Seiko Nakano

Seiko Nakano (中野 聖子, Nakano Seiko, August 2, 1952) is a former Japanese voice actress from Hiroshima Prefecture. She was a first generation student at the Toei Audio Talent School. During her active career, she belonged to Aoni Production and 81 Produce. She retired in the early 1990s. Not to be confused with the voice actress of the same name from Aichi Prefecture, Seiko Nakano (中野 聖子).

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhisa Takenouchi
CAST:  Mitsuko Horie  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhisa Takenouchi
CAST:  Mitsuko Horie  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Swan Lake (1981)

The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimio Yabuki
CAST:  Tarō Shigaki  •  Keiko Takeshita  •  Asao Koike  •  Yoko Asagami

The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimio Yabuki
CAST:  Tarō Shigaki  •  Keiko Takeshita  •  Asao Koike  •  Yoko Asagami

Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986)

Two races, the Solnoids and the Paranoids, have been waging a war for centuries. Barely surviving a large scale space battle, seven Solnoids set course toward Chaos, a planet set to be the new homeland for their race. A malfunction during the light speed journey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhito Akiyama
CAST:  Maria Kawamura  •  Eriko Hara  •  Naoko Matsui  •  Yuriko Yamamoto

Two races, the Solnoids and the Paranoids, have been waging a war for centuries. Barely surviving a large scale space battle, seven Solnoids set course toward Chaos, a planet set to be the new homeland for their race. A malfunction during the light speed journey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhito Akiyama
CAST:  Maria Kawamura  •  Eriko Hara  •  Naoko Matsui  •  Yuriko Yamamoto

Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa  •  Setsuko Karasuma  •  Eri Watanabe

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa  •  Setsuko Karasuma  •  Eri Watanabe

Barefoot Gen (1983)

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A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Issei Miyazaki  •  Masaki Kouda  •  Seiko Nakano  •  Takao Inoue

A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Issei Miyazaki  •  Masaki Kouda  •  Seiko Nakano  •  Takao Inoue

GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985)

Forty years after the events of the TV series, Remy Shimada, ex-pilot of the GoShogun, suffers a terrible accident while on her way to a meeting with her former robot-piloting comrades. While they rush to the hospital, Remy floats between life and death. She sees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Shôjirô Kihara  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

Forty years after the events of the TV series, Remy Shimada, ex-pilot of the GoShogun, suffers a terrible accident while on her way to a meeting with her former robot-piloting comrades. While they rush to the hospital, Remy floats between life and death. She sees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Shôjirô Kihara  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

The Tomb of Dracula (1980)

Boston, United States. Dracula, the immortal vampire, interrupts a satanic ritual and flees with Dolores, the woman whom the members of the evil cult are about to murder. Overwhelmed by his love for her, and unable to drink her blood, they have a son together, whom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Hiroko Suzuki  •  Kazuyuki Sogabe  •  Yasuo Hisamatsu

Boston, United States. Dracula, the immortal vampire, interrupts a satanic ritual and flees with Dolores, the woman whom the members of the evil cult are about to murder. Overwhelmed by his love for her, and unable to drink her blood, they have a son together, whom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Hiroko Suzuki  •  Kazuyuki Sogabe  •  Yasuo Hisamatsu

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island (1981)

Professor Senbei finds a videotape of his deceased father providing instructions on how to create a love potion. The main ingredient is a tear of the evil Gyaasuka Daimao who lives at the Wonder Island. To retrieve it, Senbei takes Arale and Gatchan on a wacky ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Seiko Nakano

Professor Senbei finds a videotape of his deceased father providing instructions on how to create a love potion. The main ingredient is a tear of the evil Gyaasuka Daimao who lives at the Wonder Island. To retrieve it, Senbei takes Arale and Gatchan on a wacky ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Seiko Nakano

Drifting Clouds (1982)

Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Joji Yanami

Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Joji Yanami

Thunder (1982)

A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Ito
CAST:  Seiko Nakano

A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Ito
CAST:  Seiko Nakano

Andromeda Stories (1982)

In the Andromeda galaxy there's a planet of a highly developed human civilisation. The gentle Prince Itaka and another kingdom's beautiful Princess Lilia are about to enter a love-marriage and take over the throne, when they discover a strange object on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamitsu Sasaki
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Toru Furuya  •  Toshiko Fujita  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

In the Andromeda galaxy there's a planet of a highly developed human civilisation. The gentle Prince Itaka and another kingdom's beautiful Princess Lilia are about to enter a love-marriage and take over the throne, when they discover a strange object on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamitsu Sasaki
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Toru Furuya  •  Toshiko Fujita  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World (1983)

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama

Beaten by Black Rain (1984)

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Creamy Mami: Forever Once More (1984)

The Space Kittens Pozi and Nega gave little Yu a magic baton and for a year she possessed the power to transform into grown up idol singer Creamy Mami and use her magic for good. Sometimes her powers caused more problems than they solved, and though everything ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kobayashi
CAST:  Takako Ohta  •  Saeko Shimazu  •  Akira Murakami  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

The Space Kittens Pozi and Nega gave little Yu a magic baton and for a year she possessed the power to transform into grown up idol singer Creamy Mami and use her magic for good. Sometimes her powers caused more problems than they solved, and though everything ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kobayashi
CAST:  Takako Ohta  •  Saeko Shimazu  •  Akira Murakami  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

M.D. Geist (1986)

Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata  •  Hayato Ikeda
CAST:  Norio Wakamoto  •  Akio Nojima  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Takeshi Watabe

Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata  •  Hayato Ikeda
CAST:  Norio Wakamoto  •  Akio Nojima  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Takeshi Watabe