- Scandal (1950) as Drunk
- Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950) as Peasant
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bokuzen Hidari best known for?
Bokuzen Hidari is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Brothers of Capones (1970), Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970), Chicken Girls (2017), Red Beard (1965).
When and where was Bokuzen Hidari born?
Bokuzen Hidari was born on February 20, 1894 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. They passed away on May 26, 1971.
How many credits does Bokuzen Hidari have?
Bokuzen Hidari has accumulated over 209 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1950 to 1971.
What is Bokuzen Hidari's background in cinema and television?
Bokuzen Hidari was a Japanese actor and comedian born on February 20, 1894. He was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. Hidari's stage name is left as 左卜全. He is known for his work in acting, with a total of 220 known credits. Hidari's birthday is February 20, 1894, and he passed away on May 26, 1971, at the age of 77. ...
Bokuzen Hidari by the numbers
209credits
209films
0TV series
1950–1971active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Seven Samurai (1954) as Yohei — aged about 60
- Ikiru (1952) as Ohara — aged about 58
- Red Beard (1965) as Patient A — aged about 71
- Forever a Woman (1955) as Hide's Husband — aged about 61
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Old man — aged about 63
- Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970) as Toku — aged about 76
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