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[DaveH]

Anyone know the name of this magician? He's fluent in Japanese but his pronunciation is odd... almost like an American speaking Japanese... is it a dialect, does he just talk weird, or maybe he's of another nationality/mixed?

You've probably seen his clips around the net:

Burger Trick
http://media.putfile.com/23721

Grandpa Japan
http://www.jokaroo.com/funnyvideos/grandpajapan.html

Anyone know who this mini-celebrity is?

(There's another clip out there with more close-up magic where he manipulates objects- like splitting disposable chopsticks- on a table using the shadow from his hands, but I couldn't find it for this post)

 

[Leatherface]

Anyone know the name of this magician? He's fluent in Japanese but his pronunciation is odd... almost like an American speaking Japanese... is it a dialect, does he just talk weird, or maybe he's of another nationality/mixed?

You've probably seen his clips around the net:

Burger Trick
http://media.putfile.com/23721

Grandpa Japan
http://www.jokaroo.com/funnyvideos/grandpajapan.html

Anyone know who this mini-celebrity is?

(There's another clip out there with more close-up magic where he manipulates objects- like splitting disposable chopsticks- on a table using the shadow from his hands, but I couldn't find it for this post)

wow. that was pretty impressive!

 

[Iceman]

okay, the poster burger tricks and the sneezing/lost his head trick.. wow.

 

[Leatherface]

I must know who he is!

 

[3phemeral]

That's pretty amazing -- you'd probably get more replies if you had a better thread title. )

 

[golem]

that was pretty crazy...

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Ahh yes, that would be well known Japanese street magician Davrid Barane. tohoho

Cool vids. First thing that came to mind while watching the burger illusion... must be CG!

 

[BugCatcher]

That was great!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

i read about this guy in Poof.

 

[DMczaf]

okay, the poster burger tricks and the sneezing/lost his head trick.. wow.

"Illusion, Iceman. A trick is something a whore does for money..."

 

[fennec fox]

His name's Cyril and he's French/Okinawan, hence goofy accent
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=newsmaker&id=190&page=8

 

[DaveH]

Thank you!

 

[Iceman]

His name's Cyril and he's French/Okinawan

Once he takes over the Yakuza noone better mention his mixed heritage... or else...


he might do that burger coming out of the poster illusion, thus forcing their heads to explode out of sheer disbelief and their necks to issue many gallons of blood in a comical fashion.