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Poster of Princess Tenko's Las Vegas show (2005)

Princess Tenko is the stage name of Mariko Itakura (板倉満里子, Itakura Mariko^?) (born 1959 June 29 in Arai, Niigata), a pop singer turned magician specialising in grand illusions. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the border of Nagano Prefecture. Her name is taken from Tenkō Hikita (引田天功, Hikita Tenkō^?), a male Japanese magician who was managed by the same person as Mariko and to whom Mariko was apprenticed in 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The older Tenko passed his mantle to her before he died, creating controversy because she was a woman in a male dominated field and the older Tenko had chosen her over two male apprentices. ^[1]

In 1990, Princess Tenko was named Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Academy of Magical Arts is an organization devoted to the promotion and development of the art of magic. ^[2] The same award had been previously given to David Copperfield, Doug Henning, Siegfried & Roy, and other famous magicians. David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin; September 16, 1956) is a magician and illusionist Douglas James Henning (May 3 1947 &ndash February 7 2000 was a Canadian magician, Illusionist and Escape artist. Siegfried & Roy are two German-American entertainers working in Las Vegas, USA. She debuted in North America at the Radio City Music Hall in 1994, and subsequently achieved worldwide fame. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) She was famous to the extent that an American magical girl-inspired cartoon series based on her character was created and Mattel produced a line of fashion dolls named after her. belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy Anime and Manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities who are forced to fight evil and protect The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. In 1996 she became an honorary goodwill ambassador of the African Wild Animal Conservation Fund. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A plan for the opening of multiple theme parks based on her shows was mentioned but appears not to have proceeded. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group

She was the subject of controversy after making a visit to North Korea in April 1998. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, It was reported that she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il but she reportedly denied this in interviews. Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942 Baekdu ^[3] She has stated that the purpose of her visit was to perform at the Friendship Art Festival held in Pyongyang and to meet Korean artists. Pyongyang (pʰjʌŋjaŋ is the Capital and largest City of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at. ^[4] She again visited North Korea in 2000 and performed for Kim Jong Il; she was asked to stay in North Korea but refused. ^[5]

Besides being an illusionist, she is also known as a singer, stage director, movie director, video photographer and painter. As a singer she originally performed under the stage name Mari Asakaze (朝風まり, Asakaze Mari^?). ^[6]

On Tuesday, 24th of July 2007 it was reported that she performed The Spike Illusion, but that the trick went wrong causing serious injury. After being released, she continued the show for a further thirty minutes before terminating it early due to her injuries. ^[7]

Cartoon

Princess Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic, the cartoon series based on her by Saban, is centered around Princess Tenko leading a team of warriors (Bolt, Hawk, Steel and apprentice Ali) called the Guardians who tried to amass the magical Starfire Gems, each of which had a special power. Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic was a Cartoon show from Japan produced by Saban that centered around the fictional adventures of real-life magician Saban Entertainment was an independent television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy (who Standing against them were twin villains Janna and Jason, who had the power to combine into a two-headed dragon. The cartoon ran for a single season of 13 episodes from 1995-1996. At the end of each episode, the real Princess Tenko would appear on stage and perform an illusion or teach a magic trick.

References

External links

• Princess Tenko's official Japanese site
• Official site for Princess Tenko's appearances in the USA. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
• Her entry. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of in the Internet Movie Database
• Article dated 18 July 2006 by Diana Lee on the "Japanwatch" section of the uniorb.com website. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
• Japan Times online photo gallery dated 5 Feb 2007 showing her onstage in Jan 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of