Japanese Bunraku puppets

Bunraku is Japan's professional puppet theater. Developed primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries, it is one of the four forms of Japanese classical theater, the others being kabuki, noh, and kyogen. The term bunraku comes from Bunraku-za, the name of the only commercial bunraku theater to survive into the modern era. Bunraku is also called ningyo joruri, a name that points to its origins and essence. Ningyo means "doll" or "puppet," and joruri is the name of a style of dramatic narrative chanting accompanied by the three-stringed shamisen. This exhibition from a show in Kyoto...

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[loltehinternet]

Oh yeah I heard about this stuff. Didn't some us admiral watching the play, like, fall in love with the puppet and like send it flowers and stuff?

[blehhh13]

that was freakin awesome!

[eburel506]

OMG thats Banraku wow those puppet and puppet masters are amazing.

[Philip Babb]

Uncanny valley. 

[Denizhan Erdem]

If you liked this look up "Uncanny Valley" in wikipedia

[chopy33]

how much imagination

[yadusolparterre]

For those asking, this has been taken in the Gion Corner in Kyoto. It's about the love story of Kichiza and Oshichi, a famous piece from Osaka presented for the first time during the 18th century

[aerodigital]

Hey man watch out! Those muslims are tickling your girlfriend!

[foxxy moon]

creepy? they say? :O more like beautiful to me!!!! I'll admit, dolls look freaky, but the fact this doll is freaky looking in a beautiful kinda way I guess?,only makes me like it more(yes, I like scary things =/..)

[Tamayo Hatanaka]

We don't have to forget the tradition!!!

[taihuu25go]

Japanese old TV program for children.(by ningyou jyoururi skill)

The narrator is Kyu Sakamoto of "Sukiyaki".

watch?v=emZ_-ZGuPdE

[lennieblue]

Some say it's scary and creepy. I find it very beautiful. Thank you to those on comments here that provided info. Like the man who is uncovered is the master. Great stuff. Thanks for posting!