| Learning the art of bunraku puppetry is a rigorous process that takes place in stages over many years. |
| He was the first bunraku author to create works that not only allowed the puppet operator to display his skill, but were of considerable literary merit. |
| Rich in myths and historical monuments, Awaji Island is considered to be the birthplace of bunraku, the Japanese puppet theatre. |
| The Cheshire Cat, a brilliant bunraku puppet, deserves its round of applause. |
| The most interesting of these are the Japanese bunraku puppets, which are named for a Japanese puppet master, Uemura Bunrakuken, of the 18th century. |
| Specifically, the ubiquitous images of bodily fragmentation in her film reveal the traces of traditional bunraku puppetry and Javanese wood-carving formative to her art. |
