Bunraku
noun
Bun·ra·ku
bu̇n-ˈrä-(ˌ)kü 
: Japanese puppet theater featuring large costumed wooden puppets, puppeteers who are onstage, and a chanter who speaks all the lines
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Moshe directed the action thriller Bunraku, starring Josh Hartnett, LX 2048 and the drama Holly with Ron Livingston.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Michael is around three feet tall and is operated, Bunraku style, by three puppeteers.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Michael is around three feet tall and is operated, Bunraku style, by three puppeteers.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
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“Bunraku.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bunraku. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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