Rei Yuzuka (
Biography[]
Early life[]
Yuzuka was born on March 5 in the Suginami ward of Tokyo.[1] She is the third of five siblings and the only girl.
After graduating from middle school, Yuzuka's mother found information about the Takarazuka Music School at a bookstore. Yuzuka passed the school's exam and subsequently began the two-year program.[2][3]
Career[]
In 2009, Yuzuka entered the Takarazuka Revue in the 95th class.[2] She had her official debut with the rest of her class in the Cosmos Troupe's Amour Soreha.[1] Yuzuka was placed in the Flower Troupe (
In 2017, Yuzuka was cast as Shinobu Ijuuin, the lead role, in Haikara-san ga Toru opposite Yuki Hana.[14] She had major supporting roles in The Poe Clan,[15] Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino,[16] and Messiah in 2018.[17] The same year, she also starred in Melancholic Gigolo.[18] She appeared in a production of Casanova starring Rio Asumi in early 2019. [19] In January, it was revealed that Yuzuka would be starring in a musical adaptation of Boys Over Flowers which premiered in June.[20] Her final supporting role was in A Fairy Tale.[21] Following Rio Asumi's retirement in late November 2019, Yuzuka officially became the Flower Troupe's top star. She made her debut as top star in Dance Olympia in early 2020.[22] In mid and late 2020, Yuzuka reprised her role as Shinobu Ijuuin in Haikara-san ga Toru with Yuki Hana again.[23]
In early 2021, Yuzuka starred in Nice Work If You Can Get It[24] and Augustus: The Illustrious One,[25] She starred alongside Madoka Hoshikaze for the first time in Sorrowful Cordoba later that year.[26] Yuzuka finished 2021 with Genroku Baroque Rock. The production was suspended mid-run due to COVID-19.[27] In early 2022, she starred in Top Hat as Jerry Travers.[28] Her other productions for 2022 were Years of Pilgrimage[29] and Burning in Firenze.[30] For the first half of 2023, Yuzuka starred in Mayerling[31] and A Battlefield for the Two of Us.[32] Her next performance was in the musical version of Singing Lovebirds.[33] On August 15, Yuzuka and Hoshikaze announced their plans to retire from the Takarazuka Revue on May 26, 2024.[34]
Filmography[]
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Amour Soreha | ||
| The Rose of Versailles: Andre / Exciter!! | Villager / Guardsmen | ||
| 2010 | Gubijin | Sosan | |
| Uruwashi no Sabrina / Exciter!! | Frank / Andrew | ||
| Melancholic Gigolo / Love Symphony | |||
| 2011 | Prelude to Love / Le Paradis!! | Dewey Stein | |
| Phantom | Sergio / Follower | ||
| Canaria | Young Demon | ||
| 2012 | Resurrection / Canon | Simonson | |
| Chikamatsu Koi no Michiyuki | Tokubei | ||
| Saint-Exupéry / Conga!! | Holst | ||
| Victorian Jazz | Prince Edward | ||
| The Odd Couple | Roy | ||
| 2013 | Ocean's Eleven | Terry Benedict / Turk Malloy | |
| Forever Gershwin | Fred Astaire | ||
| The Poem of Love and Revolution / Mr. Swing | Carlo Gérard / Angel Black | ||
| New Wave: Flower | |||
| 2014 | The Love of the Last Tycoon / Dazzling Dreams | Monroe Stahr / Isaac | |
| Nocturne | Vladimir | ||
| Elisabeth | Der Tod / Rudolph | ||
| 2015 | Jirokichi of the Wind | Yuto | |
| Embraced by the Seas of Calista / Takarazuka Fantasia |
Marius Beltrame de Shalette / Napoléon Bonaparte |
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| The Rose of Versailles / Takarazuka Fantasia | Oscar | ||
| The New Tale of Genji / Melodia | Hikaru Genji / Lady Rokujō / Kashiwagi |
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| 2016 | For the People | Frederick Douglass | |
| Me and My Girl | Jacqueline Carlton / Parchester | Shared roles | |
| Snowflake Anthology / Golden Desert | Theodoros | ||
| 2017 | Romanesque Mask / Exciter!! 2017 | Chevalier Danceney | |
| Wind Over Yamataikoku / Santé!! | Furudori | ||
| Haikara-san ga Toru | Shinobu Ijuuin | ||
| 2018 | The Poe Clan | Allan Twilight | |
| Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / Santé!! | Amehiko / Oama no Miko | Shared roles | |
| Messiah / Beautiful Garden | Emosaku Yamada | ||
| Melancholic Gigolo / Exciter!! 2018 | Daniel | ||
| 2019 | Casanova | Antonio Condulmer di Pietro | |
| Hana Yori Dango | Tsukasa Domyoji | ||
| A Fairy Tale / Charm! | Harvey Rockwood | ||
| 2020 | Dance Olympia | ||
| Haikara-san ga Toru | Shinobu Ijuuin | ||
| 2021 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Jimmy Winter | |
| Augustus: The Illustrious One / Cool Beast!! | Gaius Octavius | ||
| Sorrowful Cordoba / Cool Beast!! | Elio Salvador | ||
| Genroku Baroque Rock / The Fascination! | Kuronosuke | ||
| 2022 | Top Hat | Jerry Travers | |
| Years of Pilgrimage / Fashionable Empire | Franz Liszt | ||
| Burning in Firenze / Fashionable Empire | Antonio | ||
| 2023 | Mayerling / Enchantement | Rudolf | |
| A Battlefield for the Two of Us | Thierry Sinclair | ||
| Singing Lovebirds / Grand Mirage! | Asai Reisaburou | ||
| Be Shining!! |
Notes[]
- Yoko Kamio tweeted her congratulations to Yuzuka after learning she was becoming the top star of the Flower Troupe.[35] Kamio has also watched Yuzuka's performances in Casanova in April 2019,[36] Haikara-san ga Toru in October 2020,[37] and August: The Illustrious One in June 2021.[38]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/star/yuzuka_rei.html (Japanese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20141115/enn1411151000006-n1.htm (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.tms.ac.jp/english/
- ↑ https://www.sankei.com/west/amp/181120/wst1811200031-a.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.takawiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=shinjin+kouen
- ↑ http://archive.kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/backnumber/09/flower_takarazuka_gaidenverbara/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://archive.kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/backnumber/10/flower_takarazuka_gubijin/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://archive.kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/backnumber/11/flower_takarazuka_prelude/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://archive.kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/backnumber/13/flower_takarazuka_oceans11/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2014/lasttycoon/cast.html#cast (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2014/nocturne/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2014/elisabeth/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2015/genji/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/228844 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/stage/news/266897 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/stage/news/275235 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2018/messiah/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2018/melancholicgigolo/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2019/casanova/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/315777 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2019/afairytale/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://natalie.mu/stage/news/339332 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2020/haikarasangatooru/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2021/niceworkifyoucangetit/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2021/augustus/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2021/cordoba/cast.html#cast (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2021/baroquerock/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2022/tophat/cast.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/20211026_001.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2022/firenze/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2023/utakatanokoi/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2023/futaridakenosenjou/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2023/oshidori/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://hochi.news/articles/20230815-OHT1T51124.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yokokamioo/status/1149226272679051264 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwT1w-NAX1c/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yokokamioo/status/1317829448528326656 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yokokamioo/status/1406599951367294991 (Japanese)
See also[]
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