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To this day, Japanese magic never ceases to fascinate me. Their magic is so unique and different that if they were to be classified as a genre in magic, along with stage magic, parlor magic, or close up magic, I wouldn’t be at all surprised. What makes their magic so unique, in my opinion, is their ability to take common props such as cards or coins and take them to an entirely different level than what most of us would expect. And it is for this very reason that separates their magic from the West. Another strong factor for the success of Japanese magic is that their magic is short, to the point, easy to follow, and packs a huge punch at the end. In my definition, this is exactly how magic is ought to be.
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This video contains 10 of the most innovative Japanese items I have come across in various resources from seven of Japan's finest magicians. Among the 10 items I presented, “Lie Detector,” “Card Printing,” and “Tokyo Penetration” are ideal examples in which Japanese magician’s brand of thinking and construction are fully achieved.
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As Max Maven said in the July 1994 issue of Genii, “The technical quality of Japanese magic was always very high; far above that of the west, as the Japanese are more diligent when it comes to investing effort in practice and rehearsal.” Although I do not guarantee that my ‘technical quality’ is as high as the Japanese’s, I do hope that you will be able to capture the essence of Japanese magic that I am trying to send across in my video.
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Clicking on the above link will bring you to a compilation video containing effects from Japanese magicians, as performed by five different performers:
  
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==References==
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#Metamorph-Rose/Kazuyuki Hase/Steven Wu/New Magic of Japan by Richard Kaufman
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#Human Cannonball/Tomohiro Maeda/Evan Shuster/ [[Genii 2000 May]], Vol. 83, No. 5
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#Band On The Run/Hiroyuki Sakai/Aloysius Adrian/Trap Door Magazine Issue 41 by Steve Beam
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#Gemini Card System/Tomoyuki Shimomura/Charles Hsu/Serifuworker 1.0J by Tomoyuki Shimomura
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#Coin Box Routine/[[Shigeo Futagawa]]/Shaun Robison/Shigeo Futagawa's Private Video
  
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Charles Hsu (aka msc455magic)
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Clicking on the above link will bring you to another compilation video containing effects from some of the most respected magicians from Japan as performed by Charles Hsu (aka msc455magic).
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*Eerie Revelation (Yuji Wada)
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*Red or Black? (Kuniyasu Fujiwara)
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*Lie Detector (Kuniyasu Fujiwara)
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*Triple Shock (Jonny Hirose)
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*Card Printing (Masashi Neo)
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*Miser's Miracle Again (Masashi Neo)
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*Torn and Restored 2000 (Ken Kuroki)
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*E-Z Tunnel (Hiro Sakai)
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*Tokyo Penetration (Hiro Sakai)
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*Pack-In-The-Box (Tomo Maeda)
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[[Category:Clips]]

Latest revision as of 12:53, 11 December 2009

Veoh version (higher resolution) (9:12):

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v7008911qbMhZxQf

Youtube version (lower resolution) (9:13):

Clicking on the above link will bring you to a compilation video containing effects from Japanese magicians, as performed by five different performers:

References

Name of Effect/Creator/Performer/where published

  1. Metamorph-Rose/Kazuyuki Hase/Steven Wu/New Magic of Japan by Richard Kaufman
  2. Human Cannonball/Tomohiro Maeda/Evan Shuster/ Genii 2000 May, Vol. 83, No. 5
  3. Band On The Run/Hiroyuki Sakai/Aloysius Adrian/Trap Door Magazine Issue 41 by Steve Beam
  4. Gemini Card System/Tomoyuki Shimomura/Charles Hsu/Serifuworker 1.0J by Tomoyuki Shimomura
  5. Coin Box Routine/Shigeo Futagawa/Shaun Robison/Shigeo Futagawa's Private Video


Veoh version (higher resolution) (11:07):

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v360760ZmbGsfmX

Youtube version (lower resolution) (9:26):

Clicking on the above link will bring you to another compilation video containing effects from some of the most respected magicians from Japan as performed by Charles Hsu (aka msc455magic).

  • Eerie Revelation (Yuji Wada)
  • Red or Black? (Kuniyasu Fujiwara)
  • Lie Detector (Kuniyasu Fujiwara)
  • Triple Shock (Jonny Hirose)
  • Card Printing (Masashi Neo)
  • Miser's Miracle Again (Masashi Neo)
  • Torn and Restored 2000 (Ken Kuroki)
  • E-Z Tunnel (Hiro Sakai)
  • Tokyo Penetration (Hiro Sakai)
  • Pack-In-The-Box (Tomo Maeda)
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