Tamao Yoshida (吉田玉男; January 7, 1919 in

Osaka, Japan is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a populatio ...

– September 24, 2006) was a Japanese

puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the ...

. He is a 2003 recipient of the

Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy The Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy is awarded once a year by the Inamori Foundation for lifetime achievements in the arts and philosophy. The Prize is one of three Kyoto Prize categories; the others are the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technolog ...

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*http://www.kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/tamao_yoshida/ 1919 births 2006 deaths Japanese puppeteers Kyoto laureates in Arts and Philosophy Living National Treasures of Japan People from Osaka {{Puppet-stub