1) Japanese invention 2) Japanese puppet theater
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The most accurate term for the traditional puppet theater in Japan is ningyō jōruri. The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruri and the Japanese word for puppet (or dolls, generally) is ningyō. it is used in many plays Bunraku puppetry has been a documented traditional activity for Japanese for hundreds of years. ==Histo...
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Japanese traditional puppet theatre in which nearly life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative, called jruri, to the accompaniment of a ... [8 related articles]
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(also Banraku) traditional Japanese puppet theater. Each puppet is about one meter tall and is manipulated by up to three people, with each person responsible for a different part of the puppet. Their efforts make the puppets appear alive despite the fact that the puppeteers are visible on the stage. Bunraku plays are accompanied by the music of tr...
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a form of Japanese puppet theater in which puppeteers, dressed in black and visible to the audience, manipulate large puppets to the accompaniment of a chanted narration and musical instruments.
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