Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 30, 1929
Place of Birth:
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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Hiroko Seki
Biography
Hiroko Seki ( 関 弘 子), whose real name is Kanze Hiroko ( 観 世 弘 子) , born in Tokyo on July 30, 1929 and died on May 11, 2008, is a Japanese actress .
Trained at the Gekidan Haiyūza theater in Tokyo, she co-founded the Gekidan Seinenza troupe in 1954. She married Hideo Kanze in 1969, a master of noh, a form of classical Japanese theater. She has performed for both television and theater, notably Noh plays and text readings. She participated in the dubbing of two animated films by Hayao Miyazaki: Kiki's Delivery Service and Porco Rosso.
She died of pneumonia at 78 years old.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Porco Rosso | Bâ-chan (voice) |
| 1990 | Tales of a Golden Geisha | Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager |
| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Barsa (voice) |
| 1984 | The Funeral | Teacher in Videotape |
| 1984 | Mermaid Legend | Nobu |
| 1956 | Cell No. 8 | |
| 1956 | Season of the Sun | |
| 1955 | A Hole of My Own Making | |
| 1955 | Till We Meet Again | Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko |
| 1955 | Tales of Ginza | "Bar Encore" Chaa |
| 1953 | Koibito-tachi no iru machi | |
| 1953 | First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband | Tamago (Maid) |
| 1951 | Dispersed Clouds | Yoshiko Miki |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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