Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

1929-07-30 – 2008-05-11 (age 78) Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service

1989

as Bertha (voice)

Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso

1992

as Bâ-chan (voice)

The Funeral
The Funeral

1984

as Teacher in Videotape

Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again

1955

as Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko

Mermaid Legend
Mermaid Legend

1984

as Nobu

Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990

as Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager

Cell No. 8
Season of the Sun
Dispersed Clouds
Dispersed Clouds

1951

as Yoshiko Miki

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza

1955

as "Bar Encore" Chaa