Comments on: Japanese Old Man Videos: Scaring people through magic and screams!

By: Japan Probe

Japan Probe — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:57:55 +0000

[...] If you are a regular reader of Japan Probe, you might have seen my old update in which I featured a video of a Japanese street magician dressing up like an old man. The magician in that video was Cyril Takayama, a japanese-speaking American magician who enjoys immense popularity in Japan. Here’s what his official site has to say: Born and raised in Hollywood California to an Okinawan father and French-Moroccan mother, Cyril first encountered magic at age 6 when a family friend took him to Las Vegas to see a magic show. He was immediately hooked and began to practice magic everyday, often to the dismay of his parents and teachers. As a young teenager Cyril was accepted into the youth program at California’s famous Magic Castle where, surrounded by his magic mentors, he began to gain skills that would help him to become a professional performer. [...]

By: Japan Probe

Japan Probe — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:57:55 +0000

[...] If you are a regular reader of Japan Probe, you might have seen my old update in which I featured a video of a Japanese street magician dressing up like an old man.� The magician in that video was Cyril Takayama, a japanese-speaking American magician who enjoys immense popularity in Japan.� Here’s what his official site has to say: Born and raised in Hollywood California to an Okinawan father and French-Moroccan mother, Cyril first encountered magic at age 6 when a family friend took him to Las Vegas to see a magic show. He was immediately hooked and began to practice magic everyday, often to the dismay of his parents and teachers. As a young teenager Cyril was accepted into the youth program at California’s famous Magic Castle where, surrounded by his magic mentors, he began to gain skills that would help him to become a professional performer. [...]