Kouzuki Ruu
Also Known As: 光月 るう
Biography: Kouzuki Ruu (光月るう, July 25) is a Japanese actress and former otokoyaku for the Moon Troupe in the Takarazuka Revue Company (2002-2023)
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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I Am From Austria
Overview: The setting is Hotel Edler, a long-established four-star hotel in Vienna. Josi Edler, the heir to the family-owned hotel, has been actively involved in the hotel's management and seeks to reform the hotel to make it fit with the times, as opposed to his parents who lean towards tradition and formality. Today, Hotel Edler is preparing for the reception of a coming guest: Emma Carter, the famous Austrian-born Hollywood star, who will stay at the hotel incognito. Unfortunately, a hotel employee has already revealed the top-secret news of Emma’s arrival through social media, and it causes chaos at the hotel...
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-12-18
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The Kawagiri Bridge / Dream Chaser
Overview: --The Kawagiri Bridge-- In the middle of the Edo Era in Kayamachi near the Sumida River lived a childless couple, Minokichi and his wife O-chou. Minokichi was a master carpenter who worked for a large company called Sugitaya. --Dream Chaser-- "Dream Chaser" is one who chases their dreams. A passionate theme of single-minded dream chasing, with each scene presenting a different world through music and dance — this revue show will introduce you to the varied charms of Moon Troupe members.
Genres: History Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-10-11
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The Rose of Versailles -Oscar and Andre-
Overview: Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 version of The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-18
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Azure Moment
Overview: Some people call him an immortal superhuman, while others call him an extraordinary conjurer. An alchemist who has crossed space and time, a matchless prophet, and an unidentifiable adventurer—even today many mysteries remain throughout European history of the Count of St. Germain.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-08-07
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Anna Karenina
Overview: Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2019 production of the Takarazuka Revue adaptation of Anna Karenina.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-15
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Bandito -Gentleman Thief Salvatore Giuliano-
Overview: Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2015 production. 1940s Italy, the island of Sicily. There can be found a man known all over Europe as a "bandit," and moreover a "chivalrous thief." At the end of the Second World War, Sicily becomes the GQ of the Allied forces. Struggling under the poverty and scarce resources brought about by the war, the young Giuliano is forced to steal to survive. Eventually he becomes leader of a band of thieves. One day Giuliano wishes to return a ring stolen from a countess, but the mafia intervenes. Instead of the countess, a woman Giuliano has never met before comes to claim the ring, and this meeting will change Giuliano's destiny....
Genres: Crime History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-01-30
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Baddy
Overview: The story is set in the capital of Earth, Takarazuka-City. The peaceful planet Earth — a united world where war, crime, and all evils have been overcome — receives a visit from Baddy, a vagabond rogue from the moon. Baddy is a super-cool, elegant, and a heavy smoker. But he soon finds that smoking is outlawed across the face of the Earth. Baddy, accepting no limits, leads his gang and engages in all sorts of wrongdoing to make the dull world more interesting. His final goal is to steal the planetary budget guarded in Takarazuka Big Theater Bank. But all-mighty female investigator Goody is gaining on him!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-04
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Ohten no Mon: The Tale of Young Sugawara no Michizane
Overview: During the early Heian period, Fujiwara no Yoshifusa and his adopted heir Mototsune maintained control over the Imperial Court. Mysterious incidents frequently occurred in ancient Kyoto where a procession of demons would strut through the streets monthly on the day of the Rat, killing anyone who saw them. By chance, Sugawara no Michizane becomes acquainted with Ariwara no Narihira, the head of the police and judicial chief. Recognizing Michizane’s talents, who from a young age was a brilliant and renowned scholar, Narihira asks for his help in solving the mystery. Thanks to the cooperation of Shoki, an obstinate female shopkeeper who deals in Tang Dynasty goods, Michizane gradually draws closer to solving the mystery. In the background, however, swirls the greed of secretive powerful figures who mask their intrigues as the deeds of demons and specters...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-04-20
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FULL SWING!
Overview: “FULL SWING!” is a dazzling show featuring lively jazz music. Opening with a gorgeous prologue celebrating the birth of the hero of swing, this delightful performance is rich in variety, showing both the stylish and soulful sides of jazz. We hope that you will enjoy this funky and swingin’ world of jazz, steeped in the wondrous charm of the Moon troupe led by their new top pair!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-01-31
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All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King
Overview: It is 17th-century France, where Louis XIV, the "Sun King," reigns. The Musketeers, who answer to the king, diligently train themselves day in and day out to protect their liege and the state. Each of these highly skilled warriors also has a unique personality: Porthos is courageous and daring, Athos is calm and reassuring, Aramis is a ladies' man like none other in his time, while d'Artagnan is our invincible hero. All, meanwhile, are utterly proud and brave warriors.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-09-28
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The Microcosmic War of Dejima
Overview: In a parallel world where aliens crept into Dejima Nagasaki along with the foreigners. Recently, in Edo Town such rumors are circulating and seem plausible. In the Bakufu where war is looming, the Tenmonkata Office is the most knowledgeable of the cosmos, and Kageyasu has been ordered to infiltrate. Kageyasu has been working as a spy for the Edo shogunate who has experience with unknown cultures from his work on the expedition to Karafuto. He sets out for Kyushu, where an astonishing sight awaits. All of Nagasaki has been transformed into a strange, futuristic city. He meets a woman named Taki in Dejima, and with her cooperation begins to investigate the puzzle of the true origin of the Westerner who has brought such futuristic technology: Philipp Franz von Siebold. Who is an alien, and who isn't? What is real, and what isn't? Kageyasu is caught up in a space opera both micro and macro in this Digital Magical Musical; a staging of a parallel world Dejima with a touch of comedy.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-02-08
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Elisabeth: Rondo of Love and Death
Overview: Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe 2018 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-11-15
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Black Jack: A Lucky Bet
Overview: Black Jack: A Lucky Bet is an original script based on one of Osamu Tezuka's masterpieces, "Black Jack". It was first performed in 1994 by the Flower Troupe led by Anju Mira to great acclaim. In November 2022, at the start of the 50th anniversary year of the "Black Jack" series, it was performed again in a nationwide tour by the Moon Troupe. Kanato Tsukishiro plays the role of Black Jack, an unlicensed surgeon with divine skill, dramatically expressing the message of Tezuka's works, such as the deep love for humanity and the preciousness of life.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-11-18
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Grand Hotel
Overview: "Grand Hotel" is a musical set in 1928 Berlin, depicting the varied lives of guests at a luxury hotel over a day-and-a-half. The Broadway production that opened in 1989 with Tommy Tune as director-choreographer earned rave reviews and went on to win five Tony Awards. The same show was later put on in London and Berlin as well. Suzukaze Mayo led the Moon Troupe in the Takarazuka Revue's 1993 production of "Grand Hotel." Tommy Tune was invited to direct and choreograph this Takarazuka version, which went on to win high acclaim. The Takarazuka Revue has invited Tommy Tune, who won the Special Tony Award at the 69th Tony Awards in 2015 for his many years of achievement, to serve as special supervisor as "Grand Hotel" returns to the stage at the outset of 2017, when the Moon Troupe's top star, Tamaki Ryou, will make her Takarazuka Revue debut.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-01
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STUDIO 54
Overview: Set at "Studio 54", a discothèque in New York that captivated celebrities all over the world from the latter half of the 1970s to the 1980s. A musical production about a runaway papparazzo following a scandal and his target, an up-and-coming actress, who connect with each other after a certain incident. Holly Ashley is a freelance journalist who supplies "scoop" photos and gossip articles to tabloids and evening magazines. One night, a party is held at Studio 54 celebrating the release of rock star Z-BOY's new album. Holly gets an exclusive story on the up-and-coming actress Giselle Morgan, who is rumored to be Z-BOY's lover. But Z-BOY's agency interferes with the article being published. Holly needs money — to give back to the orphanage where he was raised. Desperate, he chases after the pair and gets involved in an incident...
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-12-23
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Me and My Girl
Overview: Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 performance of Me and My Girl, based on the Broadway musical of the same name, with book and lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, music by Noel Gay.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-05-04
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Arkadia
Overview: Set in a nightclub filled with a decadent atmosphere, a man who left home at a young age and has lived to grant others' wishes, meets a certain woman and becomes aware of his own wishes for his life.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-01
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Miya Rurika Dinner Show: Flame of Love
Overview: Miya Rurika's second dinner show.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-04-17
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Rain on Neptune
Overview: A cosmic concert in two parts. A space show that dramatically utilizes the space of the Maihama Amphitheater and is spun in a play style, with a classical and spectacular finale.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-09-10
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Welcome to Takarazuka: Snow and Moon and Flower / A Farce in Pigalle (Frénésie à Pigalle)
Overview: A Farce in Pigalle is a musical taking place in the year 1900 in the city of Paris, France. Where a young man comes to visit the Moulin Rouge. This man calls himself “Jacques Valette,” and begs to be allowed to work at this dreamlike place. With his arrival, the whole world of the Moulin Rouge is about to be turned on its head! The musical is followed by a Japan Traditional Revue titled "Welcome to Takarazuka." The theme for this revue show comes from the beauty of the four seasons in which the spirituality of the Japanese people is based on. Kabuki legend Bando Tamasaburo is a supervising director of this show, which marks his first collaboration with the Takarazuka Revue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-12-22
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Deep Sea: The Carnival of the Sea Gods
Overview: The sea gods gather at a temple on the ocean floor to host a passionate carnival showcasing the beauty of the deep-sea, an unrivaled spectacle. This Latin show, replete with the charm of Moon Troupe members led by Tsukishiro Kanato, delivers an alluring performance filled with passionate rhythms.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-04-02
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