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Bokuzen Hidari

Born: 1894-02-20

From: Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

About: 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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An Urban Affair
Kinnosuke Togura
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20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
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Ikiru
Ohara
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The Idiot
Karube
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The Lower Depths
Kahei the Pilgrim
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次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
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Red Bud and White Flower
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A Fishmonger's Tour
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Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
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Otoko no Uta
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The Invisible Wall
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Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
Genji
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Beauty and the Thief
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Today is Payday
Section chief
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恐妻時代
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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Peasant
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Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
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Hail the 3 Gents
Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)
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Black Tight Killers
Momochi
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Outlaw island
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Secret Club 000
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Kyubei
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Rebel Against Glory
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Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Jinbei
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Yaji and Kita on the Road
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Vendetta of a Samurai
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Red Lion
Gohei
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My Hobo
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Souls in the Moonlight III
Doan
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Sex and Life
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Sararīman yajikita dōchū
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The Sun's Burial
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Chihō kisha
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Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
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Forever a Woman
Hide's Husband
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Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
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The Human Vapor
Jiya
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Oh, My Comrade!
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Shi no machi wo nogarete
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Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
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Yukiko
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Gamblers' Luck
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Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
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All is Well
Hikoichi Okubo
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Young Guy in the South Pacific
Arita Hidezo
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The Blue Pearl
Riu's father
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Shin kitsune to tanuki
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The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
Takichi
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Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido
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Street of Wandering Men
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Ponkotsu oyaji
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Our Wasteland
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Hadaka no Machi
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Curry Rice
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(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Florist
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3 Gents in the Snow Country
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Red Beard
Patient A
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Scandal
Drunk
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I Live in Fear
Landowner
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
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Foghorn
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Hana no yukyo-den
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Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
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Red Diamond
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Botchan
Janitor
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Invitation to the Enchanted Town
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The Fencing Collegian
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Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Shiro's grandpa
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The Little Hero
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Four Hours of Terror
Old man
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Island of Fury
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Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
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The Legend of the White Serpent
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Boss Takes to the Road
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
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Danger Pays
Sakamoto, the Expert
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Siege of Fort Bismarck
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The Life of a Horse Trader
Gosaku
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A Whistle in My Heart
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Song of Love
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Beyond the Green Hills
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The Wolves
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Kirai Kirai Kirai
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Two in the Shadow
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Young Swordsman
Otsuka Kihei
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A Hole of My Own Making
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New Shameless School
Alfata Jinbei
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Age of Nudity
Gen-ji
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Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
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Secret of The Golden Spell
Tamaru Mondonosho
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The Sunshine Girl
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Love Fantasia
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Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
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Prison Boss
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Three Outlaw Samurai
Sakusan
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Sir Galahad in Campus
Prof. Ishiwaki
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Pride of the Campus
Prof. Ishiwaki
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Makeraremasen katsumadewa
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Brothers of Capones
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Live and Learn
Janitor
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Souls in the Moonlight
Doctor Doan
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Follow the Girls
Shima-san
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Souls in the Moonlight II
Doan
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Three Pretty Devils
Old man
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Volunteering for Villainy
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Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
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The Three Treasures
God Amenominaka
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The Princess of Badger Palace
Awa-no-Kami
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Miki, the Swordman
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Traveling in Party
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New Year Trip
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
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The Abalone Gals
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Samurai from Nowhere
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Tora-san, His Tender Love
Toku
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Girls Born in August
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The Youth and His Amulet
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The Hotelman's Holiday
Teacher
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
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Madcap Mixup
Police chief
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Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
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Shameless School
Jinbei
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Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Jinbei
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A Bridge for Two Alone
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The Man Who Came to Port
Kan-jii
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Lovetide
Factory owner (uncredited)
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Echo Mountain
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Nippon no obaachan
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Untamed Woman
Old man
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The Rickshaw Man
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Travel Romances
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Mighty Shosuke
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Red Pants
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The Angry Sea
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Seven Samurai
Yohei
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This Madding Crowd
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On Wings of Love
Heikichi Kobayashi
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The White Orchid
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Life is a Battle
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Love Never Fails
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Gamera, the Giant Monster
Old Farmer
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Rainbow Over Paris
Koji Minagawa
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The Walking Major
Boilerman
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Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
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Sanshiro Sugata
Priest
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Jolly Barbers
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Policeman's Diary, Part 2
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Young Guy in Hawaii
古屋老人
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The Child Writers
Nakahara
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Typhoon
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The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream
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Ripe and Marriageable
Salesman
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The White Road Across the River
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The Valley Between Love and Death
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Rikidozan: Man of Fury
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Meteor Karate Strike
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Garakuta
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Botchan yarō seizoroi
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A Devil of a Gentleman
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Zoku izuko e
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Shōnen shikeishū
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Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
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Subarashiki shōtai
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痛快太郎
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A Lawless Outpost
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Kaiun ryokō
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Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
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お嬢さん三度笠
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Wakai yatsura no kaidan
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喜劇 各駅停車
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Hijō no otoko
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Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
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Ohana han
Gosuke
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Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Gosuke
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New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
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Playboy President
Chairman Yokoyama
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Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Village Head Akamatsu
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
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関八州勢揃い
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Five Gents and a Kuniang
Aso Chairman
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The Young Boss is Third Generation
Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
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A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
Kōbei
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Fox and Raccoon
Hidematsu Yasufuku
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恋と出世に強くなれ!
杉本
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Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
University Staff
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College Champ
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Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
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Get Your Sky, Young Guy
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Three Dolls in College
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Namida no kisetsu
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Big Wind from Tokyo
Obata Seiichi
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Fear of Sex
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