Acting
Moon troupe's performance.
A Farce in Pigalle is a musical taking place in the year 1900 in the city of Paris, France. Where a young man comes to visit the Moulin Rouge. This man calls himself “Jacques Valette,” and begs to be allowed to work at this dreamlike place. With his arrival, the whole world of the Moulin Rouge is about to be turned on its head! The musical is followed by a Japan Traditional Revue titled "Welcome to Takarazuka." The theme for this revue show comes from the beauty of the four seasons in which the spirituality of the Japanese people is based on. Kabuki legend Bando Tamasaburo is a supervising director of this show, which marks his first collaboration with the Takarazuka Revue.
Based on the life of Dae Inseon, the last king of Balhae.
A cosmic concert in two parts. A space show that dramatically utilizes the space of the Maihama Amphitheater and is spun in a play style, with a classical and spectacular finale.
Austria in the early 20th century. Egon, who lost his father and sister when he was a boy and began to feel the shadow of death strongly, continued to draw numerous self-portraits in an attempt to discover who he really was. Egon enters the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts with his younger sister Gerti, but his radical style causes him to be glared at by the art world and the police. His extraordinary talent was recognized by Klimt, the leading Viennese painter at the time. Egon's life begins to change dramatically when Klimt introduces him to the model Wally.
Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2015 production. 1940s Italy, the island of Sicily. There can be found a man known all over Europe as a "bandit," and moreover a "chivalrous thief." At the end of the Second World War, Sicily becomes the GQ of the Allied forces. Struggling under the poverty and scarce resources brought about by the war, the young Giuliano is forced to steal to survive. Eventually he becomes leader of a band of thieves. One day Giuliano wishes to return a ring stolen from a countess, but the mafia intervenes. Instead of the countess, a woman Giuliano has never met before comes to claim the ring, and this meeting will change Giuliano's destiny....
This is the story of the 1920s, shortly after mankind woke up from the nightmare of World War I, a time haunted by death like never before in history. Late at night, a car is speeding along a mountain road in northern Italy. In the car is the family of the Duke of Lamberti. They were returning from celebrating the engagement of their only daughter, Grazia, in Venice. However, tragedy strikes the car carrying the family. The car spins out of control and Grazia is thrown into the darkness of the night...
The scene is set in Kashmir, in the northernmost part of India, where the great Indus River meanders.Kamala, the granddaughter of Maharaja Chandra Kumar, the powerful viceroy of Benares, and who is promised to become the chief lady-in-waiting of the daughter of Goyar, the Grand Duke of Delhi, falls in love with Cavalry Captain Rachman, who hails from a farmer’s household. Her amour with the captain, however, is strongly opposed to by her grandfather and grandmother and aunts, on the grounds that the young lovers are too vastly separated in their respective social position.
Takarazuka special perforamance.
Set at "Studio 54", a discothèque in New York that captivated celebrities all over the world from the latter half of the 1970s to the 1980s. A musical production about a runaway papparazzo following a scandal and his target, an up-and-coming actress, who connect with each other after a certain incident. Holly Ashley is a freelance journalist who supplies "scoop" photos and gossip articles to tabloids and evening magazines. One night, a party is held at Studio 54 celebrating the release of rock star Z-BOY's new album. Holly gets an exclusive story on the up-and-coming actress Giselle Morgan, who is rumored to be Z-BOY's lover. But Z-BOY's agency interferes with the article being published. Holly needs money — to give back to the orphanage where he was raised. Desperate, he chases after the pair and gets involved in an incident...
A revue to celebrate the rich history and traditions of the past hundred and ten years, while also opening the doors to a new era. This show serves as a tribute to the eternal Takarazuka Revue, paying homage to traditional revues while also sending a message to the company's magnificent future, through the motif of the moon. With songs and scenes focusing on the quintessential themes of Takarazuka —love and dreams—, this celebratory revue will serve as a love letter to the immortal Takarazuka Revue.
It is 17th-century France, where Louis XIV, the "Sun King," reigns. The Musketeers, who answer to the king, diligently train themselves day in and day out to protect their liege and the state. Each of these highly skilled warriors also has a unique personality: Porthos is courageous and daring, Athos is calm and reassuring, Aramis is a ladies' man like none other in his time, while d'Artagnan is our invincible hero. All, meanwhile, are utterly proud and brave warriors.
Germany in 1988, torn into East and West by the Cold War. Jonas Heinrich, in charge of public relations in the National People’s Army of East Germany, is appointed as the organizer of a concert featuring West German pop star Nadia Schneider. Helmut Wolff, a former classmate of Jonas from university and a member of the secret police, is tasked with monitoring the two of them.
Joan of Arc, the heroine who saved her homeland of France from the looming evil clutches of England in the Middle Ages. In the end, Joan was burned at the stake without any warning, when she disappeared in a flash of lightening, and strayed into the 21st century. Joan fosters friendships and connections through the people she encounters in this distant time, while rejoicing in this age of freedom. At last this otherworldly, extraordinary character and her words and actions begin to gain her attention from "modern" France....
The sea gods gather at a temple on the ocean floor to host a passionate carnival showcasing the beauty of the deep-sea, an unrivaled spectacle. This Latin show, replete with the charm of Moon Troupe members led by Tsukishiro Kanato, delivers an alluring performance filled with passionate rhythms.
Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe 2014 performance. Arsene Lupin side-story about the youth of Donald Dawson and Count Hereford.
A dramatic musical written by Shibata Yukihiro, based on the full-length novel by literary master Stendahl. It depicts the attempts of Julien Sorel, a provincial young man, to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy.
As the eras went by from Edo through Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei, to Reiwa, Tokyo had changed its colors like a kaleidoscope. Modern meets retro in this revue that features episodes from the lives of Tokyoites from each time period. Enjoy this heartfelt ode to humanity, performed by the theatrically gifted Moon Troupe led by top star Kanato Tsukishiro. This revue will serve as director Yuka Kurita's debut in the Takarazuka Grand Theater.
Black Jack: A Lucky Bet is an original script based on one of Osamu Tezuka's masterpieces, "Black Jack". It was first performed in 1994 by the Flower Troupe led by Anju Mira to great acclaim. In November 2022, at the start of the 50th anniversary year of the "Black Jack" series, it was performed again in a nationwide tour by the Moon Troupe. Kanato Tsukishiro plays the role of Black Jack, an unlicensed surgeon with divine skill, dramatically expressing the message of Tezuka's works, such as the deep love for humanity and the preciousness of life.
England under Queen Victoria’s reign. Julius, who devotes his life to archaeology, spends his time traveling the world as an antique hunter to help stock his uncle’s antique shop. One day, he acquires a necklace said to have once belonged to Mary Stuart. His uncle is thrilled, but Julius begins to suffer unexplained dizziness and nightmares after the necklace comes into his possession. Is it cursed? Overwhelmed, Julius visits a friend who studies paranormal phenomena and meets Adela, who is working as his assistant. Upon seeing Julius, Adela accurately describes his condition as though she already knows everything. This truly is a fateful encounter. The two are then drawn inexorably into events that could shake the very foundations of the nation... A richly entertaining musical work that weaves humor and pathos together with darker themes.
