‘There is also, though, the anti-presence of the Bunraku puppeteers of Japan, who remain quite visible when they manipulate their small figures of samurai and courtesans, which they carry through intense dramas of revenge or suicide. The Bunraku puppeteer wears a black costumes: sometimes a hood covers his face. His is an ability to be there without being seen.’ (Howell, 1998: 211)

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