Kiritake Kanjūrō: Breathing Life into Bunraku Puppets

Kiritake Kanjūrō holding the puppet of Hayano Kanpei. (© Mizuno Hiroshi)

(© Mizuno Hiroshi)

Kiritake Kanjūrō performing the role of Kitsune Tadanobu in Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees at Nippon Bunraku, held in March 2017 at Ise Shrine. (Photo by Kitchen Minoru)