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Bunraku enlivens ride on train to Nara

NARA, Japan - Bunraku puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake (C) brings a puppet of the traditional Japanese art form to life aboard a special train heading to Nara Station in Nara Prefecture from Nada Station in Osaka Prefecture on the Kintesu Railways on March 27, 2010. Some 200 passengers enjoyed the performance as part of an event commemorating the 1,300th anniversary of the transfer of the national capital to Heijo, an ancient capital city located in current Nara City.

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"Nippon Bunraku" performance to be held in October

Kiritake Kanjuro (L), a Bunraku puppeteer, poses in Osaka, western Japan, on July 8, 2015, when the Nippon Foundation announced it will hold a performance in Osaka, western Japan, in October, as part of its "Nippon Bunraku" project promoting the traditional Japanese performing art. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New robot mimics movements of traditional 'bunraku' puppets

Renowned Japanese "bunraku" puppeteer Kiritake Kanjuro (back) and his kimono-clad puppet pose with a prototype robot designed to mimic bunraku puppets' bodily movements at a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on March 16, 2015. Kiritake helped a research team, led by Osaka University of Arts professor Shinobu Nakagawa, in their eight-year project to develop the humanoid. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New robot imitates movements of traditional 'bunraku' puppets

A prototype robot designed to imitate the bodily movements of Japanese "bunraku" puppets in expressing emotions demonstrates its moves to the press in Osaka, western Japan, on March 16, 2015. A team of researchers led by Osaka University of Arts professor Shinobu Nakagawa spent eight years developing the humanoid, with the help of renowned bunraku puppeteer Kiritake Kanjuro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New robot mimics movements of traditional 'bunraku' puppets

A prototype robot designed to mimic the bodily movements of Japanese "bunraku" puppets in expressing emotions makes a courteous bow during a demonstration in Osaka, western Japan, on March 16, 2015. A research team led by Osaka University of Arts professor Shinobu Nakagawa spent eight years developing the humanoid, with the help of renowned bunraku puppeteer Kiritake Kanjuro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bunraku enlivens ride on train to Nara

NARA, Japan - Bunraku puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake (C) brings a puppet of the traditional Japanese art form to life aboard a special train heading to Nara Station in Nara Prefecture from Nada Station in Osaka Prefecture on the Kintesu Railways on March 27, 2010. Some 200 passengers enjoyed the performance as part of an event commemorating the 1,300th anniversary of the transfer of the national capital to Heijo, an ancient capital city located in current Nara City. (Kyodo)