Pook Puppet Theater Presents 'Stories Heard from Mist and Wind / The Mimicking Duck' Based on the Works of Kenji Miyazawa

• Pook Puppet Theater in Tokyo is presenting a puppet play for children titled 'Stories Heard from Mist and Wind / The Mimicking Duck', based on the works of Kenji Miyazawa.
• The play consists of two stories: 'The Ant and the Cricket' and 'The Beginning of the Deer Dance', which are lyrical and humorous, mixing nostalgic scenery with fantasy.
• 'The Mimicking Duck' is a popular play that will make the audience laugh and be amazed as the greedy duck imitates various animals.

Pook Puppet Theater is presenting a puppet play for children titled 'Stories Heard from Mist and Wind / The Mimicking Duck', based on the works of Kenji Miyazawa. The play consists of two stories: 'The Ant and the Cricket' and 'The Beginning of the Deer Dance'. These stories are both lyrical and humorous, mixing nostalgic scenery with fantasy and leaving a beautiful impression.

'The Mimicking Duck' is a popular play that will make the audience laugh and be amazed. The greedy duck, who wants everything it sees, imitates the long neck of a swan, the big beak of a pelican, and the thin legs of a crane, but... enjoy the free-spirited expression unique to puppet theater.

Pook Puppet Theater is the oldest contemporary puppet theater in Japan, established in 1929. It has contributed to the establishment and development of contemporary puppet theater and has created numerous expressive techniques. In addition to performances throughout Japan, the theater has been actively involved in international exchanges since the establishment of the UNIMA Japan branch in 1958, including co-productions, invitation performances, and participation in overseas festivals.

In 1971, the theater opened the Pook Puppet Theater as Japan's first permanent puppet theater, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. Based in Shinjuku, the theater holds about 300 performances of 'Pook Puppet Theater' for children and regular performances for adults each year. It also introduces outstanding puppet plays from around the world in the annual 'World Puppet Theater Series', as well as introducing traditional puppet theater, hosting film screenings, lectures, and a baby cafe.

The theater's television division, 'Studio Nova', celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020 and has produced a wide range of puppet plays specialized in video, including NHK Educational TV's 'Inai Inai Baa!' and 'Zawa Zawa Mori no Ganko-chan', as well as Yasuhiko Noda's script 'Sherlock Holmes'. The play 'Stories Heard from Mist and Wind / The Mimicking Duck' will be performed at the Pook Puppet Theater in Tokyo from February 3 to February 25, 2024. The ticket prices are 3,300 yen for all seats.