Togo Igawa - Biography

Togo Igawa is an actor/director living in England. He trained in Japan at The Haiyuza Theatre Company Acting School and Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. In 1986, he became the first Japanese actor to become a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His work spans stage, film, anime, games and television, including movie roles in "Incognito" (1998), "Memories of a Geisha" (2003), "The Last Samurai" (2005),"Night Train" (2009) and "47 Ronin" (2013). Since 2009, he has been the voice of Hiro, the wise Japanese train engine in "Thomas and Friends". In 2012, he was nominated for a BAFTA Games Award for his role in "Total War: Shogun 2" (2011). Mr. Igawa lives in north Oxfordshire, England with his wife Adrienne Baba.