The story of Bunraku, Japanese puppet theater, through two of its greatest masters, puppeteer Tamao Yoshida and chanter Sumitayu Takemoto. Captures the immense preparations and grueling rehearsals for their rendition of the masterpiece Shinju Ten no Amijima.
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