Akanko Ainu Kotan Puppet Theater

Akanko Ainu Kotan Puppet Theater

1st Performance: 'Fundari Kettari Kumagami-sama' 2nd Performance: 'Tiny Kamuy and Slowpoke Kamuy - Forest Friends versus the Raging Bear'
This puppet theatre presentation is based on an Ainu folktale known as an 'uepeker'.

1st Performance: 'Fundari Kettari Kumagami-sama'
Original Story: Ainu Folktale
Narration: Kanneri Ashiriro
Transcript: Kanneri Matsu
Script: Masaki Enshu (Sapporo City)
Production: Kitamura Naoki (Fukuoka City)
Art: Obara Shigeru (Nagoya City)
Performance: The People of the Ainu Kotan

2nd Performance: 'Tiny Kamuy and Slowpoke Kamuy - Forest Friends versus the Raging Bear'
The puppets' unique designs add an exciting dynamism to this traditional show, and the use of silhouettes, slides, video, etc. pack even more fun in.
Original Story: Tasuke Yamamoto "The Story the Wren Spirit Told" (Kamuy・Yukar Ainu Rak Kur, Heibonsha)
Script: Masaki Enshu (Drama Kitchen Sapporo)
Production: Kusunoki Tsubame (Puppet Theater Tsubame-ya, Matsumoto City)
Art: Kobotaro (Puppet Show Workshop, Kobe)
Performance: The People of the Ainu Kotan