Hiroko Seki
Born: 1929-07-30 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2008-05-11
Known For: Acting
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
1992
- Porco Rosso as Bâ-chan (voice)
1990
- Tales of a Golden Geisha as Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager
1989
- Kiki's Delivery Service as Barsa (voice)
1984
- Mermaid Legend as Nobu
- The Funeral as Teacher in Videotape
1955
- Till We Meet Again as Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
- Tales of Ginza as "Bar Encore" Chaa
- A Hole of My Own Making
1953
- First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband as Tamago (Maid)
- Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1951
- Dispersed Clouds as Yoshiko Miki