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Hiroko Seki

Jul 30, 1929 - May 11, 2008 (78 years old) in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

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Kiki's Delivery Service
Barsa (voice)
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Porco Rosso
Bâ-chan (voice)
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The Funeral
Teacher in Videotape
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Tales of a Golden Geisha
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Mermaid Legend
Nobu
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Season of the Sun
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Tales of Ginza
"Bar Encore" Chaa
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Till We Meet Again
Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
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Koibito-tachi no iru machi
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A Hole of My Own Making

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