The Top Musumeyaku of each troupe talk about the stage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What was the reason you decided to be a musumeyaku?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As a fan, I liked both otokoyaku and musumeyaku, so rather than thinking I wanted to be one or the other, all I thought about was wanting to enter Takarazuka. I started out as a musumeyaku, and then in the middle of the Takarazuka Music School I changed to otokoyaku. And then after that, when I was ken-3, I switched to musumeyaku, but I really struggled with that\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n But, when I thought about my future once again, I felt like the musumeyaku path was more exciting to me. After all, ever since I was little, I had thought that the musumeyaku cuddling close with the otokoyaku were so cute, like princesses, so I had yearned to be like that. And when I thought about what kind of roles I wanted to do, the musumeyaku roles gave me a lot stronger feelings, so I ended up resolved that \u2018In the end, I\u2019d like to be a musumeyaku!\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n I think I was able to feel that due to being able to see otokoyaku and musumeyaku close up after entering Moon Troupe. I was able to see with my own eyes the kind of power the musumeyaku have in being able to make the otokoyaku look even more attractive, and I was drawn in by that appeal and thought that I wanted to do that too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you were an otokoyaku, what kind of roles would you like to do?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If I had to say, I think right now, personally, I would like to play Oscar from The Rose of Versailles<\/em>. After all, Oscar and Andre are like \u2018The\u2019 emblematic Takarazuka roles, so I\u2019d really like to do that. So, if I was an otokoyaku, I think I\u2019d like to try playing that role\u2026but, I\u2019d rather look at the otokoyaku, not be one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is your method of approaching your roles?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n First off I get inspiration, I guess, from reading the script, and so I try to get an image of in general how their hair would be, their face, their hands, their voice, the atmosphere they have\u2026and then from there go to the rehearsals and see how my partner is doing things, and what they are thinking about, as I put together the character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even for characters who existed in real life, ultimately what I will consider is \u201chow would this character work in this show, being put on by this Moon Troupe?\u201d For original roles, I\u2019ll think about the movies and dramas I\u2019ve watched and see if they are a \u2018type\u2019 I could find there, or see if there is a portion of another work that I can reference for the character, and things like that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes I\u2019m thinking about it as an actress, and sometimes as my character, but basically what I do is get a firm grasp on an image and then try to get as close to that as I can before going to going to rehearsal and trying to make the character my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What line was said to you that made you the happiest?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a lot, but since I am always reacting to them while in character, it\u2019s hard to think back on it. Recently, perhaps it\u2019s the line Baddy (Tamaki) says when he meets me in BADDY – The Bad Lot Came from the Moon<\/em>. \u201cYou\u2019re called Goody? That\u2019s a cute name.\u201d Squee! (laughs). It might be cheesy but I like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How do you act right before the show begins?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I think I\u2019m the type who doesn\u2019t want other people around. But I think recently I\u2019m not so much that way as I used to be. I had a time when I concentrated too much on \u2018I have to do everything right!\u2019\u2026 While inside me the character is trying to come out, once I have my makeup done, and my costume on, and go to the wings, I just go into my own world. At those times\u2026what am I thinking about, actually? (laughs) I don\u2019t really know myself, but I\u2019m not the most adept, so I have to concentrate all by myself or it won\u2019t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My first \u2018Backstage Journal\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (June 2011 Kageki,\u00a0Prince of the Land of Roses\/ONE,<\/em>\u00a0Moon Troupe Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre performance Backstage Journal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m an otokoyaku, aren\u2019t I (laughs). This was my final performance as an otokoyaku. Ah, I remember when I did this, I asked Masaki-san (Masaki Ryuu) \u201cWho is your favorite character?\u201d Before this performance I had had some opportunities to be in acting scenes with Masaki-san, and I had talked with her, so I went to ask her \u201cCan I write about you?\u201d I nervously went up to various senior actresses to ask if they had any anecdotes I could use. I hadn\u2019t had anything published in Kageki since my debut statement, so I was really happy about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For that performance, I was determined to enjoy my last otokoyaku role! I was so totally into it (laughs). I was able to be in the tailcoats ensemble dance choreographed by Choreographer Haneyama at the very end. Tailcoats are the pinnacle of \u2018otokoyaku\u2019, so I was really happy about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is your motto as a stage performer?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is to feel the atmosphere of that space and that show and enjoy myself. And also, I focus a lot on thoroughly conveying that to the audience. I don\u2019t want to forget the feelings I would have while I was still a fan when I went to see Takarazuka and felt that I had entered the dream world, so I want to let the fans feel that too and all I want is for someone to feel even a little more happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel like that\u2019s the meaning of theatre, why I wanted to be like that; I think that\u2019s the reason I decided I wanted to do theatre. I\u2019m so happy when someone says that they enjoyed it, and I\u2019d do anything for that. Also I love the feeling when I\u2019m onstage that I\u2019ve been set free somehow. I really want to enjoy that feeling. Although of course I feel pressure and responsibility, but I love the stage so much that I think if I was going to choose I would want to do it all over again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exciting Stage Talk was a Kageki feature from 2018 where each of the Top Musumeyaku talked about performing. 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