Bokuzen Hidari
Date of birth: 1894-02-20
Place of birth: Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Бокудзэн Хидари
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").
Movie Credits
An Urban Affair
1961-08-13
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawar
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1961-07-09
The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
Ikiru
1952-10-09
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for
The Idiot
1951-05-23
A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a vo
The Lower Depths
1957-10-01
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an ag
次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
1962-01-09
1962 Japanese movie
Red Bud and White Flower
1962-06-10
A high school boy and girl in the midst of their youth try to get their parents to remarry.
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963-01-15
The supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a whopping
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962-11-18
1962 Japanese movie
Otoko no Uta
1962-03-11
1962 Japanese movie
The Invisible Wall
1958-10-15
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
1952-05-08
A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Today is Payday
1952-10-02
Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
Beauty and the Thief
1952-09-22
The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and erot
恐妻時代
1952-10-30
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950-11-18
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962-04-01
1962 Japanese movie
Hail the 3 Gents
1964-01-03
A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends
Black Tight Killers
1966-02-12
Daisuke Honda, a war photographer in Vietnam, meets Yuriko Sawanouchi, a stewardess on his plane bac
Outlaw island
1956-06-01
The southern tip of Shikoku. This village, surrounded by a bay, where, according to legend, the form
Secret Club 000
1965-12-04
Woman
1969-11-20
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964-07-11
Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member.
Rebel Against Glory
1970-04-04
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969-03-12
In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangst
Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958-04-29
Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952-01-03
Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.
Red Lion
1969-10-10
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo
My Hobo
1962-11-23
Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the N
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959-04-28
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be ser
Sex and Life
1969-02-11
Dr. Mikami is an elderly somewhat clumsy, very popular therapist, his patients turn to him with all
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961-06-27
1961 Japanese movie
The Sun's Burial
1960-08-09
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitu
Chihō kisha
1962-10-13
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962-12-23
Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.
Forever a Woman
1955-11-23
Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her buddin
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
1955-12-28
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962-07-29
Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.
The Human Vapor
1960-12-11
A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes
Oh, My Comrade!
1970-09-19
Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fuk
Shi no machi wo nogarete
1952-05-22
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
1969-07-26
Yukiko
1955-08-03
Gamblers' Luck
1966-03-19
A group of ne'er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of advent
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
1968-10-03
A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.
All is Well
1955-01-29
Young Guy in the South Pacific
1967-07-01
The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in de
The Blue Pearl
1951-08-03
The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; liter
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962-09-29
1962 Japanese movie
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
1965-10-08
As a foreign gambling ring tries to take over the Japanese underworld, Himuro the ace gambler must f
Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1954-08-11
Kintaro goes on a journey to his hometown to meet his mother and sister. His love for singing leads
Street of Wandering Men
1963-02-17
When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962-11-14
1962 Japanese movie
Our Wasteland
1969-06-28
Tetsuya, a worker at a US Air Base who moonlights as a bartender with his bar hostess roommate, drea
Hadaka no Machi
1957-07-23
Curry Rice
1962-11-23
1962 Japanese movie
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
1955-06-21
Yoshida Denkichi does loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is tak
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964-02-29
Shûe Matsubayashi movie
Red Beard
1965-04-03
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w
Scandal
1950-04-26
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a pain
I Live in Fear
1955-11-22
An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960-08-07
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the
Foghorn
1952-03-03
A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.
Hana no yukyo-den
1958-08-31
1958 Japanese movie
Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
1960-07-05
The fourth instalment in the Life's Simple Pleasures (Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei) series.
Red Diamond
1964-10-14
After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide.
Botchan
1958-06-14
1958 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961-02-08
Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".
The Fencing Collegian
1956-02-26
Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.
Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
1952-11-04
Japanese film.
The Little Hero
1970-09-23
A five year old boy leaves his mother and grandparents to see his father who has gone to work in Osa
Four Hours of Terror
1959-09-30
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
Island of Fury
1958-02-08
Five boys escape from their life of bondage on an island 10 miles off Hiroshima, and are picked up i
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960-09-20
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956-06-22
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in lov
Boss Takes to the Road
1961-09-23
Japanese comedy film.
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956-12-26
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
Danger Pays
1962-12-01
Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million ye
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963-05-29
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951-12-07
The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmo
A Whistle in My Heart
1959-03-29
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reac
Song of Love
1967-04-29
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
Beyond the Green Hills
1963-01-03
Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was ag
Ditch
1954-07-27
Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers.
The Wolves
1955-07-03
A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their w
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960-02-24
Two in the Shadow
1967-11-18
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to
Young Swordsman
1963-08-31
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. O
A Hole of My Own Making
1955-09-28
Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeep
New Shameless School
1971-01-03
Former students of the notorious Harenchi Gakuen college open a new school for dissident youths afte
Age of Nudity
1959-09-07
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everythin
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966-10-15
Following “A Man's Face Shows His Personal History”, this movie is the second of the “Trilogy of the
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957-04-14
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets wh
Secret of The Golden Spell
1958-03-18
One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman,
The Sunshine Girl
1963-04-18
A young factory worker struggles to figure out what she wants to do with her life.
Love Fantasia
1970-07-18
A musical comedy.
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
1959-01-03
In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-sha
Prison Boss
1968-04-18
Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964-05-13
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dic
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961-07-08
The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.
Pride of the Campus
1962-02-10
Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958-01-09
Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.
Brothers of Capones
1970-05-23
Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trad
Live and Learn
1971-01-27
Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest
Souls in the Moonlight
1957-07-13
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series
Follow the Girls
1971-05-19
Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958-04-20
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva
Three Pretty Devils
1970-06-13
A trio of teenage tarts try to earn money through shoplifting and prostitution scams and get into de
Volunteering for Villainy
1960-09-20
Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1969-12-20
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and
The Three Treasures
1959-11-01
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to suc
The Princess of Badger Palace
1958-02-26
Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Prince
Miki, the Swordman
1951-11-02
After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his il
Traveling in Party
1967-11-12
A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.
New Year Trip
1968-01-03
A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missin
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963-10-20
A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, t
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969-03-06
Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discov
The Abalone Gals
1965-06-26
South of Tokyo is a small island until quite recently relatively unchanged since feudal times. Now,
Samurai from Nowhere
1964-01-15
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of swor
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970-01-15
Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.
Girls Born in August
1963-02-19
The Youth and His Amulet
1961-09-17
Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958-07-12
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his
Tange Sazen and the Princess
1961-05-03
Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
Madcap Mixup
1969-07-23
Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970-09-12
Students against teachers in the wildest kiss-stealing, petting-orgy ever.
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970-08-01
In this outing of Harenchi Gakuen the students undergo a health check after school, but all is not w
Shameless School
1970-05-02
Comedy of high school where students and teachers run wild, based on a popular comic strip.
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958-03-05
The Man Who Came to Port
1952-11-27
An Ishiro Honda film.
Lovetide
1955-01-09
An Ishiro Honda film.
Echo Mountain
1959-01-22
An Ishiro Honda film.
Nippon no obaachan
1962-01-03
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast abo
Untamed Woman
1957-05-28
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper,
The Rickshaw Man
1958-04-21
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband die
Travel Romances
1957-11-10
Romantic comedy.
Mighty Shosuke
1960-10-09
A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to s
Red Pants
1959-07-01
A woman diver in great peril is rescued by Shinji, a fisherman. But his deed is belittled by Takiko,
The Angry Sea
1960-10-16
A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.
Seven Samurai
1954-04-26
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr
This Madding Crowd
1962-06-28
On Wings of Love
1957-07-13
On Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's hi
The White Orchid
1951-03-24
A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo
Life is a Battle
1970-12-30
Two born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs.
Love Never Fails
1955-04-01
Two youths – the serious son of a Buddhist abbot and his rakish pal – quarrel over a restaurant keep
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965-11-27
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep u
Rainbow Over Paris
1970-03-18
A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and flies
The Walking Major
1970-06-06
U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambli
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963-09-21
Sanshiro Sugata
1965-05-29
Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshi
Jolly Barbers
1963-11-17
Elegy
1951-02-22
Wataru Naohiko who has the prosecutor general as his father became a young composer and its symphony
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955-11-16
From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963-08-11
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous scree
The Child Writers
1958-08-23
A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the chi
Typhoon
1956-12-19
A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been
The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream
1961-09-02
A lighthearted comedy that tells the story of love and the cheerful heroism of a young salesman purs
Ripe and Marriageable
1959-09-17
1959 youth comedy.
The White Road Across the River
1959-08-19
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954-09-21
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that i
Rikidozan: Man of Fury
1955-12-27
The story of legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler Rikidozan.
Meteor Karate Strike
1956-01-29
Sequel to the movie Denko karate uchi.
Garakuta
1964-08-01
1964 Japanese movie
Botchan yarō seizoroi
1961-01-09
1961 Japanese movie
A Devil of a Gentleman
1963-04-06
Zoku izuko e
1967-04-12
Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.
Shōnen shikeishū
1955-07-03
Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
1961-12-24
Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi
Subarashiki shōtai
1955-10-11
1955 Japanese movie
痛快太郎
1961-01-28
1961 Japanese movie
A Lawless Outpost
1963-10-29
1963 Toei film.
Kaiun ryokō
1971-03-03
1971 Japanese movie
Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
1951-01-08
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969-02-15
The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, former
お嬢さん三度笠
1960-05-11
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961-12-27
1961 Japanese movie
喜劇 各駅停車
1965-09-18
Hijō no otoko
1961-02-13
1961 Japanese movie
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963-03-03
Shimizu Jirocho, the president, manages two businesses: Izumo Kanko-sha and the group inn "Daikokuya
Ohana han
1966-07-30
This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966-10-01
A sequel to Ohana han.
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960-01-15
A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressu
Playboy President
1961-04-25
A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intend
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958-08-19
At a coastal hot spring inn, a group of women navigate work, personal struggles, and unexpected scan
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966-04-28
15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series
関八州勢揃い
1954-07-06
During the Tenpo era, the peasants of the Kanto region were in dire straits due to successive natura
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970-02-28
A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.
The Young Boss is Third Generation
1958-12-14
A carefree student from a traditional sake shop family balances love, rebellion, and a bike race whi
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
1959-02-10
A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s
Fox and Raccoon
1959-04-28
A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and
恋と出世に強くなれ！
1963-02-17
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960-02-14
A university graduate determined to become a fishmonger defies his mother's wishes, tangles with bar
College Champ
1962-07-14
Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. H
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
1970-05-16
Comedy directed by Mio Ezaki.
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970-08-14
Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.
Three Dolls in College
1959-03-03
The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University,
Namida no kisetsu
1969-03-21
Film directed by Yuji Tanno.
Big Wind from Tokyo
1966-12-07
A TV writer and a director stranded in a rural town witness the young villagers’ tangled romances. D
Fear of Sex
1970-08-28