Bunraku Theatre

Bunraku is a traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre. The puppets in Bunraku are operated by one to three people and every person is responsible for controlling a different part of the puppet. There is always one person who recites the lines for the puppets during the production. The puppeteer's wear black in order to let the puppets stand out on stage.This form of Japanese theatre was developed before the sixteenth century and was popularized in Osaka, Japan.