Bunrakuza (reprint) Taikichi Irie Case Publishing/2022/Jpanese/210 × 148 mm On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Taikichi Irie's death, we will look back on his photographic life. This time, we will focus on Irie's early works, "Bunraku. This series was shot over a five-year period from 1939, before the war, and was Irie's breakout work. Irie's photographs of Bunraku are a valuable source of information about the period, since the Bunraku Theater was destroyed by fire in the war. Please come and see the classic Japanese performing art of Bunraku as it was about 80 years ago.