Tag Archives: Sienne: Mizu Natsuki

Snow Troupe Performance Interview: Rose of Versailles – Giroudelle Side Story/MIROIRS (National Tour)

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This interview featuring statements from the directors and stars of the 2008 national tour of Rose of Versailles – Giroudelle Side Story/MIROIRS was published in the May 2008 issue of Kageki.

Unlike other cast/director interviews which take the form of roundtable talks, some small theatre shows will instead have the directors and the main stars give separate statements about the show and their roles.

Participants in this feature were: Ueda Shinji (writer/director of Giroudelle Side Story), Nakamura Satoru (director of MIROIRS), Mizu Natsuki, and Shirahane Yuri.

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Mizu Natsuki Farewell Roundtable

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For her retirement issue of GRAPH in September 2010, Mizu Natsuki held a roundtable talk with every single otokoyaku who had performed one of her roles in a junior lead production.

The 5 otokoyaku participating are Saou Kurama, Daigo Seshiru (pre musumeyaku switch), Renjou Makoto, Karyou Shizuru, and Ayakaze Sakina.

One outtake photo from the back of the magazine is also included.

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Monthly Episode! Hyper – February 2003

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In this Kageki feature, the follow-up to a feature published in 2002, a group of younger otokoyaku pick topics from a list and write a short reflection or anecdote.

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Words and Pictures – O-Mizu’s Road of Flowers, Part 2 (Feb 2003)

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There’s a section in Kageki called ‘Words and Pictures’ where one sienne from each troupe is chosen quarterly to write about behind-the-scenes episodes from their troupe. (It’s slightly similar to Troupe Report, but longer and with a fixed turnover.)

Mizu Natsuki was the writer for Cosmos Troupe in the first quarter of 2003. In this installment, she discusses the Setsubun festival tradition of ehoumaki, as well as behind the scenes of Miracle of the Holy Star and rehearsals for Pierre the Mercenary.

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GRAPH Otokoyaku Cram School: Snow Troupe

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This 2008 GRAPH feature had Top Stars answering questions from up-and-coming young stars. The Snow Troupe edition was published in the December issue and featured Mizu Natsuki and Ouki Kaname.

Please note that the translation was sourced from the reprint in Mizu’s memorial book, so though it did not appear abridged there is a chance that it was.

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Rose of Versailles Special Report – Part 2 (Cosmos Troupe)

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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].

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Talk DX – Elisabeth (Snow 2007)

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This talk, featuring Mizu Natsuki, Ayabuki Mao, and Otozuki Kei, was recorded late in the Takarazuka run of the 2007 Snow Troupe Elisabeth and published in the August 2007 issue of GRAPH.

lost-in-the-land-of-stories kindly provided the translation excerpts used when they quote the show.

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Which Side are you On? May 2008

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In the Kageki Top Star feature for 2008, all 5 Tops were asked to pick a side on 2 different questions. 

For the May issue, the questions the Top Stars were asked were…

Question 1: If you were going to challenge yourself, would you try…
A – Skydiving
B – Scuba diving

Question 2: If you could be reborn, would you rather be…
A – A man
B – A woman

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