Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

1929-07-30 Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan 13 Credits

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: K...

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Porco Rosso

Porco Rosso

1992

as Bâ-chan (voice)

7.8
Acting

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the s...

Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990

6.4
Acting

The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her...

Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service

1989

as Barsa (voice)

7.8
Acting

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air co...

The Funeral

The Funeral

1984

as Teacher in Videotape

7.2
Acting

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three d...

Mermaid Legend

Mermaid Legend

1984

as Nobu

6.5
Acting

After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.

Season of the Sun

Season of the Sun

1956

6.0
Acting

The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking, sailing and chasing girls, and who more often th...

Cell No. 8

Cell No. 8

1956

Acting

A man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their budding love in a corner of the big city.

A Hole of My Own Making

A Hole of My Own Making

1955

6.0
Acting

Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is en...

Tales of Ginza

Tales of Ginza

1955

as "Bar Encore" Chaa

6.8
Acting

In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who...

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1955

as Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko

6.2
Acting

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more attracted...

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

1953

as Tamago (Maid)

Acting

Natsuko Kayama, an authority in the beauty industry and once known as Miss Tokyo, is a first-class wife. Her husband, Senkichi, on the contrary, is a ...

Koibito-tachi no iru machi

Koibito-tachi no iru machi

1953

Acting

Mr. Baku, a sandwich man, was familiar to his neighbors because he was a natural friend of Ryotaro Yanaka. Yoshie, the sign girl of the coffee shop, i...

Dispersed Clouds

Dispersed Clouds

1951

as Yoshiko Miki

6.5
Acting

Five women classmates from a college in Tokyo are on the first stretch of a walking tour when one of them, Masako, falls ill at a railway station. Ose...