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").
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1950ScandalDrunk1950Atariya Kinpachi torimonochô: senri no toraYasugorô alias Zuboyasu1950Koshinuke nitôryû1950Tenpô suiko-den: Ôtone no yogiriPeasant1951Aika1951Nessa no byakuran1951The IdiotKarube1951Sekirei no kyoku1951Bakurô ichidaiGosaku1951Hirate Miki1952Vendetta for a Samurai1952Hanaogi sensei to Santa1952Shino machi o nogareteAssistant1952Bijo to touzoku1952Kyô wa kaisha no gekkyûbiSection Chief1952IkiruOhara1952Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to1952The Man Who Came to PortKan-jii1954Seven SamuraiFarmer Yohei1954Ai to shi no tanima1954Horafuki tanjiVillager Sakuji1955Love MakeupFactory owner1955Tenka taihei1955Keisatsu Nikki1955Izumi e no michi1955Mugibue1955Haru no yo no dekigotoGen san1955Wataridori itsu kaeruFlorist1955GokumonchôDenshichi1955Shônen shikeishûYoshizô Tarui1955Wolf1955Zoku Salaryman Mejiro SampeiSugiyama1955Jibun no ana no nakade1955Zoku keisatsu nikkiKomada1955I Live in FearLandowner1955The Eternal BreastsHide's husband1956Hanayome no tameikiUekane1956Denkô ryûsei karate uchi1956Daigaku no buyuden1956Gendai no yokubôNinagawa1956The Legend of the White Serpent1956Nonki fufu1956Taifû sôdôki1956Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae1956Muhô monôno shima1957Kingoro jyunjo niki-chinyu kyoden1957Goyôkiki monogatariHeikichi, Heikurô's father1957Yagyu Secret ScrollsOkuba1957UntamedOld man1957Chieko-shoGohei1957Daibosatsu tôge1957Tôhoku no zunmu-tachi1957Hatsukoi monogatariMr. Hashimoto1957The Lower DepthsKahei1957Kunin no shikeishûIchitarô Nemoto1957Nerawareta musume1957Kaze no Matasaburô1958Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken1958Makeraremasen katsumadewaSotoyama1958Kuchi kara demakase1958Kajikko1958The Badger Palace1958Futari dake no hashiKawasaki1958Kiuchi yasuto1958Kanai anzenToyokichi Saeki1958Daibosatsu tôge - Dai ni buMichihiro1958Rickshaw Man1958Yajikata dôchû sugoroku1958Kigeki ekimae ryokan1958Tsuzurikata kyodaiNakahara1958Mahiru no sangekiYoshida1958Hana no yukyo-den1958Furanki no sannin mae1958Me no kabe1958Kami no taisho1959Gurama-to no yuwakuMitsumura1959Kodama wa yonde iru1959Daigaku no oneechan1959Kotan no kuchibue1959Kitsune to tanuki1959Daibosatsu tôge - Kanketsu-henMichihiko1959Sarariman shussetai koki daiyonbu1959Suppadaka no nenreiGen-ji1959Mi wa jukushitariSales man1959Kashimanada no onna1959The Three TreasuresGod Amenominaka1959Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikanFlight Passenger - Elderly Husband1960Shin santô jûyaku: Tabi to onna to sake no maki1960Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no makiTravelling seller1960Yurei Hanjo-ki1960Taiyô no hakabaPeddlar1960Dare yori mo kimi o aisuMonk Saikô1960Shosuke buyuden aizu bandaisan1960Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze1960The Human VaporFujichiyo's guardian1961Botchan yaro seizoroi1961Fûryû kokkei-tan: Sennin buraku1961Shachô dôchûki1961Daigaku no wakadaishô1961Shingo nijuban shobu dainibu1961Kawa jean blues1961Kigeki: ekimae danchi1961Gen to fudômyô-ô1961Shindo no shacho shirizu: Jirocho shacho yosakoi dochu1961Wakai yatsura no kaidanHeisaku1961Sennin BurakuDoctor1962Nippon no obaachanSeki1962Jirocho shacho to Ishimatsuhain: Ifu dodo1962Ginza no wakadaishô1962Akai tsubomi to shiroi hanaDr. Fujibayashi1962Ao beka monogatari1962Nihon ichi no wakadaishô1962Kigeki ekimae onsen1962Kare raisu1962Burari burabura monogatari1962Yabai koto nara zeni ni naruSakamoto1963Otoko ippiki dochuki1963Sarariman monogatari: Katta kuru zoto isamashitaku1963Onsen geishaIchisuke1963Shitamachi no taiyôZensuke1963Chintao yôsai bakugeki meirei1963Kigeki ekimae chagama1963Hawai no wakadaishô1963Hiken1963Gyangu Chûshingura1963Hachigatsu umare no Onna1964Shachô shinshiroku1964Zûzûshii yatsuCount Karasuma1964Otoko giraiPriest1964Zoku shachô shinshiroku1964Geisha gakkô1964Three Outlaw SamuraiSakusan1964Dojo yaburi1964Zatoichi's Flashing SwordKyubei1964Garakuta1964Akai daiya1965Red BeardPatient A1965Sanshiro SugataPriest1965Chinkoro amakkoGosaku1965Kuroi tobakushi: Daisu de korose1965Gamera: The Giant MonsterOld Farmer1965Yoru no akujo1966Black Tight KillersMomochi1966Nippon ichi no gorigan otoko1966Izuko e1966Otoko nante nanisaYoshida1966Kigeki ekimae manga1966Ohana hanGosukepart 1, 21966Ahendaichi jigokubutai totsugekseyo1967Zoku izuko eStationmaster1967Kigeki ekimae gakuen1967Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha1967Minami taiheiyo no wakadaishô1967Kureji no Kaitô JibakoRight-wing sword maker1967Kigeki: Dantai ressha1967Two in the Shadow1967Nureta aibiki1968Rio no wakadaishô1968Sukurappu shûdan1968Kigeki hatsumoude reshaBoss of printing company1969Go! Go! WakadaishôOld Man Onashi1969Furesshuman wakadaishô1969Maruhi sei to seikatsu1969Kigeki ekimae sanbashiShinsaku1969Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi1969Yokai Monsters: Along with GhostsJinbei1969Oretachi no kôya1969Aru joshi kôkôi no kiroku zoku ninshin1969Red LionGohei1969Yoru no kayô series: Onna1969Konto Gojugo-go: Uchu daibôken1969Namida no kisetsu1969Kiki kaikai ore wa dareda?!Dr. Ôyabu1970Otoko wa tsurai yo: Fûten no ToraToku1970Zoku shachô gaku ABC1970Tokyo Pari - Seishun no joken1970Ore no sora da ze! Wakadaishô1970Kigeki aa gunka1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveToto-chan, Japan's richest man1970Boku wa gosai1970Kigeki-dai oyabun1970Harenchi gakuen: Takkuru kissu no maki 1971Suppon onnabancho1971Kigeki Kaiun ryokô1971Kigeki onna wa otoko no furusatoyo(final film role)
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