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Puppetry in Japan

  • BunrakuOsaka in the 1680s marked a turning point for Japanese puppet theatre. The Takemoto Gidayu established his theater there in 1684, creating a new form of…
  • Kihachirō KawamotoKihachirō Kawamoto was born in 1925. From his earliest years, he felt a deep pull toward the art of making dolls and puppets.