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Kabuki are closely related with respect founded in Osaka in 1684. Bunraku and
traditional Japanese music instruments.
traditional Japanese music instruments.
Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance:
* Puppeteers
* Chanters
* Shamisen players
The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruri. Since the
Japanese word for puppet is ningyo, bunraku is sometimes called ningyo jōruri.
The puppeteers manipulate the puppet by means of handles located inside. All
but the most minor characters requires three puppeteers: one for the head and
right arm, a second for the left arm, and a third to operate the feet and legs. The
puppeteers, who perform in full view of the audience, wear black robes and the
lower-ranking left arm and foot puppeteers wear black hood over their heads.
The main puppeteer, however, usually performs unhooded in most Bunraku
traditions.
Outside of Japan, the word "Bunraku" is used loosely to refer to any style of
puppetry where a full-bodied puppet is manipulated by any number of visible
puppeteers who may or may not be dressed in black. This is primarily to
distinguish such manipulation from other puppetry styles (hand puppets,
marionettes, shadow puppets, etc.) but critics assert that this is not true Bunraku.
traditional Japanese music instruments.
traditional Japanese music instruments.
Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance:
* Puppeteers
* Chanters
* Shamisen players
The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruri. Since the
Japanese word for puppet is ningyo, bunraku is sometimes called ningyo jōruri.
The puppeteers manipulate the puppet by means of handles located inside. All
but the most minor characters requires three puppeteers: one for the head and
right arm, a second for the left arm, and a third to operate the feet and legs. The
puppeteers, who perform in full view of the audience, wear black robes and the
lower-ranking left arm and foot puppeteers wear black hood over their heads.
The main puppeteer, however, usually performs unhooded in most Bunraku
traditions.
Outside of Japan, the word "Bunraku" is used loosely to refer to any style of
puppetry where a full-bodied puppet is manipulated by any number of visible
puppeteers who may or may not be dressed in black. This is primarily to
distinguish such manipulation from other puppetry styles (hand puppets,
marionettes, shadow puppets, etc.) but critics assert that this is not true Bunraku.