Poster of Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater

Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater

Plot: Born in Osaka some 300 years ago, Japanese puppet theater—Bunraku—is a stunning yet refined spectacle. This program presents the story of Bunraku through two of its greatest masters, puppeteer Tamao Yoshida and chanter Sumitayu Takemoto
Release Date: Monday, January 1 2001
24 years ago
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Portrait of Tamao YoshidaTamao Yoshida. Tamao Yoshida was 81 in Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater as 'self'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 07 1919 –
Died: Sun, Sep 24 2006
Portrait of Sumitayu TakemotoSumitayu Takemoto. Sumitayu Takemoto was >> in Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater as 'self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mic BondMic Bond. Mic Bond was >> in Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Takashi WatanabeTakashi Watanabe. Takashi Watanabe was >> in Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hirofumi WatanabeHirofumi Watanabe. Hirofumi Watanabe was >> in Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Noriaki ShinodaNoriaki Shinoda. Noriaki Shinoda was >> in Bunraku: Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday