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.<br><br>
(Source: AnimeNfo)

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In August 1999, she changed her name from Mifuyu Hiiragi (柊美冬) to Kyoko Tsuruno (鶴野恭子) On May 1, 2004, she changed her name from Kyoko Tsuruno to her real name,  Tomoko Ishimura.

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