
Hiroko Seki
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-07-30
Day of Death
2008-05-11 (78 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(1992)
Porco Rosso
as Bâ-chan (voice)
(1990)
(1989)
Kiki's Delivery Service
as Barsa (voice)
(1984)
The Funeral
as Teacher in Videotape
(1984)
Mermaid Legend
as Nobu
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
Till We Meet Again
as Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
(1955)
(1955)
Tales of Ginza
as "Bar Encore" Chaa
(1953)
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
as Tamago (Maid)
(1953)
(1951)
Dispersed Clouds
as Yoshiko Miki