KnowraBunrakuLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Bunraku, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 4Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 2KabukiCompared with: Its dramatic repertoire and staging developed alongside kabuki and influenced its plays.NohCompared with: Its visible theatrical artifice offers a different route to stylization from Noh’s masked acting.PuppetryBroader topic: Its coordinated operators make manipulation itself part of the theatrical image.Kansai regionBroader topic: Osaka became a major home of this distinctive performing art.Chikamatsu MonzaemonNarrower topic: Chikamatsu’s jōruri scripts became central to the repertory later associated with bunraku.PuppetBroader topic: Its coordinated teams make the act of manipulation part of the theatrical image.ShamisenRelated: Its narrative music developed a major role for the shamisen in theatrical performance.The Lion KingRelated: Its visible manipulation is one influence on the production’s puppet staging.Japanese theatreBroader topic: It makes puppetry, narration, and music an integrated dramatic form.Music of JapanRelated: Its narrative music demonstrates how instrumental performance can carry dramatic speech.