Tonpei Hidari: Tonpei Hidari. Actor: Monkey. Tonpei Hidari was born on 30 May 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Monkey (1978), The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and Dorifutazu desu yo! Totte totte torimakure (1968). He died on 24 February 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.