Bunraku (Nippon No Dento Geino Wo Tanoshimu)

[Machine Translation] Bunraku was born about 330 years ago in Osaka during the Edo period. Bunraku is performed by a tayu narrator, a gidayubushi (a traditional Japanese puppet master) who plays the shamisen, and three puppeteers. This form of puppet theater is said to be one of the few performing arts of its kind in the world. This book introduces the art of the tayu, shamisen player, and puppeteers, as well as the skills developed by the craftsmen who support the stage, with illustrations. This book will lead to an interest in Bunraku. For junior high school students and up.

文楽は三三〇年ほど前に、江戸時代の大阪で生まれました。太夫が語り、三味線が演奏する義太夫節と、三人の人形遣いによって演じられます。このような形式の人形芝居は、世界でもめずらしい芸能だといわれています。太夫、三味線、人形遣いの芸と、舞台を支える職人たちがつちかってきた技を図版とともに紹介。文楽への興味につながる一冊。小学校中学年から。