Bunraku Kyokai was newly established, mainly operated by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City and sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (currently Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and Japan Broadcasting Corporation, so the bunraku world was reintegrated and set to restart.
新たに大阪府・大阪市を主体に文部省（現・文部科学省）・日本放送協会の後援を受けた財団法人文楽協会が発足し、文楽界は再統一され、再出発することとなった。