Bunraku (文楽)
Tomoo Ueno
2001. DVD (53 min.)
Call#: DVD PN1978.J3 B777 2002
Summary: "Presents the story of Bunraku through two of its greatest masters, puppeteer Tamao Yoshida and chanter Sumitayu Takemoto. ... Cameras go backstage to capture the immense preparations and grueling rehearsals for their rendition of the masterpiece Shinju Ten no Amijima."--Container.
Danshi!
1995. VHS (59 min.)
Call#: PN2924.5.R34 D36 1995
Summary: Japan's famed traditional "rakugo" storyteller, Danshi Tatekawa, presents two of his favorite tales in Japanese, with English subtitles.
Katsura Shijaku, Eigo rakugo = Rakugo in English Shijaku Katsura (桂枝雀, 英語落語)
1990. VHS (71 min.)
Call#: PN2924.5.R34 R34 1990
Summary: Rakugo storyteller Shijaku Katsura performs two rakugo pieces in English and, with Masaaki Yamamoto, gives a demonstration of the elements of rakugo.
The lovers' exile
Marty Gross
1980. DVD (90 min.)
Call#: DVD PL793.4 .K5824 1980
Summary: The story, one of Chikamatsu's domestic tragedies, recounts the love between a penniless clerk and an indentured prostitute. In Bunraku, as the reciter tells the story, the master holds the puppet against his chest, and his right arm gives life to the right arm of the puppet. His two assistants are clothed in black; one assistant gives life to the left arm of the puppet, the other gives life to the body, skirts, or legs.
Music of Bunraku
1991. VHS (29 min.)
Call#: video ML340 .M88 1991
Summary: Shows the exotic drama of Bunraku, the puppet theater of Japan, and is intended to enable the viewer to understand its music as well. The musical styles, notation and performers of Bunraku are introduced by Prof. William P. Malm of the University of Michigan, while the historic roots of Bunraku, as illustrated in antique paintings and prints, are explained by Prof. Sidney D. Brown of the University of Oklahoma. Artists from the National Bunraku Theater of Japan demonstrate the musical styles of Bunraku, and perform Ise ondo koi no netaba (The massacre of a geisha house in Ise).
Nihon no dentō bunka. Bunraku = Traditional Japanese culture. Bunraku (日本の伝統文化. 文楽)
1999. DVD (ca. 20 min.)
Call#: DVD PN1978.J3 N48 1999
Summary: "This programme enables viewers to grasp an idea of the classic bunraku puppet theatre." -- NHK International's catalog.
Yari no Gonza = Gonza the spearman
1986. VHS (126 min.)
Call#: PN1997 .Y3282 1986
Summary: During the Tokugawa shogunate Japanese provincial lords were obliged to spend alternative years in Edo, the capital city. Wives and children were left behind, often causing tragic results. This classic tale of love, honor and tragedy was written by well-known bunraku playwright Monzaemon Chikamatsu.
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