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
Cast Credits

Porco Rosso
Character: Bâ-chan (voice)
MOVIE • 1992

Tales of a Golden Geisha
Character: Shinkame Chiyo Restaurant Manager
MOVIE • 1990

Kiki's Delivery Service
Character: Barsa (voice)
MOVIE • 1989

The Funeral
Character: Teacher in Videotape
MOVIE • 1984

Mermaid Legend
Character: Nobu
MOVIE • 1984

Season of the Sun
Character:
MOVIE • 1956

Cell No. 8
Character:
MOVIE • 1956

A Hole of My Own Making
Character:
MOVIE • 1955

Tales of Ginza
Character: "Bar Encore" Chaa
MOVIE • 1955

Till We Meet Again
Character: Dressmaking Shop Clerk Teruko
MOVIE • 1955

First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
Character: Tamago (Maid)
MOVIE • 1953

Koibito-tachi no iru machi
Character:
MOVIE • 1953

Dispersed Clouds
Character: Yoshiko Miki
MOVIE • 1951