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.

Her father was a musician who gave voice training to Isao Sasaki.^[1]

Shimada debuted as an actress at the age of eleven in Ganbare!! Robocon (1974–1977) as Robin-chan.

She is best known for her role as Éponine in the Tokyo production of Les Misérables, which she portrayed in English on the album Les Misérables - The Complete Symphonic Recording. Shimada did not speak any English at all, and learned her entire role in English phonetically for the recording.^[2]

In 2013, she played the role of Catherine in the British musical Tomorrow Morning at Theatre Creation, Tokyo - the Japanese premiere of the award winning internationally acclaimed show by Laurence Mark Wythe.

References

↑ "スタジオパークからこんにちは". 2008-01-14.
↑ Martin Koch (2004) [1990]. Les Miserables Complete Symphonic Recording (Liner notes). Red Ink. 73387.

External links

Official Site in Japanese

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Name	Shimada, Kaho
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Short description	Japanese singer
Date of birth	September 19, 1963
Place of birth	Disneyland, California
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