
Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku
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Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku
Season 1 Episode 23 | 11m 51s | CC
In Japan, under the Shoguns, there's couple of really interesting types of drama on the scene. Kabuki is a sort of successor to Noh, with wilder stories and more action. And Bunraku is straight up high intensity puppet theater. Mike tells you all about how the Samurais got themselves into trouble watching bawdy theater shows in Edo.
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