This book is a memoir of Aran Kei’s time as a member of Takarazuka, as well as her post-Takarazuka career and memories of her childhood. It was published in 2010 to commemorate the 20th year of her stage career. It also features messages from Takarazuka classmates and other colleagues and theatre artists she has worked with.
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Ashizawa Jin is an illustrator/columnist who seems to have worked for GRAPH since the 1960s (yes, you read that right). His interview column gets a new title every year but usually the format is fairly similar. The 2019 column, which featured musumeyaku only, was called The Lovely Flowers Bloom. This interview with Umino Mitsuki was published in the April issue.
Continue readingThis book is a memoir of Aran Kei’s time as a member of Takarazuka, as well as her post-Takarazuka career and memories of her childhood. It was published in 2010 to commemorate the 20th year of her stage career. It also features messages from Takarazuka classmates and other colleagues and theatre artists she has worked with.
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Continue readingThis interview with Ryuu Masaki and Asumi Rio was published by Asahi News on Feb 19, 2009. They discuss the upcoming production of The Two Noble Kinsmen, the just-concluded Floating Bridge of Dreams/Apasionado!!, and their relationships with then-Top Sena Jun. The original column was written by Satou Sakura and can be found here. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingThis book is a memoir of Aran Kei’s time as a member of Takarazuka, as well as her post-Takarazuka career and memories of her childhood. It was published in 2010 to commemorate the 20th year of her stage career. It also features messages from Takarazuka classmates and other colleagues and theatre artists she has worked with.
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Continue readingPHOTO TREASURES was the 2012 photo feature in GRAPH. Sou’s was published in the July issue (she was still a Flower Troupe member at the time).
Continue readingThis book is a memoir of Aran Kei’s time as a member of Takarazuka, as well as her post-Takarazuka career and memories of her childhood. It was published in 2010 to commemorate the 20th year of her stage career. It also features messages from Takarazuka classmates and other colleagues and theatre artists she has worked with.
Continue readingThis article, about the opening of Bow Hall production PRINCE OF ROSES, was published by Sports Hochi on Jan 28, 2021 (no listed author). The original column can be found here. (Archive link here.)
Though this isn’t mentioned in the article, this was the debut production for its writer/director, Takeda Yuuichiro.
Continue readingFriendship Networking was a relay-style talk feature published in GRAPH in the early 90s. This talk between Takumi Hibiki and Todoroki Yuu was published in August 1992.
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