Japanese Puppet Theater

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  1. 2. A form of Noh theater that developed from a dance tradition
  2. 6. The status system
  3. 7. Describes all the actions the characters do in the play
  4. 9. A sung style of puppet theater
  5. 10. A very old, still standing city in Japan
  6. 12. An older term for puppet theater; later was used to mean prostitution
  7. 14. The Japanese artform that the structure of the puppet's robes resemble
  8. 16. A dedicatory Buddhist prayer
  9. 17. A dance-style description of a traveling scene
  10. 18. The human sentiments that serve to balance the strictness of giri
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  1. 1. The most famous Japanese dramatist; Japanese Shakespeare
  2. 3. The 19th century term for puppet theater
  3. 4. A Japanese term for a double suicide
  4. 5. The time period from 1603-1868 in Japan
  5. 8. Chikamatsu's real name
  6. 11. An obligation to members of one's family, class, society, or the concept of honor
  7. 13. The color of clothing that Bunraku puppets wear during performances
  8. 15. "Floating World"
  9. 16. The province where Chikamatsu was born