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Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Acting • 1894-02-20 • Tokorozawa, Saitama, 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").

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Ikiru8.3

Ikiru

1952

Seven Samurai8.5

Seven Samurai

1954

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword6.9

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

1964

Gamera, the Giant Monster5.9

Gamera, the Giant Monster

1965

The Human Vapor7.1

The Human Vapor

1960

Black Tight Killers6.8

Black Tight Killers

1966

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