A documentary exploring the rise of Japanese Drumming (Taiko) Groups in the United States, that does a good job of showing how many groups there are and the diversity of these groups through all the United States. Also shows how the groups started and why certain people have been so interested in these groups, especially Japanese Americans.
Would have liked to seen less about each of the many groups and more about the "JA" experience and the Japanese American movement that lead to there being so many groups.
There are many shorter stories in the extra section worth checking out but the one about KODO seems too far fetched, talking about how big of an influence the United States groups on on KODO when they first started to come to America.
BIG DRUM: TAIKO IN THE UNITED STATES
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