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Bunraku (also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃)) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day.
Learn about bunraku, the traditional puppet theater of Japan, and its history, features and venues. Find out how to watch bunraku performances in Osaka and Tokyo with English headsets.
- Brooke Larsen
- What is Bunraku? © National Theater, Tokyo. Bunraku has captivated Japanese audiences for centuries. Also known as ningyo joruri (人形浄瑠璃), which translates to something like “puppet lyrical drama”, bunraku plays come together though the fusion of visuals and sounds.
- Where Does Bunraku Come From? © Sekino Junichiro, Eizo and Matsu-o-maru - Bunraku, 1956. Bunraku theater first began in Osaka in the 17th century. Osaka in the 1600s was then much like it is today: a bustling merchant city revolving around trade from the major ports.
- What Do Bunraku Puppets Look Like? © National Theater, Tokyo. Bunraku puppets are made of wood and are anywhere between one to four feet in height. The puppets don’t actually have full bodies; only the head, hands, legs, and feet are crafted.
- How does it Work? © National Theater, Tokyo. The three types of bunraku performers are the ningyotsukai (puppeteers), tayu (chanter), and the shamisen player.
Bunraku, Japanese traditional puppet theater in which half-life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative to the accompaniment of a lute.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bunraku is a 2010 martial-arts action film written and directed by Guy Moshe based on a story by Boaz Davidson. The film stars Josh Hartnett , Demi Moore , Woody Harrelson , Ron Perlman , Kevin McKidd , and Gackt and follows a young drifter in his quest for revenge.
Nov 30, 2011 · Bunraku is a 2010 movie directed by Guy Moshe and starring Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson. It follows a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai who seek revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of assassins in a world without guns.
With bunraku, no catharsis or self-pity, no identification or approximation, only what is born in the viewer: one attends, but the hermetic techniques that are far enough away that one discovers from the inclination to identify with the characters or the plot.
