Misao Seki

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
Pictured in The Breath of the Gods
Born	February 23, 1884 Yokohama, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Saijiro Inouye

Biography

Seki 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

• 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

1. "Photoplays". The Chickasha Star. 11 Mar 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
2. "Daily Theatricals". The Wichita Eagle. 9 May 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
3. "Realism Big Note in "When Lights Are Low"". The Miami News. 28 Mar 1922. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
4. "Famous Japanese a Butler". Greensboro Daily News. 9 May 1921. Retrieved 2021-03-27.