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Bolorkin

Also known as ボローキン (Borokin)

Hello, My Name (in English) is…

Bolorkin.

Distinguishing Features

One of the more visually distinctive stars, he is easily distinguishable by his pencil moustache and squinty, squiggly-line, eyes.

Status: Minor Star (★)

A bit of a roughneck, ruffian and a drunkard, Bolorkin usually finds himself cast in the rough and tumble roles of a dock worker, a cowboy, or a slave-trader.  His drinking seems to have been a career-limiting factor though, as many of his later appearances are simply bit parts in the background or as part of the crowd.

Notable Roles

His first appearance is as the drunken ship cleaner, Borozokin in King Rocket (1948), however he has also had memorable roles as the cowboy, “No. 9721” in The Golden City (1950), and as Colonel Bolorkin of the Uran Federation in Next World (1951), among others.

Manga Appearance List

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1948

King Rocket as “the ship cleaner, Borozokin”


1950

The Golden City as “No. 9721”
Faust as “a guard”
The Wonderful Journey as “a police officer”
Manga University as “an emergency services worker”


1951

Next World as “a Colonel of the Uranium Federation”
Queer Arabian Nights as “a slave trader”


1953

Cyrano the Hero as “Ligniere”


1955

Chief Detective Kenichi (“The Case of the Gorilla”) as “a member of the theatrical troupe”


1956

Oh! We Three as “the secretary to the President of XX Industries”


1956

Astro Boy (“Atlas”) as “an officer of Juhishi Bank”

1957

Lion Books (“The Crazy Border”) as “Riofu, the drunk”


1968

Astro Boy (“The Man Who Returned from Mars”) as “a man at the airport”


1974

Black Jack (“Three in a Box”) as “a rescue worker”


1977

Black Jack (“Terror Virus”) as “a doctor”


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