Hiroko Seki

Biography

Hiroko Seki was a renowned Japanese actress and voice actress born on July 30, 1929, in Tokyo. She co-founded the Gekidan Seinenza troupe in 1954 and trained at the Gekidan Haiyūza theater. A master of Noh, she married Hideo Kanze, a fellow expert, in 1969 and went on to dub animated films by Hayao Miyazaki, including Kiki's Delivery Service and Porco Rosso. She passed away on May 11, 2008, at the age of 78.