Michael Naishtut | Actor - Disney, Film, TV, Theatre - Founder of Akaoni Daiko | Taiko Drumming

THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Featuring Michael Naishtut | Actor - Disney, Film, TV, Theatre - and Founder of Akaoni Daiko | Taiko Drumming Michael was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has appeared in several productions in NYC, including at the NY Public Theater. He's performed at the EPCOT Center in Disney World and as a Puck in "Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Florida Shakespeare Festival. Michael starred in the film, "Legal Aliens" with Julie Dreyfus. Michael lived in Japan for 20 years, where he performed in major theaters with some of Japan's biggest stars, including famous Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizou in "Nobunaga" He was also frequently seen on television starring in popular children's programs like "Eigorian" and was active in computer game narrations, like "Shenmue" "Ace Combat" and "Resident Evil." He is the director of the Japanese version of the show. He also wrote and starred in the bi-cultural marriage comedy, "John and Yoko," directed by Yoko Narahashi. He performed the hit Broadway solo show "Defending the Caveman" in Tokyo in English. Michael directed the translation of the live shows at Universal Studios Japan and was often seen as an MC and Ring Announcer for Pride Bushido, K-1, and All Japan Wrestling. He is a founding member of the Tokyo Comedy Store, instrumental in bringing improv and Western-style stand-up comedy to Japan. He performed Japanese-style stand-up and sketch comedy as one half of "The Sushi Brothers" with Yoshimoto Kogyo comedian Zenjiro. Michael studied Taiko drumming with Miyauchi Yukihiro and founded Akaoni Daiko, performing at the KODO Earth Celebration fringe stage for ten years. Michael also has a third-degree black belt from the Nihon Karate-do Shotokai. Returning to Los Angeles, Michael continues his career as a bilingual MC performing in theatre, TV, and film and performing and teaching Taiko drumming. His group, Akaoni Daiko, will perform at the OC Japan Fair on Sunday, October 20, 2024 https://akaonidaiko.com/ https://www.facebook.com/akaonidaiko https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoWxEeGlOSAghu5uCzpxrcA https://ocfair.com THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices