The traditional theatrical art of bunraku combines chanting, shamisen music, and puppets for a distinctive aesthetic experience. Despite having experienced surges of popularity, it is now struggling ...

Japan Society is delighted to present two new exhibitions, Bunraku Backstage and Acky Bright: Studio Infinity, on view in New York City this fall. Public programs exploring the contemporary and ...

When you go to see any movie, particularly a genre picture, you are required to make a handshake deal with the film regarding the world it’s trying to establish. If the picture can successfully ...

Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe will perform ancient Japanese puppetry Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pardoe Theatre at Brigham Young University. Tickets are $11, or $6 with a BYU ...

In 18th century Japan, the shogunate became alarmed at young lovers mimicking the double suicides they were seeing at the theater. What made the situation especially bizarre was that the couples were ...

A project launched in 2015 aims to tackle the declining popularity of Japan’s traditional bunraku puppet theater. Outdoor performances at which audience members can eat and drink while they watch help ...

Bunraku is a traditional performance art in which the narrator (tayu), shamisen player and puppeteers combine their mastery — cultivated over decades of training — to breathe life into otherwise ...

Josh Hartnett has battled savage vampires in Alaska. Now the actor will be entering a new world of martial arts in "Bunraku" for indie producers Snoot Entertainment. By Leslie SImmons, Borys Kit Josh ...

Ron Perlman will play the bad guy in Snoot Entertainment's hybrid martial arts movie "Bunraku." By Borys Kit, The Associated Press Ron Perlman will play the bad guy in Snoot Entertainment’s hybrid ...

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