Toko Shiiki's guest appearances

Toko Shiiki

Japanese Studies Radio Hour

No Politics, Just People.  With Matt Brooks

Samantha Smith

Dan McCarthy

Andy Turner

Sage Cohen

Joshua Solomon

Patricia MacLachlan

David Leheny

Beate Sirota Gordon

Hazuki Kikuchi

Akiko Takeyama

Kenneth McElwain

Dyron Dabney

Leonard Schoppa

Sato Michiyoshi

Genki Endo

OwlTail

Filmmaker and photographer, Toko Shiiki, shares her journey from childhood bullying in Japan, to becoming a professional filmmaker in the United States. We also hear clips from her band October Babies, as she discusses her passion for singing, and all artistic pursuits. 

<p>Filmmaker and photographer, Toko Shiiki, shares her journey from childhood bullying in Japan, to becoming a professional filmmaker in the United States. We also hear clips from her band October Babies, as she discusses her passion for singing, and all artistic pursuits. </p>

Toko Shiiki--Filmmaker, Photographer, Singer

Keisuku Suzuki

Erik Santos

Fukushima's Yamakiya Taiko Ensemble is one of Japan's leading taiko performance groups, having played such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The leaders of Yamakiya Taiko (Genki Endo and Keisuke Suzuki) sat down with JSRH ahead of two Ann Arbor performances organized by local filmmaker Toko Shiiki and Prof. Erik Santos (U-M SMTD). We discuss the history of their troupe, their connection to Michigan, and what taiko drumming signifies for them as they negotiate the difficulties of life in Fukushima after the post-nuclear disaster.

Yamakiya Taiko - Interview with Genki Endo, Keisuku Suzuki, Erik Santos, Toko Shiiki