Hiroko Seki
Known for Acting · 13 credits
- Born
- 1929-07-30
- Died
- 2008-05-11
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 関 弘 子
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
Movies (13)
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
as Bertha (voice)
Porco Rosso
1992
as Bâ-chan (voice)
Dispersed Clouds
1951
as Yoshiko Miki
The Funeral
1984
as Teacher in Videotape
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
as Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager
Mermaid Legend
1984
as Nobu
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
Season of the Sun
1956
Till We Meet Again
1955
as Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
Tales of Ginza
1955
as "Bar Encore" Chaa
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
1953
as Tamago (Maid)
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953
Cell No. 8
1956
About Hiroko Seki
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 o… With 13 credits spanning from 1951 to 1992, Hiroko Seki has appeared in 13 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hiroko Seki Movies
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) — as Bertha (voice)
- Porco Rosso (1992) — as Bâ-chan (voice)
- Dispersed Clouds (1951) — as Yoshiko Miki
- The Funeral (1984) — as Teacher in Videotape
- Tales of a Golden Geisha (1990) — as Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager
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