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'''Masao Atsukawa''' (b.1933-d.2009) was a Japanese close-up magician, student of [[Tenkai]], and well-known crime novelist. Masao Atsukawa used the pen name Tsumao Awasaka for his writing.<ref>http://booksfromjapan.jp/authors/authors/item/638-tsumao-awasaka</ref> | |||
== Biography == | |||
He was awarded the [[Tenkai Prize]] in 1969, and won the Izumikyokasho literary prize for his mystery writing. He also received the Naoki Award, Japan's highest award for light literature. | |||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
=== Books === | === Books === | ||
* [[Creative Works in Magic]] (Japanese and English) (1970) | |||
* [[Creative Works in Magic]] (1970) | |||
=== Contributions === | === Contributions === | ||
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*[[New Magic of Japan]] ([[Richard Kaufman|Kaufman]] & [[Phil Goldstein|Goldstein]], 1988) | *[[New Magic of Japan]] ([[Richard Kaufman|Kaufman]] & [[Phil Goldstein|Goldstein]], 1988) | ||
** Coin Fugue (introduced new coin sleight, '''The M.A. Coin Propulsion" | ** Coin Fugue (introduced new coin sleight, '''The M.A. Coin Propulsion" | ||
*[[New York Magic Symposium Collection | *[[The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 5]] ([[Stephen Minch|Minch]] & [[Phil Goldstein|Goldstein]], 1986) | ||
** Fair Exchange | ** Fair Exchange | ||
===Atsukawa in Genii=== | ===Atsukawa in Genii=== | ||
*[[Genii 2000 May]] | *[[Genii 2000 May]] | ||
**Warp 9 | **Warp 9 | ||
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**Vanishing A Coin in A Folded Handkerchief | **Vanishing A Coin in A Folded Handkerchief | ||
{{References}} | |||
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 103, No. 1113, April 2009, Masao Atsukawa has died…, page 99 | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 1 May 2024
| Masao Atsukawa | |
| Born | May 8, 1933 |
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| Died | February 3, 2009 (age 75) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Masao Atsukawa (b.1933-d.2009) was a Japanese close-up magician, student of Tenkai, and well-known crime novelist. Masao Atsukawa used the pen name Tsumao Awasaka for his writing.[1]
Biography
He was awarded the Tenkai Prize in 1969, and won the Izumikyokasho literary prize for his mystery writing. He also received the Naoki Award, Japan's highest award for light literature.
Bibliography
Books
- Creative Works in Magic (Japanese and English) (1970)
Contributions
- Five Times Five: Japan (Kaufman, 1992)
- Four by Four
- Four from Nowhere
- Propelled Chinese/Silver
- Fabric Through Pasteboard
- The Knotted Letter
- New Magic of Japan (Kaufman & Goldstein, 1988)
- Coin Fugue (introduced new coin sleight, The M.A. Coin Propulsion"
- The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 5 (Minch & Goldstein, 1986)
- Fair Exchange
Atsukawa in Genii
- Genii 2000 May
- Warp 9
- Genii 1969 September
- Moving Hole
- Vanishing A Coin in A Folded Handkerchief
References
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 103, No. 1113, April 2009, Masao Atsukawa has died…, page 99