No honest article about the Japanese entertainment industry can ignore its structural flaws. The industry is a beautiful machine with rusted gears.
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To understand Japan’s modern entertainment landscape, one must look at its artistic foundations. Traditional performing arts like Kabuki (stylized theater), Noh (musical drama), and Bunraku (puppet theater) established early Japanese conventions of visual storytelling, elaborate costuming, and highly stylized performances.