Kanako Nakano
Acting
Biography
Kanako was born and raised in Japan and has lived in the UK since 1997. She has been working as an actress / singer / dancer on the West End and has toured across the UK and Japon. Kanako has provided voice over and dubbing in Japanese for Netflix, narration for the episode of Malta in ‘TOUGENKIKOU’ for NHK in Japan. She also recorded the Japanese singing voice for ‘The Great Wave’ at Dorfman Theatre for ‘MISS SAIGON’ on the West End. Recently Kanako recorded singing for a cast album of the musical “Tokyo Rose” in 2021 and she is part of the original cast of “My Neighbour Totoro” at Barbican playing Tsukiko/covering singer in 2022-2023. And she performed Tamate in “Pacific Overtures” at Menier Chocolate Factory in 2023-2024, and she just finished playing Judy Turner in the UK tour of “A Chorus Line”.
Known For
Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.
Peep Show
The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance
Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but everything is about to change. News reaches them that one of their songs has been used on a popular game show in Japan. They've made it. Their music is reaching hundreds of thousands of people. It's finally time for them to enjoy the fame and fortune that they've always known they deserved. Chabuddy G steps excitedly back into his management role as Grindah, Beats, Steves and Decoy begin their journey to international stardom - but is Japan really ready for Kurupt FM?
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
A suspenseful story about an earnest and kind-hearted taxi driver who, by chance, turns into a violent murderer and races through the darkness of the city.
Cab
In this anime-inspired film, a vengeful spirit tries to possess Cora's body, but over time they form a dysfunctional relationship.