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Bunraku Puppets
⭐ MasteredBunraku is a traditional Japanese puppet theatre where large puppets are operated by three puppeteers in full view of the audience. The puppets show emotion through detailed movements.
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Bunraku puppets can be more than a metre tall and need several puppeteers to move them.
All about Bunraku Puppets
Bunraku is a traditional Japanese puppet theatre in which large puppets are operated by three puppeteers in full view of the audience. The puppets show emotion through detailed movements of their heads, hands and eyes. A narrator and musicians perform the story alongside the puppets.
The main puppeteer controls the head and right arm, while two assistants move the left arm and the legs. Bunraku is recognised as an important part of Japan's cultural heritage.
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