Kazuko Hohki

byIsaak Lewis-Smith
January 9, 2025

Frank Chickens founder Kazuko Hohki tells the story behind 1984’s ‘We Are Ninja’, a theatrical subversion of racial and gender stereotypes through karaoke synth rap

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