Bunraku, Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater DVD

Bunraku, Masters of Japanese Puppet Theater
This DVD is suitable for students as young as 5th Grade to high school. The DVD chronicles the Japanese puppet theater known as Bunraku originally from Osaka, Japan. The art is presented by two living masters of the art. You see not only the performance but the behind the scenes preparations. The masters are puppeteer, Yoshida and the “chanter” Takemoto presenting an intense drama. It would be good as an intro for a puppet-making class or as an introduction to Japanese culture for a drama or history class.