In 1979, Japan launched Masquerade (Kasou Taishou) — a groundbreaking TV show celebrating creativity and imagination through live illusion acts! 🥤😹 Airing on Japanese national television, the show quickly gained popularity for its unique format: everyday people, not professional performers, took the stage to present clever, often humorous optical illusions using simple props, costumes, and synchronized movements. Each act was a short, live performance that transformed ordinary materials into d