Sumire Haruno
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is a former member of Takarazuka Revue
, specializing in otokoyaku. She joined the revue in 1991, became the top star in 2002 and resigned from the company in 2007. She is from Komae, Tokyo
, her birthday is December 15, 1972.
Her nicknames are Osa and Masa-chan (as called by Jun Sena
), both are from her real name Masako Osada (長田雅子 Osada Masako).
She is the first otokoyaku of her class to reach the top (followed by fellow classmate and former troupe-mate Hikaru Asami
by 3 months).
and Mire Aika she became the top star of the troupe she had always been with, without any troupe transfer. (Although Hibiki Takumi had almost all her Takarazuka career in the Flower troupe, she had been in Senka for 2 years before she became the top star of the Troupe.) Also, another uniqueness of her career is that her status of being the second man was a short-lived one, because Hibiki Takumi became severely ill with myelitis
during the Grand Theater performance. Haruno took over the leading role for the Tokyo performance, and at that point she unofficially became the top star of the troupe. However, it is Elisabeth
that is considered as her official top star début without top star overlap. With this production of Elisabeth
, she is the first top star to perform as Der Tod as her début.
Considered as the traditional type of otokoyaku, she is praised as one of the best singers along with other legends like Asato Shizuki
She was one of the promising young stars promoted by the company in 1999, along with Jun Sena
, the current top star for Moon Troupe; Hikaru Asami
, the former top star for Snow Troupe; Kei Takashiro, the former top star for Cosmo Troupe; Kei Aran
, the current top star for Star Troupe, Natsuki Mizu
, the current top star for Snow Troupe and Yūga Yamato
, the current top star for Cosmo Troupe.
She is the only top star who has three top star partners (Rei Ootori, Miyo Fuzuki and Ayane Sakurano
), which is quite rare in an otokoyaku's case.
Even as a top star, she has maintained a good friendship with fellow stars (as well as former troupe-mates) such as Jun Sena
, Hikaru Asami
and Rira Maikaze.
In 2006, she had special appearance in the Snow production of Rose of Versailles, this was the first performance with classmate and former troupe mate Hikaru Asami
since the troupe transfer for Asami
in 1998, and was also the last given the resignation of latter.
She is the second star after Saki Asaji who has portrayed Der Tod from Elisabeth
and Prince Rudolph from Mayerling, who was being attached to Der Tod in the previous musical.
She wanted to be a musumeyaku when she first entered Takarazuka. This story related to her classmate and legend Mari Hanafusa
: when Haruno went for the entrance exam of Takarazuka Music School, she saw another beautiful girl (Hanafusa
) and thought about being a musumeyaku beside this beautiful girl.
Rose of Versailles: Maria Antonio and Fersen - Fersen
Takarazuka Revue
The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...
, specializing in otokoyaku. She joined the revue in 1991, became the top star in 2002 and resigned from the company in 2007. She is from Komae, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, her birthday is December 15, 1972.
Her nicknames are Osa and Masa-chan (as called by Jun Sena
Jun Sena
, is a Japanese actress and former top star of the Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe, a Japanese theatre organization in which women portray all parts. She was born April 1, 1974 and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo. During her time in the Revue, she was an otokoyaku, an actress who specializes in male roles...
), both are from her real name Masako Osada (長田雅子 Osada Masako).
She is the first otokoyaku of her class to reach the top (followed by fellow classmate and former troupe-mate Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006...
by 3 months).
General information
Following the examples of Mira Anju, Miki MayaMiki Maya
is a Japanese actress, and also a former top star of the Takarazuka Revue. Her real name is . During her childhood, she lived in several different cities because of her father's job. It was Toyonaka, Osaka, where she had spent most of her teen years before she joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1981...
and Mire Aika she became the top star of the troupe she had always been with, without any troupe transfer. (Although Hibiki Takumi had almost all her Takarazuka career in the Flower troupe, she had been in Senka for 2 years before she became the top star of the Troupe.) Also, another uniqueness of her career is that her status of being the second man was a short-lived one, because Hibiki Takumi became severely ill with myelitis
Myelitis
Myelitis is a disease involving inflammation of the spinal cord, which disrupts central nervous system functions linking the brain and limbs. The name is derived from Greek referring to the "spinal cord", and the suffix -itis, which denotes inflammation....
during the Grand Theater performance. Haruno took over the leading role for the Tokyo performance, and at that point she unofficially became the top star of the troupe. However, it is Elisabeth
Elisabeth (musical)
Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
that is considered as her official top star début without top star overlap. With this production of Elisabeth
Elisabeth (musical)
Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
, she is the first top star to perform as Der Tod as her début.
Considered as the traditional type of otokoyaku, she is praised as one of the best singers along with other legends like Asato Shizuki
She was one of the promising young stars promoted by the company in 1999, along with Jun Sena
Jun Sena
, is a Japanese actress and former top star of the Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe, a Japanese theatre organization in which women portray all parts. She was born April 1, 1974 and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo. During her time in the Revue, she was an otokoyaku, an actress who specializes in male roles...
, the current top star for Moon Troupe; Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006...
, the former top star for Snow Troupe; Kei Takashiro, the former top star for Cosmo Troupe; Kei Aran
Kei Aran
, , is a Japanese actress and former top star otokoyaku of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007, five years after her fellow classmates Sumire Haruno and Hikaru Asami became top stars...
, the current top star for Star Troupe, Natsuki Mizu
Natsuki Mizu
Natsuki Mizu is the former top star for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from 12/24/06 to 09/12/10. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon the resignation of Hikaru Asami...
, the current top star for Snow Troupe and Yūga Yamato
Yuga Yamato
is a former top star for Cosmos Troupe of Takarazuka Revue. She joined the company in 1995 and became the top star in February 2007 upon the resignation of Kei Takashiro, which made her the first otokoyaku to be top in her class...
, the current top star for Cosmo Troupe.
She is the only top star who has three top star partners (Rei Ootori, Miyo Fuzuki and Ayane Sakurano
Ayane Sakurano
is a Japanese actress in the Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe, where she performs as a musumeyaku .-Background:...
), which is quite rare in an otokoyaku's case.
Even as a top star, she has maintained a good friendship with fellow stars (as well as former troupe-mates) such as Jun Sena
Jun Sena
, is a Japanese actress and former top star of the Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe, a Japanese theatre organization in which women portray all parts. She was born April 1, 1974 and grew up in Suginami, Tokyo. During her time in the Revue, she was an otokoyaku, an actress who specializes in male roles...
, Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006...
and Rira Maikaze.
In 2006, she had special appearance in the Snow production of Rose of Versailles, this was the first performance with classmate and former troupe mate Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006...
since the troupe transfer for Asami
Hikaru Asami
Hikaru Asami is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters . She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006...
in 1998, and was also the last given the resignation of latter.
She is the second star after Saki Asaji who has portrayed Der Tod from Elisabeth
Elisabeth (musical)
Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
and Prince Rudolph from Mayerling, who was being attached to Der Tod in the previous musical.
She wanted to be a musumeyaku when she first entered Takarazuka. This story related to her classmate and legend Mari Hanafusa
Mari Hanafusa
is a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, in which she specialized in female roles . She is from Tokyo and joined the revue in 1991 and retired in 2006...
: when Haruno went for the entrance exam of Takarazuka Music School, she saw another beautiful girl (Hanafusa
Mari Hanafusa
is a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, in which she specialized in female roles . She is from Tokyo and joined the revue in 1991 and retired in 2006...
) and thought about being a musumeyaku beside this beautiful girl.
New Actor Era
- Black JackBlack Jack (manga)is a manga written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka in the 1970s, dealing with the medical adventures of the title character, doctor Black Jack....
- Cain - Kanashimi no Cordova - Vicente
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....
- J. Pierrepont Finch (leading role shared with Hiromu Kiriya) - Hollywood Babylon - Arthur Cochran (her role in the formal performance is Peter Hunt)
- That's Revue - Harukaze Taihei (her role in the formal performance is Matsumoto)
Regular Cast Era
- Speakeasy - Bradley
- Ludwig II - Richard Hornig
- Asaki Yume Mishi - Genji Monogatari - Spirit of Time
- MichelangeloMichelangeloMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
- Rafaello Sanzio - Canary - Father Roblow
- In the Amber-Hued Rain - Louis Valentin
Top Star Era
- In the Amber-Hued Rain - Claude de Bernard (unofficial first leading role)
- Growing Purple Flower - Prince Naka no ŌeEmperor Tenji, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Tenji's reign spanned the years from 661 through 671.-Traditional narrative:...
(official first leading role) - ElisabethElisabeth (musical)Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
- Der Tod (Grand Theater Top Star Debute) - Immortal Thorns - Eri Makropoulos and Errol Maxwell
- A Flute Named Wind - Hanai Yoshio Mondonosho (with special appearance of Yū TodorokiYu TodorokiYu Todoroki is a current member of Takarazuka Revue, where she plays an otokoyaku. She joined the Revue in 1985, became the top star of Snow Troupe in 1997, transferred to Superior Members in 2002 and became the youngest member to serve on the company's board of directors in 2003...
) - Season of Angels - Gustave and King Pescatore
- Java no Odoriko - Adinan
- La Esperanza - Carlos
- Hand Drum of Heaven, Nijihito
- Marrakech: The Crimson Gravestone - Ludwig
- Palermo Shines in the Setting Sun - Vittorio Rossi
Rose of Versailles: Maria Antonio and Fersen - Fersen
- Rose of Versailles (Special Appearance for Snow Performance) - Andre
- Apartment Cinema - Wolf
- PhantomPhantom (musical)Phantom is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit. Based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, the musical was first presented in Houston, Texas in 1991....
- Phantom/Erik - Mayerling - Rudolph
- Notebook of Kogorou Akechi - The Black Lizard - Kogorou Akechi
- Asaki Yume Mishi - Genji Monogatari - Hikaru GenjiHikaru Genjiis the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji. In the story, he is described as the most handsome man in the world and he attracts all women. Genji is the second son of Emperor Kiritsubo , but he is delegated to civilian life for political reasons and begins a career as an imperial...
- Adieu Marseille - Gerard (Last musical with Takarazuka)