Katsu cha Nichi (lost educational puppet show; 1960-1962)
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Katsu cha Nichi (かっちゃん translated as Kacchan) was an Japanese educational puppet shows that ran from April 9, 1960 to March 17, 1962 for a total of 83 episodes it was the first Japanese puppet show to broadcast in color Starting with the September 24, 1960 broadcast one photo exists but other than that no footage of this puppet show survives https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/tv60bin/detail/index.cgi?das_id=D0009042395_00000