The puppet adaptation is called “Chopper, Embarking from the Winter Sakura” in English. Its all-kanji Japanese title reproduces Chopper’s name pronunciation by adding the word “cho ...

Born in Osaka some 300 years ago, Japanese puppet theater—Bunraku—is a stunning yet refined spectacle. This program presents the story of Bunraku through two of its greatest masters ...

ICHINONO - Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets. The two-year-old was the first baby ...

RIDING his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets. The two-year-old was the first baby in two ...