Aimed at those unfamiliar with the classic artform, the National Bunraku Theater in the Nipponbashi district of Osaka’s Chuo Ward puts on shows for what is an insanely affordable price that ...

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

Starting in November, the pirate comic series, which has sold more than 510 million copies worldwide, will be the basis of Seiwa Bunraku, a kind of “ningyo joruri” doll drama, at Museum Seiwa ...