Since Ikebukuro PARCO opened in 1969, the brand has been a purveyor of culture throughout the Showa, Heisei and Reiwa eras. Continuing to share its colorful outlook with wide audiences, PARCO ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kanjuro Kiritake, a Bunraku puppeteer, performs Japan's traditional puppet drama called 'Bunraku' at National Theatre in Tokyo ...

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 ...

After watching the trailer for The Bunraku, I’m more than a little confused. Its visual style conjures imagery of Dick Tracy and Kung Fu Hustle, but it’s as if these films took place in the world ...

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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 ...

OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) – Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake, all his performances ...