Georgetown University hosted Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe, for a performance and lecture ...

The November 2024 program at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka featured the play ... Kanjūrō skillfully animates his puppet to convey Kanpei’s agony, which is amplified by the tayū ...

Japan's National Theatre ... traditional performing arts such as Kabuki, Bunraku puppet theater and Nihon Buyo. The facility's large theater has a 20-meter revolving stage and 16 trapdoors ...

“We will improve our performances to win over new fans, including those outside Japan ... puppets better in hopes of re-creating the characters’ images in the original manga.” Seiwa Bunraku ...

Shinoda, who has died aged 94, was one of the leading figures in 1960s Japanese cinema, whose taste for artifice and experimentation led to some of the New Wave’s most striking films.

inspired by traditional Japanese “bunraku” puppet theater, along with Hisaishi’s music. The drama received six prestigious Olivier Awards, including for best director, in 2023. The theater ...

Beyond food, shopping and nightlife, Osaka is a cultural gem. It is the birthplace of Bunraku, Japan’s traditional puppet ...