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Magician found dead in Kochi

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A professional magician was found dead Monday at his house in Kochi city, Kochi Prefecture, police said Tuesday. His wife was also found with injuries to her face and taken to hospotal.

According to police, Tsutomu Uwano, 52, who is a professional magician as well as a cafe owner, was found dead in the living room on the 1st floor of his house around 4 p.m. His wife, Yasuko, 53, was found on the floor. According to police, the victim was bleeding from the head, but police have not revealed the cause of death.

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After they've cremated the body, he's going to leap out of a giant cake at the wake, yelling 'gotcha, suckers!'

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Altria I'm reminded of the Edward Norton, Scarlet Johanssen movie; "The Illusionist".

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Blimey - I went to this bloke's bar about 10 years ago. He worked really close up, right on the table in front of you. A very talented chap. Wonder what the story is on this one?

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