Togo Igawa is a Japanese actor/director living in England. He trained in Japan at The Hiyuza Theatre Company Drama School and Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. In 1968 he joined the Theatre Centre 68 (precursor of the Black Tent Theatre*), and went on to tour throughout Japan, performing in more than 120 cities in Japan, appearing in most of its shows. In 1983 he moved to England. In 1986, the opening season for the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon Avon, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company* as its first Japanese actor. Since then he has appeared extensively on stage, film, television and radio. He is based in the UK and has worked worldwide. In 2006, he formed ‘Ichiza Theatre Company’*. He lives in north Oxfordshire with his wife, potter and Japanese cook, Adrienne Baba*.

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