This traditional Japanese theatre will be gone in 20 years
Unpacking Japan · Produced by ZenStudio
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Show Notes
Meet Chloé Viatte, a French professor and bunya ningyo joruri puppeteer, who sits down to talk to us about this rare Japanese theatre. She tells us about her journey to Japan and interest in puppeteering, how these puppets are operated, and why they might disappear forever.
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Meet Chloe
5:35 Planning to move to Japan
7:35 First time in Japan
10:03 Life in Niigata
12:06 Interest in Kunio Yanagita
12:52 Interest in bunya joruri
18:56 What is Japanese puppet theatre?
21:06 When did it start?
22:36 Who was Chikamatsu Monzaemon?
24:14 Studying puppet theatre as a foreigner
26:40 Puppet troupes
28:14 Japanese vs. French plays
33:26 How puppeteers perform
36:20 Understanding the characters
38:45 How the puppets are operated
43:52 How the stories are performed
47:49 Why bunya joruri might disappear
50:26 How bunya joruri changed Chloe's life
54:10 Chloe's NHK French program
57:35 Is it important to keep traditional arts alive?
59:29 Where to watch bunya joruri
1:00:29 Tobi tries puppeteering
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