The dark-haired bishounen is Sakon Tachibana, a puppeteer, and the other is Ukon, his favorite puppet, and best friend. Sakon is the (only) grandson of Saemon Tachibana, a national treasure of Japan famous for his manipulation of Bunraku puppets. Ukon is a child doll puppet made in the early Meiji era by the famous female dollmaker Unosuke. Together they run into murders and solve them.
Japanese人形草紙あやつり左近
SynonymsNingyou Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon, Puppet Master Sakon, Tales of Puppetmaster Sakon
AiredOct 8, 1999 to Mar 31, 2000
PremieredFall 1999
StatusFinished Airing
MAL Score7.36
StudiosTMS Entertainment
ProducersWowow, Tms Entertainment
GenresMystery, Horror, Shounen, Thriller
Lead Characters & Voice Actors
Tachibana, Sakon
Ogata, Megumi
Ukon
Kumai, Motoko
Akizuki, Kyouichi
Uemura, Kihachiro
Akizuki, Futaba
Tanaka, Atsuko
Akizuki, Mika
Ishimura, Tomoko
Akizuki, Shiho
Tange, Sakura
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