I have no idea what the oldest puppet troupe in the world is, but surely the Japan's 380 year old Youkiza Puppet Troupe is a serious contender for the title....
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Traditional Taiwanese Puppetry - http://puppetvision.info/2013/06/traditional-taiwanese-puppetry.html
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Youkiza is a 380 (!) year old Japanese Puppet Company - http://puppetvision.info/2013/06/youkiza-a-380-year-old-japanese-puppet-company.html
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The Hampster Dance returns and is highly adorable (UK)
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Punch and Judy Sign
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Creepy Punch
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Punch and Judy Cone Puppets
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Giant puppet engineering
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Effective ad reminding hockey parents to calm down
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Some highlights from the latest installment of Japan's crazy/cool televised talent competition, Kasou...
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"Officially" the world's largest puppet is a giant marionette that serves as the mascot for Ottawa's annual Ital-Fest. But measuring just 17 m 82 cm (58 ft 5.5 in) it pales in comparison to what I'm convinced is the truly world's largest puppet, a truly massive bamboo and straw snake in Niigata, Japan that is...
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Ninja puppets + bamboo = awesome in this clip from the most recent installment of Kasou Taishou, which was broadcast in Japan earlier this...
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A great look behind-the-scenes at the making of the Godzilla suit for the movie monster's self-titled film debut in...
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It's been awhile since we've checked in with Kasou Taishou, the awesome twice-annual Japanese game show/competition where people complete against each other by staging skits with outrageous props, costumes and puppets. Here's a look at some of the best skits from the latest installment of...
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I love simple, beautiful, life-like puppetry. Kawasemiza - a Japanese puppetry company that tours internationally - seems to do a lot of that....
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The latest edition of Kasou Taisho aired in Japan recently and as usual, there were a lot of interesting and innovative skits to be...
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Who doesn't love Batman? Some fantastic work from Kasou...
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Osamu Tezuka famously created Astro Boy. Less well known is his work in live action, specifically the 1960s Japanese puppet sci-fi series Galaxy Boy...
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Kasou Taishou – a semi-annual competition with skits that frequently involve Bunraku-style puppetry- aired in Japan Wednesday night. The latest Kasou Taishou special aired in Japan tonight which, in Japan, is already yesterday (it’s like they live permanently in the future!). Here are some of the best entries: Update: Unfortunately the YouTube account that was...
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This commercial is another interesting (odd?) use of puppetry from Japan. Badly performed puppets starring in a commercial for zero calorie gelatin in Japan (I have no idea). Via Japan...
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