Misao Seki was a film actor and comedian who worked in Japan and Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1940s.[1][2][3][4] He appeared in more than 100 films over the course of his career.
Misao Seki | |
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_-_2.jpg) Pictured in The Breath of the Gods | |
| Born | February 23, 1884 Yokohama, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Saijiro Inouye |
Biography
editSeki was reportedly born in Yokohama, Japan, into a well-known family of actors; he began acting around the age of 5. He attained a level of fame as an actor and comedian in his native country before moving briefly to the U.S. as a young man. After appearing in vaudeville shows in Seattle and San Francisco, he took on roles in a string of English-language films in Hollywood. Later in his career, he appeared mostly in Japanese films.[4]
Selected filmography
edit- Kaigun (1943)
- Flowers of Patriotism (1942)
- Capricious Young Man (1936)
- Mumyodô (1930)
- Nâniwa kâgamî (1930)
- Crossroads (1928)
- A Page of Madness (1926)
- Zoku Amateur Club (1923)
- The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
- Five Days to Live (1922)
- Where Lights Are Low (1921)
- The Outside Woman (1921)
- The Breath of the Gods (1920)
- Mystic Faces (1918)
- Her American Husband (1918)
References
edit- ^ "Photoplays". The Chickasha Star. 11 Mar 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Daily Theatricals". The Wichita Eagle. 9 May 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Realism Big Note in "When Lights Are Low"". The Miami News. 28 Mar 1922. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ a b "Famous Japanese a Butler". Greensboro Daily News. 9 May 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
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