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TanBA

PROFILE

Occupation…Magician
Sex…Male
Height…5'04”
Weight…134
Date of Birth…31st Jan
Place of Birth…Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
Nationality…Japan
State/Province: Tokyo
I was born in Shizuoka, Japan.
I have been performing close up magic, manipulation and stage illusions since I was 18. I studied under the famous Japanese magician Haruhiko Nagisa.
My unique magic has won several championships and in 1993 I won the prestigious Stage Magician of the Year from the Society of American Magicians,
the same year I also won Stage Magician of the Year from the Japanese Magic Association.
I have performed throughout Japan and in Shanghai, China and the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
In 2008 I was the magic consultant for a Japanese science fiction motion picture and in the same year 
I joined the cast of “MATSURI” where I continue to amaze audiences with my magic.
I now spend my time in my home in Tokyo Japan..

Japanese Professional Magicians' Association Member (JPMA)
I studied under the famous Japanese magician Haruhiko Nagisa for 15 years.
I’m studying with clowning from Stefan Haves. (Cirque du Soleil Comic Act Designer)
I’m studying with pantomime from Benedict Negro. (Cirque du Soleil ”O” Character) 
I’m studying with clowning from Philippe Aymard. (Cirque du Soleil “ZED” Character)
I’m studying with acting from James Sutherland (CITA/International Centre for Theatre Arts) ​


​Television & Magazine Appearances (Media)

•Das Supertalent 2019 (Bremen, Germany)
•Asia's Got Talent 2019
•Variety Show “Gyoretsu no dekiru Horitsu sodanjo” (Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV))
•CW “Penn&Teller Fool Us” (Las Vegas, U.S.)
•Telemundo “Don Francisco Te Invita” (Florida, U.S.)
•BBS (Kingdom of Bhutan)
•SCTV "The Grand Master Asia 2017" (Jakarta, Indonesia)
•Caracol TV "Festival International Del Humor 2017" (Bogota, Colombia)
•Antena Play "iUmor 2017" (Bucharest, Romania)
•GetNews (Japan)
•Newspaper "THE Sun" (United Kingdom)
•Newspaper "HUFF POST" (United Kingdom)
•Newspaper "METRO" (United Kingdom)
•Newspaper "EXPRESS" (United Kingdom)
•Newspaper "Mail" (United Kingdom)
•itv "BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT 2017" (London, United Kingdom)
•Television series "Nanase Futatabi" Magic Supervisor (Japan Broadcasting Corporation(NHK))
•"Engei Variety Show" Magic Performance (NHK BS2)
•"Masami Hisamoto Show" Magic Performance (Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV))
•"Sukkiri" Magic Performance (Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV))
•"Trick Hunter 3" (Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV))
•"George Tokoro's Magic Prank Show" Magic Performance (TV Asahi Corporation (EX))
•"Variety Show Pussuma" Magic Performance (TV Asahi Corporation (EX))
•"Variety Show SMAP×SMAP" Magic Performance (Fuji Television Network, Inc. (CX))
•Television series "Golden Wings" (Fuji Television Network, Inc. (CX))
•"Ganso Debuya" Magic Performance (TV TOKYO Corporation (TX))
•Television series "cafe at Kichijoji" Magic Supervisor (TV TOKYO Corporation (TX))
•"Channel a" Magic Performance & Supervisor (Television KANAGAWA, Inc. (tvk))
•"Variety Quiz Show" Magic Performance (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC, Korea))
•Movie "K-20 Legend Of The Mask" Magic Supervisor (Toho Company, Limited)
•FOX5
•Cannel13
•Animal Planet (Discovery Channel)
•Magazine "Love Letter" (Japan) 
•Las Vegas View (The Monthly Japanese Magazine Cite guide U.S.A.)
•Las Vegas Chinese Daily News (Las Vegas, NV)
•Genii (Magic Magazine)
•Newspaper "Pasadena Weekly" (Los Angeles, CA)

Conventions/Award

•Special Award Festungsvarieté Koblenz 2018 (Newcomershow at Leipzig Germany)
•Special Prize 2012 by Japanese Professional Magician’s Association(JPMA)
•Best magician of the year 2009 by Japanese Professional Magician’s Association (JPMA)
•Shanghai international magic convention (Shanghai, China)
•Platform Magic Contest High Quality Performance Award in Japanese Professional Magicians' Association (JPMA) magic competition in 1994. (Tokyo, Japan)
•Original Presentation Award in Japanese Professional Magicians' Association (JPMA) magic competition in 1993. (Tokyo, Japan)
•Ground Champion in Japanese Professional Magicians' Association (JPMA) magic competition in 1993. (Tokyo, Japan)
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•1st. place of the Stage category in S•A•M (Society of American Magicians) The World Magic Symposium competition in 1993. (Tokyo, Japan)

Musical

•Muscle Musical “Magicarade” “Celebration” “TREASURE” (Tokyo, Japan)
•“MATSURI (2009〜2011)”at Imperial Palace Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)

Performances at Hotels

•The New Otani (Takaoka, Japan)
•The New Otani (Kobe, Japan)
•The New Otani (Unazuki, Japan)
•ANA Crowne Plaza (Kanazawa, Japan)
•The Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•The Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Osaka, Japan)
•Inter Continental Hotel (Yokohama, Japan)
•Imperial Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•The Peninsula (Tokyo, Japan)
•Prince Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•Hotel Associa (Shizuoka, Japan)
•Four Seasons Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•Hotel Okura (Tokyo, Japan)
•The Westin Miyako (Kyoto, Japan)
•Grand Hyatt Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
•Disney Ambassador Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•Tokyo Disney Sea Hotel Miracosta (Tokyo, Japan)
•Keio Plaza Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
•Rihga Royal Hotel (Tokyo, Japan) 
•Royal Park Hotel (Yokohama, Japan)
•Hotel Metropolitan (Tokyo, Japan)
•Lows Hotel (Henderson, NV)
•Caesars Palace Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•Imperial Palace Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•Paris Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•El Cortez Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•Clarion Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•Bellagio Hotel (
The children’s charity)(Las Vegas, NV)

​Event

•Tokyo Disney Sea (Tokyo, Japan)
•Kimimaro Ayanokouji Dinner Show at The New Otani (Takaoka, Japan)
•Kimimaro Ayanokouji Dinner Show at The New Otani (Kobe, Japan)
•Kimimaro Ayanokouji Dinner Show at The New Otani (Unazuki, Japan)
•Kimimaro Ayanokouji Dinner Show at ANA Crowne Plaza (Kanazawa, Japan)
•Tiffany & Co. party at The Peninsula (Tokyo, Japan)
•An introduction of the new CHRYSLER series (Tokyo, Japan)
•Deutsche Bank Party at Symphony Tokyo Bay Cruise (Tokyo, Japan)
•Engei Variety Show at National Engei Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
•New Year’s Countdown Party at Naval Air Facility Atsugi (Atsugi, Japan)
•Soccer “A3 MAZDA CHAMPIONS CUP” at National Stadium (Tokyo, Japan)
•“Jirou Atsumi Concert” Magic Performance (Hyougo, Japan)
•“Midori Satsuki Concert” Magic Performance•Yakushima Island Cruise at Pacific Venus (Japan Cruise Line. Ltd.)
•Whale Watching Cruise at Pacific Venus (Japan Cruise Line. Ltd.)
•CANON Family Summer Festival (Yokohama, Japan)
•Asahi Beer Summer Festival
•Yasushi Akimoto present “Winter Sonata Tour” at Fuji Maru Cruise (Nippon Charter Cruise, Ltd.)
•Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Event (Tokyo, Japan)
•The Tenri Sect event for Children (Nara, Japan)
•Las Vegas Marathon (Las Vegas, NV)
•Autumn Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
•Public Enemy January tour at 4th & Broadway (San Diego, CA)

Live Venues

•Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany) 
​•Rochester Fringe Festival (Rochester, NY)
•FUJI Restaurant (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

​•2017 BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT (London, U.K.)
•The Magic Castle (Hollywood, CA)
•1230show at Onyx Theater (Las Vegas, NV)
•Vegas Wonder Ground (Las Vegas, NV)
•Ok! Ok! Variety at Artifice (Las Vegas, NV)
•The Tell at El Cortez Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•Broadway Bares Show in Peepshow Theater at Planet Hollywood (Charity Show for AIDS)(Las Vegas, NV)
•Coral Academy of Science (Charity Show for Japan)(Henderson, NV)
•Italian American Social Club (Charity Show for Japan)(Las Vegas, NV)
•Saxe Theater at Planet Hollywood (Charity Show for Japan)(Las Vegas, NV)
•Hawaiian Village (Volunteer for Japan)(Las Vegas, NV)
•Yoshi & Gamba Christmas Show (Kingman, AZ)
•Fiesta Filipino (Charity Show for Japan)(Las Vegas, NV)
•Green Land Market (Charity Show for Japan)(Las Vegas, NV) 
•Lows Hotel (Charity Show for Japan)(Henderson, NV)
•Niigata Earthquake (Charity Show for Japan)
•Tohoku Earthquake & TSUNAMI (Charity Show for Japan)
•Atomic Holiday Free Fall at The Actors’ Gang (Culver City, CA)
•Seth Gravel Variety Magic Show at Clarion Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
•Variety Magic Show at Amazing Clown (Las Vegas, NV)
•Monday Night Comedy starring Ray Wold at Amazing Clown (Las Vegas, NV)
•Red Dress at Baobab Stage in Town Square (Las Vegas, NV)
•CABARED at Baobab Stage in Town Square (Las Vegas, NV)
•Cirque a Palooza at Play House (Pasadena, CA)
​•BURLESQUE at Baobab Stage in Town Square (Las Vegas, NV)
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