Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Actor

Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
February 20, 1894

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").

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Bokuzen Hidari 1

Representative Works

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
8.5
/ Japanese
Ikiru
Ikiru
8.3
/ Japanese
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
7.1
/ Japanese
Red Beard
Red Beard
8.2
/ Japanese
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
The Man Who Came to Port
The Man Who Came to Port
10.0
/ Japanese
The Bell of Love
The Bell of Love
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Fancy Talker
Fancy Talker
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Gamera, the Giant Monster
5.9
/ Japanese
The Human Vapor
The Human Vapor
7.1
/ Japanese
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
7.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Seven Samurai
1954Winner

Best Performance

Seven Samurai

Ikiru
1952Winner

Best Performance

Ikiru

Sanshiro Sugata
1965Nominee

Best Performance

Sanshiro Sugata

Career Highlights

Red Beard
1965Highlight

Best Performance

Red Beard

Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Heavenly Gods in Front of the train Station

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