
Bokuzen Hidari
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

I Live in Fear
1955

The Lower Depths
1957

Forever a Woman
1955

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963

The Bell of Love
1959

The Idiot
1951

Secret Club 000
1965

Scandal
1950

Three Outlaw Samurai
1964

The Rickshaw Man
1958

The Human Vapor
1960

A Whistle in My Heart
1959

Monstrous! Who Am I?!
1969

Foghorn
1952

Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1969

The Legend of the White Serpent
1956

Easy-Going Married Couple
1956

Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965

Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965

The Sun's Burial
1960

Echo Mountain
1959