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Meanings

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noun

bunraku; Japanese puppet theater

Refers specifically to the traditional Japanese puppet theater, often associated with Osaka, featuring large puppets, shamisen music, and a narrator.

楽music, comfort, ease

人にん形ぎょう浄じょう瑠る璃り
A broader term for Japanese puppet theater, of which bunraku is the most famous form.
歌か舞ぶ伎き
Another traditional Japanese theater form, but performed by live actors, not puppets.

Named after the 19th-century puppeteer Uemura Bunrakuken (植村文楽軒), who popularized the art form.