'Japanese TerminatoL' He is polite and crazy, modest and loud, punctual and chaotic. Shimizu the TerminatoL will be back, if you don't mind! Starring the famous Japanese actor and absurdist comedian, the Japanese TerminatoL takes you for a hilarious ride featuring parody movie trailers, audience interactive orchestras, and unforgettable Japanese “Don Quixote slapstick”! “The rare performance where the comedian can say anything and have the audience rolling in the aisles★★★★” (Three Weeks 2011). Watch as he rushes back and forth around the world exploring cultures, sex, language and histories, and revealing undiscovered lands of the mind like a samurai version of Don Quixote. 'Hiroshi Shimizu’s Background'Hiroshi Shimizu was decorated by the Japan government with the prestigious title of “Heaven Artist” in 2010. He has 25 years’ experience working on various Japanese network television shows and films, and tours auditoriums all over Japan. He performs audience interactive and absurd comedy, in addition to stand-up comedy in Japanese and English. He has performed in the Avignon and Grenoble Theater Festivals in France, in Italian theater festivals, and in comedy houses in New York and Seattle. In 2011 he participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where he received a four-star review from Three Weeks.
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