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2024
kamishibai
kamishibai
English
Noun
kamishibai
(
uncountable
)
A
traditional
Japanese
form of
storytelling
using
picture
scrolls
, revived in the twentieth century by
travelling
showmen
.
2007
May 4,
The New York Times,
“Spare Times for Children”, in
New York Times
:
Japan Society will honor it with
kamishibai
, a traditional form of puppet theater.
Etymology
Japanese
紙芝居
, literally "paper drama".
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