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 ...

Puppeteer Montomi Kiritake is seen during a special Bunraku performance of The White Buddha in Tokyo on May 25, 2022. Half-black Kenta, sent to his grandfather's tiny village after his parents' death, ...

They say a good magician never reveals his secrets. No one, after all, wants to see the cogs turning. Vivisecting a performance with a lecture on its inner workings sucks the mystery out of everything ...

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 ...

YAMATO, Kumamoto Prefecture--A traditional puppeteering style passed down for 170 years in mountainous Yamato has adopted the “One Piece” manga as a new form entertainment. Starting in November, the ...

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 ...

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 ...