volume 55 issue 5 pages 468-474

Investigating the Effect of Jo-Ha-Kyū on Music Tempos and Kinematics across Cultures: Animation Design for 3D Characters Using Japanese Bunraku Theater

Ran Dong 1
Dongsheng Cai 2
Shingo Hayano 3
Shinobu Nakagawa 4
Soichiro Ikuno 5
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2022-07-19
scimago Q1
SJR0.221
CiteScore1.1
Impact factor0.3
ISSN0024094X, 15309282
Computer Science Applications
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Music
Abstract

Bunraku theater is a traditional Japanese performing art. Bunraku puppeteering can invoke deep unconscious affective reactions from the audience, overcoming what is known as the uncanny valley effect. The authors analyze Bunraku plays, showing that the music tempo and puppet movements follow the Jo-Ha-Kyū principle, which refers to recursive and fractal artistic modulations such as changes of tempo and rhythm breaks. The authors then illustrate the difference between Bunraku and European dance and finally propose the application of Jo-Ha-Kyū in character animation design.

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Dong R. et al. Investigating the Effect of Jo-Ha-Kyū on Music Tempos and Kinematics across Cultures: Animation Design for 3D Characters Using Japanese Bunraku Theater // Leonardo. 2022. Vol. 55. No. 5. pp. 468-474.
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Dong R., Cai D., Hayano S., Nakagawa S., Ikuno S. Investigating the Effect of Jo-Ha-Kyū on Music Tempos and Kinematics across Cultures: Animation Design for 3D Characters Using Japanese Bunraku Theater // Leonardo. 2022. Vol. 55. No. 5. pp. 468-474.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1162/leon_a_02250
UR - https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02250
TI - Investigating the Effect of Jo-Ha-Kyū on Music Tempos and Kinematics across Cultures: Animation Design for 3D Characters Using Japanese Bunraku Theater
T2 - Leonardo
AU - Dong, Ran
AU - Cai, Dongsheng
AU - Hayano, Shingo
AU - Nakagawa, Shinobu
AU - Ikuno, Soichiro
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/07/19
PB - MIT Press
SP - 468-474
IS - 5
VL - 55
SN - 0024-094X
SN - 1530-9282
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@article{2022_Dong,
author = {Ran Dong and Dongsheng Cai and Shingo Hayano and Shinobu Nakagawa and Soichiro Ikuno},
title = {Investigating the Effect of Jo-Ha-Kyū on Music Tempos and Kinematics across Cultures: Animation Design for 3D Characters Using Japanese Bunraku Theater},
journal = {Leonardo},
year = {2022},
volume = {55},
publisher = {MIT Press},
month = {jul},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02250},
number = {5},
pages = {468--474},
doi = {10.1162/leon_a_02250}
}
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Dong, Ran, et al. “Investigating the Effect of Jo-Ha-Kyū on Music Tempos and Kinematics across Cultures: Animation Design for 3D Characters Using Japanese Bunraku Theater.” Leonardo, vol. 55, no. 5, Jul. 2022, pp. 468-474. https://doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_02250.