Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1929-07-30
Day of Death
2008-05-11
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography (13)
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Bâ-chan (voice)
Porco Rosso
1992
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Bertha (voice)
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Teacher in Videotape
The Funeral
1984
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Nobu
Mermaid Legend
1984
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Unknown
Season of the Sun
1956
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Cell No. 8
1956
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Unknown
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
⭐ 7.0
Role:
"Bar Encore" Chaa
Tales of Ginza
1955
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
Till We Meet Again
1955
⭐ 0
Role:
Tamago (Maid)
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Unknown
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Yoshiko Miki