Cyril Takayama

Cyril Takayama (born September 27, 1973) is an American illusionist. He is perhaps best known for his magic performances around Japan. Cyril Takayama was born and raised in Hollywood, California. Takayama had an eventful yet troubled upbringing. A recent profile in Magic (“The Magazine for Magicians”) describes him being expelled from school at 15 and then dropping out of school at the age of 16. Cyril's father, upset at his behavioral problems, sent him to Japan. While traveling he got off the plane during a stopover in Tokyo and never got back on. Cyril wound up busking on the streets of Shinjuku, and at times had so little money that he could afford just one meal a day. He attempted to contact Japan magic circles though they viewed...