Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

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.

  • Title: Hiroko Seki
  • Popularity: 4.256
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1929-07-30
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 関 弘 子
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Hiroko Seki Movies

  • 1953
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    Koibito-tachi no iru machi

    Koibito-tachi no iru machi

    1 1953 HD

    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,...

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  • 1992
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    Porco Rosso

    Porco Rosso

    7.8 1992 HD

    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...

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  • 1984
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    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    7.2 1984 HD

    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...

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  • 1953
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    First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

    First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband

    1 1953 HD

    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...

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  • 1989
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    Kiki's Delivery Service

    Kiki's Delivery Service

    7.8 1989 HD

    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...

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  • 1956
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    Cell No. 8

    Cell No. 8

    1 1956 HD

    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.

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  • 1956
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    Season of the Sun

    Season of the Sun

    6 1956 HD

    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...

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  • 1984
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    Mermaid Legend

    Mermaid Legend

    6.9 1984 HD

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

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  • 1955
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    A Hole of My Own Making

    A Hole of My Own Making

    6 1955 HD

    Nobuko is a widow who lives with her daughter-in-law Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but...

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  • 1951
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    Dispersed Clouds

    Dispersed Clouds

    6.5 1951 HD

    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....

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  • 1990
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    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    Tales of a Golden Geisha

    6.3 1990 HD

    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...

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  • 1955
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    Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

    6.7 1955 HD

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

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  • 1955
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    Tales of Ginza

    Tales of Ginza

    6.8 1955 HD

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

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