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Bunraku : the classical puppets of Japan /

Introduction to the art of Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater. Includes performed excerpts from the play Sonezaki Shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki) by the 18th century writer Chikamatsu Monzaemon.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Camera Three Productions, Creative Arts Television (Firm)
Other Authors: Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999, Brockway, Merrill
Format: Video
Language:English
Subjects:
Chikamatsu, Monzaemon, > 1653-1725.
Theater.
Bunraku.
Puppets > Japan.
Theater > Japan.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
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Summary:Introduction to the art of Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater. Includes performed excerpts from the play Sonezaki Shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki) by the 18th century writer Chikamatsu Monzaemon.
Item Description:"Film courtesy the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan."
Vendor website does not provide whether the original video format used for the online video was VHS or DVD. The VHS was copyrighted for 1973, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2006.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (29 min.))