To the Future is a small GRAPH interview of junior actresses. This one was published in the March 2019 issue.
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Flowers Blooming, Dreams Blooming #11 – Aran Kei (Dec 2007 GRAPH)
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 2007 column was called Flowers Blooming, Dreams Blooming, and this interview with Aran Kei was published in the December issue.
Continue readingdays – Aizuki Hikaru (August 2017)
days was a photo feature in GRAPH where performers created a journal or blog-style timeline of photos with captions. Aizuki’s, recorded while she was still a Cosmos Troupe member features the end of Chateau de la Reine through the start of rehearsals for A Motion.
Continue readingTime to Soar! #4 – Ashizawa Jin interview with Serika Toa
Ashizawa Jin is an illustrator/columnist who seems to have worked for GRAPH since the 1960s (yes, you read that right). His interview column generally gets a new title every year but has been fairly consistent format-wise in recent years. I’m giving him his own tag in the Staff category since he is one of the few interview conductors to be credited by name in the publications.
This interview with Serika Toa was published in the May 2017 issue of GRAPH (while she was still a Flower Troupe member) and seems to have been recorded during or around the production of MY HERO.
Continue readingflourish – Arisa Hitomi (Star Troupe)
flourish was a GRAPH feature where usumeyaku talked about things like their favorite scenes and costumes, and showed off handmade stage accessories. Arisa’s was published in May of 2017.
Continue readingDress Press – Shirahane Yuri, Elisabeth
Dress Press was one of the many costume-analysis features that have been published in GRAPH over the years, this one focusing on musumeyaku gowns specifically. In this edition, featured in the August 2007 issue, Shirahane Yuri talks about two of the costumes she wears in her role of Elisabeth.
Continue readingRose of Versailles Special Report – Part 2 (Cosmos Troupe)
This survey of the main stars in both Rose of Versailles 2001 casts was published in GRAPH in May of 2001. At the time, Star Troupe was performing Oscar and Andre in Tokyo, and Cosmos Troupe was performing Fersen and Marie Antoinette in Takarazuka. Due to length, the two troupes’ responses will be posted separately.
A few notes on their answers, as well as possibly more familiar Japanese titles for the songs mentioned, are included in [italicized brackets].
Continue readingRose of Versailles Special Report – Part 1 (Star Troupe)
This survey of the main stars in both Rose of Versailles 2001 casts was published in GRAPH in May of 2001. At the time, Star Troupe was performing Oscar and Andre in Tokyo, and Cosmos Troupe was performing Fersen and Marie Antoinette in Takarazuka. Due to length, the two troupes’ responses will be posted separately.
A few notes on their answers, as well as possibly more familiar Japanese titles for the songs mentioned, are included in [italicized brackets].
Continue readingdays: Tsukishiro Kanato (June 2017)
days was a photo feature in GRAPH where performers created a journal or blog-style timeline of photos with captions. Tsukishiro’s features New Wave – Snow, rehearsals for Azure Moment, and her vacation to France with Ai Sumire.
Continue readingAshizawa Jin: The Lovely Flowers Bloom #3 – Umino Mitsuki
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.
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