kamishibai
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 紙芝居 (literally “paper drama”).
Noun
editkamishibai (uncountable)
- A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.
- 2007 May 4, The New York Times, “Spare Times for Children”, in New York Times[1]:
- Japan Society will honor it with kamishibai, a traditional form of puppet theater.