TV series
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
1999–2000 · 1 season
A moody, deliberate mystery series where a quiet puppeteer and his uncanny doll unravel murders, blending traditional craft with creeping unease.
- Created by
- Hitoyuki Matsui
- Genres
- Animation
- Starring
- Megumi Ogata, Yurika Hino, Kazuya Nakai
- Overview
- The dark-haired bishounen is Sakon Tachibana, a puppeteer, and the other is Ukon, his favorite puppet and best friend. Sakon is the (only) grandson of Saemon Tachibana, a national treasure of Japan famous for his manipulation of Bunraku puppets. Ukon is a child doll puppet made in the early Meiji era by the famous female dollmaker Unosuke. Together they run into murders and solve them.
- How it feels
- Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Mystery, identity, isolation, art
- Content
- Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Hitoyuki Matsui
- Genres
- Animation
- Starring
- Megumi Ogata, Yurika Hino, Kazuya Nakai
