Bunraku

Bunraku. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, and Gackt and follows a young drifter in his quest for revenge. Itinerant entertainers, many from Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea, presented plays in the nearby cities of Osaka and Kyoto.

Bunraku has captivated Japanese audiences for centuries. The Tayu is the voice of the characters. The entire film, from beginning to end, is performed by Holman and his Bunraku Bay puppeteers—all of whom are MU alumni and/or have taught in the Japanese Studies program.

The Tayu is the voice of the characters.

Bunraku, defined, is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre.

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Bunraku (pronounced boon-rakoo) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre characterized by almost life-sized puppets accompanied by narrative chanting and shamisen music (a shamisen is a traditional Japanese string instrument). However, it only assumed the name bunraku towards the end of the Meiji era. Bunraku has captivated Japanese audiences for centuries.