<P> The role of the tayu is to express the emotions and the personality of the puppets . The tayu performs not only the voices of each of the characters, but also serves as the narrator of the play . </P> <P> Located to the side of the stage the tayu physically demonstrates facial expressions of each character while performing their respective voices . While performing multiple characters simultaneously the tayu facilitates the distinction between characters by exaggerating their emotions and voices . This is also done to maximize the emotional aspects for the audience . </P> <P> In bunraku the futo - zao shamisen which is the largest shamisen as well as that of the lowest register, is employed . </P> <P> The instruments most frequently used are flutes, in particular the shakuhachi, the koto and various percussion instruments . </P>

What single thing do japanese kabuki and bunraku (puppet theatre) share