Tomoko Komura

Height: 156 cm

Tomoko Komura is an English-speaking Japanese actress based in London UK, trained in Lecoq-based Physical Theatre (Master of Fine Arts from London International School of Performing Arts). Since finis ...Show More

Tomoko Komura is an English-speaking Japanese actress based in London UK, trained in Lecoq-based Physical Theatre (Master of Fine Arts from London International School of Performing Arts). Since finishing her training in 2006, she has been working as a devising theatre performer for companies such as Temple Theatre and Theatre Temoin. She is also a current member of Kazuko Hohki's "Frank Chickens".In 2010, Tomoko became the UK's first Japanese benshi (solo silent film live story teller) for Kenji Mizoguchi's "The Water Magician (1933)" shown at the Barbican Cinema in English.Her training includes: acting training at Theatre Group "OCT/PASS" in Sendai Japan, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Colorado at Boulder US, and Directing Course at Stone Crabs Theatre in London.Tomoko is also a qualified language interpreter, working for organisations such as the BBC, Arsenal FC, International Standard's Organisation, Universal Pictures, Barbican Centre (UK), etc. Hide