About this episode
Meet Christiane, an actress based in Tokyo. She sits down to talk to us about her work in theatre in improv, performing for Japanese vs. English audiences, and her roles in projects like Death Stranding and Godzilla.
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Meet Christiane
5:42 Coming to Japan
12:52 Start in acting
16:09 Start in improv
25:29 Performing improv in Tokyo
37:19 Role in Shin Godzilla
46:10 Being scouted for Death Stranding
49:45 Performing motion capture
56:40 Looking back
1:01:04 Support group for female actors in Tokyo
1:09:28 The magic of theatre
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