Hiroko Seki

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-07-30 (79 years old)

Deathday

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.

Acting

1992

Porco Rosso

as Bâ-chan (voice)

1984

The Funeral

as Teacher in Videotape

1989

Kiki's Delivery Service

as Barsa (voice)

1984

1951

Dispersed Clouds

as Yoshiko Miki

1955

Till We Meet Again

as Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko

1955

Tales of Ginza

as "Bar Encore" Chaa

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