The bunraku and kabuki play Double Suicide in Amijima was adapted into a film titled Double Suicide in 1969. The film is a very interesting and artistic mix of modern film technique and illusions to the bunraku genre of traditional Japanese theater. Throughout the film, darkly-clothed stagehands and puppeteers, or kuroko, can be seen with their faces covered. In bunraku, kuroko cover their faces to not distract the audience while maneuvering the puppets; however, the lead puppeteer with decades of experience will not have his face covered. In the film, the kuroko are shown directing actors and hiding in the background during scenes, almost as if they were doing their jobs in a bunraku play. This portrayal provides an illusion to the traditional
