A cheerful, bright line from Tokyo, Banzai is the creation of Osaka-born Yoruko Banzai. With no formal education in fashion, he came into designing clothes for a contemporary circus he joined – where he also produced calligraphy and was a scriptwriter, whilst studying art at university. In 2011, He did a performance piece "Synchronised motion" for the Hors Pistes Tokyo (2011) opening party, sponsored by Centre Pompidou, Paris.