Bunraku | Japanese Culture

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
KET Kentucky KY Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky educational television KET Arts toolkit arts arts toolkit toolkit social studies culture Japanese culture Japanese traditional Bunraku Banraku puppet puppeteers Takemoto Gidayu Tokugawa Shogunate feudal Japan theater drama visual art
Subjects
The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Bunraku | Japanese Culture

In this excerpt from a documentary on Bunraku, students meet an apprentice studying to be a puppeteer at Bunraku Theater in Osaka. In addition, they learn a little bit about the history of this classic Japanese art form and see puppets being manipulated.
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PBS Learning Media

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