Japanese traditional magic | Kohtaro Fujiyama | TEDxTokyo (English)
Classic Edo magic, known as tezuma, is the captivating integration of illusion, traditional Japanese acting, musical performance, costumes and stories. Kohtaro Fujiyama, a product of Chiba University's Magic Circle and the eldest son of tezuma legend Shintaro Fujiyama, followed his father onto the professional stage in 2006. In 2012, he won the Japan Magic Association award for best magician for the third straight year, and recently took the grand prize at the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival. Kohtaro showcases his unique skills overseas as well, at venues that include Hollywood's Walk of Fame and the famed Magic Castle. In addition to performing, he passes on the secrets of the art as a tezuma instructor and practices acrobatics.
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Very good show and loved the music. I wish more cultures from around the world would be so kind to show us some of their traditions. Japan seems beautiful
The most outstanding thing I've seen.
That was an amazing Japanese art of magical performance. The flight pattern of the butterflies looks real.
He is the air bender I was looking for.
@merlynfereira1463
4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the sequel will be made on hom
@merlynfereira1463
4 жыл бұрын
*him
This is not magic this magnificent art!
@FallenAngelVick
6 жыл бұрын
Magic is magnificent art ;-)
@drumstickwizzard772
4 жыл бұрын
Its traditional magic art of japanese
7:37 pause it and watch carefuly then u notice that large butterfly there :)
@BrianLai1992
9 жыл бұрын
cannot be unseen
@junepassingthrouthegate8810
7 жыл бұрын
pud ge :O!! Wow, that's amazing. I wonder how he pulled that off.
@dalinsixtus7648
7 жыл бұрын
oh yeh and that was just amazing!!!
@leo.nordmann
7 жыл бұрын
wow that actually just blew my mind
@andrewdouthitt8765
6 жыл бұрын
pud ge I
What a beautiful, and unique expression. Interesting to think how differently something as rudimentary as paper was used in the Japanese culture to tell stories. Not through a written or spoken language, but through a language that everyone can understand.
Just beautiful how he shows the butterfly's life cycle from beginning to end and starting over again it's kinda a love story. He shows the big butterfly at the end
IS IT JUST ME BUT DID U SEE THE BIG BUTTERFLY SHAPE AT THE END? WHY AM I CRYING?
So sweet ... a portrayal of the cycle of life ...
wow this is so cool it looks like the butterflies could cling to the fans. you deserve an A+ for that.
When my brother heard the music he became a daimyo that rules 5 regions
Dude, that was cool. Very superb job !
That was a truely amazing showing of art and skill.
Beautiful. The Japanese have an amazing sense of artistry.
Very nice! This engages the mind so much more than the pomp of most western programs.
Pretty solid sleight of fan.
@ijaseflags8062
4 жыл бұрын
codegavran I think you mean sleight of hand. 🖐
@abundantharmony
4 жыл бұрын
@@ijaseflags8062 damn Sherlock. Nothing gets past you!
@ijaseflags8062
4 жыл бұрын
justclimb77 I love this comment 💕
@jaymeemangang9506
2 жыл бұрын
@@ijaseflags8062 you miss the pun
what an Exquisite display. different cultures, I assume ,can interpret magic in so many different ways. whether you consider it art or Magic I personally consider it both. fantastic :)
That was so cool better than any magic I've ever seen
I need more of this tezuma in my life
That's just amazing, thank you, magician! ;)
Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!!!LOVE JAPENESE LOVE THEM WISH I COULD GO THERE!!!
wow never seen such thing before stunning
Using sleight of hand for storytelling is probably the sweetest thing I've witnessed
That was freaking amazing
Beautiful!Love from Slovakia.
7:37 pause at this time .u can see a butterfly fly .just try to find it
Bravo, simply beautiful.
Very different, very cool! Story well told. 🦋
Take note of the confetti at the end, fluttering out to make a butterfly shape; that’s sleight of hand used for art
What an elegance in art of magic !!!
Amazing performance!
Honoured to witness the beauty of simplicity
Mind blowing Sir I have never seen before this type of talent 🤗🤗🤗😍
Ah yes, the simple of life. The cycle of it. The circle of life. I like the idea of doing magic while having a deep & beautiful story. It's more magical than just do cool stuffs.
woooow! bravisimooooo!!!!👏👏👏👏
Beautifully amazing...very talented..
That was very cool!
Truly Amazing.! thought I was the only one who saw the butterfly. WOW! pud ge you are so right .
5:44 he's like "where'd it go?"
thanks for the translation !
Beautiful.
Simply exquisite.
what's the name of that flute instrument? the one the musician on the right was playing
@Purwantondv
8 жыл бұрын
+galletta96 shakuhachi
So beautiful it truly is magick!
Awesome!
beautiful....
This is beautiful
The last part made me remember Killua's little sis who used a fan and confetti that can cut through bones.
Beautiful
Amazing
Amaging art
such mastery
Woah that is sooooo coool!!!!!
Fascinating!
7:06... Did the camera guy ruined it or was the magician not careful with angles.
now thats awsome, and someting completly new
Fantastic!
Fantastic...This was great!😏💕🌟🎎😆😄😁
fantastic!
that's amazing
Brilliant!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
AMAZING ! Japanese culture is very very exciting !
@robertmorgan2947
6 жыл бұрын
Tarek Wisdom ur bit wrong yes Japanese culture is exciting the most way is to call respect
@nobodyimportant9056
4 жыл бұрын
Robert Morgan How is he "a bit wrong"? All he says is that Japanese culture is exciting and then you repeat that it is! 😂
@thewarriorswayatimelesssol1716
4 жыл бұрын
As far as forms of entertainment go this has got to be one of the least exciting. If this excites you, I fear for your health in an actually exciting scenario.
7:37 the butterfly spirit was with him
6:30 you can see he already has the white tentacle thing in his hand the whole time
@ImAlphaBro
8 жыл бұрын
stop ruining the magic
@atacan2294
7 жыл бұрын
your lack of faith is disturbing
@hilteryea3758
6 жыл бұрын
i dont think you heard the intro clearly, he said the magic is all about the story everyone knows its all in his hands but he showed a story which dumb fucks like you wouldnt get it
Man. Awesome.
I love the music
Great Japnese Art!
Flawless victory
Thank you for reminding me... I don't have long. I must work harder..
Wonderful performance.
This music slaps, where can I buy track?
So cool
Get this onto Fool Us, with Penn & Teller. I'd be fascinated to know if some Eastern traditional magic is outside their range (probably not). Even if they're aware of the slight of hand that's employed, the style and pacing of storytelling is so different here, you might have a shot at sliding something past them.
Great!!!
tão simples, mas com tanta beleza...
3:46 I figured it out. When he puts the fan in his mouth, he is putting a piece of "magician's wax" in his mouth that he had already attached to the tissue (THINK OF IT LIKE A STRING) Thats how he controls it; it can only go so far from him. This is how magicians make cards boomerang around themselves
@davidwilliams7935
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, we're so impressed.
Wow beautiful :)
This is the Way .....
Magical
who is interpreter? shes great!
This reminds of Kubo and the Two Strings. Was it based on this?
in the end he left butterfly too it shows that butterfly was always there
True Magic!!
Now, that's some superior juggling.
wow
Xahrrigato ghozzaimassu. Thank you, kindly.
Nice skills.
Maravilloso
what are name of the songs what is the music genre?
Somebody gotta make a beat out of 2:35
fine magic
el arte ultrasensible y sutil japones como siempre.
しびれました。日本の伝統芸能。
How did he do that?
Sub > Dub
@mootar7527
4 жыл бұрын
Prince Jowert Huerta A man of culture I see
So nice bro
Well I'm a fan now
I wonder if this was an inspiration for the movie Kubo.
who said making a mess ain't fun? -MON'tezuma