PHOTO 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 readingPHOTO TREASURES – Sou Kazuho, Flower Troupe (July 2012)
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Takarazuka Flower Troupe – First Lead Bow for a 100th class member opens starring Seino Asuka – ‘I’m growing every day’
This 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 – Takumi Hibiki and Todoroki Yuu (August 1992 GRAPH)
Friendship 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.
Continue readingTo the Future: Hana Yuuki, Flower Troupe
To the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the August 2017 issue.
Continue readingI was told “You’re too small for an otokoyaku”… – Asumi Rio speaks about her time in Takarazuka and post-retirement
Additional interview content with Asumi Rio, published by anan on January 8, 2021. In this portion, Asumi talks about her experience of the difference between being an otokoyaku and an actress, and her time on the set of morning drama Ochoyan. The original feature, written by Mochizuki Risa [estimated reading] can be found here. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingAsumi Rio challenged again with musical The Poe Clan – ‘I was uncertain at first’
Asumi’s first post-Takarazuka stage performance, the co-ed revival of Koike Shuuichiro’s The Poe Clan, opened today (January 11th, 2021) in Japan. Asumi did this promotional interview with anan on January 7, 2021. The original interview, written by Mochizuki Risa [estimated reading] can be found here. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingFlower Troupe Top Musumeyaku Hana Yuuki’s retirement press conference – ‘I was given so much love’
This article about Hana Yuuki’s retirement press conference was published by Nikkan Sports on November 17, 2020 and can be found here (no credited author). Please click through to see photos! (Archive link here.)
Continue readingBlossoming Takarazuka: Sincerity as an actor – Minami Maito (Flower Troupe)
This edition of Tokyo Shinbun’s column on Takarazuka features Minami Maito, talking about her current performance in Here Comes Miss Modern. The original column was written by Yamagishi Toshiyuki (estimated name reading) and was published here on October 22, 2020. (Archive link here.)
Continue readingBefore retirement, Senka star remembers a miraculous 22 years – Hanagata Hikaru
This interview with Hanagata Hikaru discussing her upcoming retirement was first published in April. It was recorded before the originally intended Tokyo opening of the show, so it does not reference the further delays and closures.
The interview was written by Murakami Kumiko and published in Nikkan Sports’ column ‘Melodious Takarazuka’. (Archive link here.) Click through for pictures!
Continue readingWe Are EXCITER! – Farewell Talk (Matobu Sei and Fujii Daisuke)
This talk between then-Flower Troupe Top Star Matobu Sei and Takarazuka Revue director Fujii Daisuke was published for Matobu’s retirement in the April 2011 issue of Kageki.
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