Hiroko Seki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.7386

Gender

Female

Birthday

30-Jul-1929

Age

(97 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As
  • 関 弘 子

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.


Credits

恋人のいる街 恋人のいる街 (1953) Character: N/A
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, is the lover of Douta Kuraishi, the manager of Cabaret Orion.
第8監房 第8監房 (1956) Character: N/A
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.
わかれ雲 わかれ雲 (1951) Character: Yoshiko Miki
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. Osen, a middle-aged maid from a nearby inn, takes her in and nurses her, assisted by Dr. Minami, a young physician who diagnoses her illness as a mild case of pneumonia. With Masako in good hands and needing a few days to recuperate, her classmates continue their tour. Masako’s recovery, however, is hampered by her spoiled and immature nature and her determination to punish the world for the loss of her mother.
一等女房と三等亭主 一等女房と三等亭主 (1953) Character: Tamago (Maid)
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 good-natured man and slow-witted. They are rarely seen together, and others often criticize them for being too boring and uninteresting.
人魚伝説 人魚伝説 (1984) Character: Nobu
A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.
太陽の季節 太陽の季節 (1956) Character: N/A
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 than not spend their nights getting into brawls. In particular, it focuses upon Tatsuya, a sullen young man, who falls in love with Eiko, a proud upper-class girl.
お葬式 お葬式 (1984) Character: Teacher in Videotape
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 days in their home.
あした来る人 あした来る人 (1955) Character: Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more attracted to mountain climbing and another girl. When Yachiyo’s father is introduced to Jiro, all of their lives become intertwined...
魔女の宅急便 魔女の宅急便 (1989) Character: Barsa (voice)
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 courier service.
あげまん あげまん (1990) Character: Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager
Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.
紅の豚 紅の豚 (1992) Character: Bâ-chan (voice)
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 scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
自分の穴の中で 自分の穴の中で (1955) Character: N/A
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 encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings.
銀座二十四帖 銀座二十四帖 (1955) Character: "Bar Encore" Chaa
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 painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.



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