Kaho Shimada

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Kaho Shimada (島田歌穂, Shimada Kaho, born September 19, 1963) is a Japanese singer and musical theater actress. Born and raised in Tokyo, she attended Tokyo Municipal Jonan High School. She is an assistant professor of drama at the Osaka University of Arts.

She is best known for her role as Eponine in the Tokyo production of Les Miserables, which she portrayed in English on the album Les Miserables Complete Symphonic Recording. According to the liner notes for that album, Shimada did not speak any English at all, and learned her entire role in English phonetically for the recording.