Example sentences for: bunraku

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  • Bunraku

  • Don’t be misled: bunraku is theater for adults rather than children, using the same dramatic themes, stories, and conventions as in noh and kabuki but achieving a unique impact with the almost life-sized, colorfully costumed puppets.

  • Japan’s celebrated puppet theater can be seen at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka’s Nipponbashi district, although performances are also put on several weeks each year at Tokyo’s National Theater.

  • Bunraku is a Japanese performance art of surprising dramatic intensity, worth seeing if only for an hour or so in the middle of a busy day of sightseeing.

  • There’s also an enchanting collection of bunraku puppets — a rare chance to see them at close range.


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