Co-starred with a robot called Geminoid F in the play "Sayonara" at Osaka University directed by Oriza Hirata , believed to be the first time that a human has acted on stage with an anatomically-correct android. Seated during the play, Geminoid Fs expressions and voice were controlled by a human off-stage. [November 2010].
Holds a BA in Oriental Studies from Oxford. Speaks Japanese, French, and German.
