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1789: The Lovers of Bastille(ja)

Takarazuka Star Troupe 2023 production. The story is set in France in the latter half of the 1780s. Cracks are starting to appear in the rule of the once-flourishing Bourbon Dynasty. Uprisings by citizens burdened by excessive taxes are a common occurrence throughout the country. Ronan's father was shot to death by officers and his farmland taken away. He makes a desperate vow to take revenge for his father and to have his property returned. Leaving his hometown and heading for Paris, he encounters the young revolutionaries Desmoulins and Robespierre at their stronghold of Palais Royal. Having come into contact with their ideology, he now starts to put his hopes on the coming of a new era.

A Passage Through the Light ~Maximilien Robespierre, the Revolutionary~(ja)

The story of the transformational Maximilien Robespierre is of a man fueled by a burning passion for revolutionary ideals that eventually engulfed him in their flames.

1789: The Lovers of the Bastille(ja)

Paris, 1789. A young revolutionary peasant and a maid of Queen Marie-Antoinette fall in love at the brink of the French Revolution.

TMP Special "Dream Festival Takarazuka '94"(ja)

Takarazuka Revue's special performance including all troupes.

'93 TMP Music Festival - Youth Forever!(ja)

Takarazuka Revue's special performance including all troupes.

Blue Swan(ja)

By day a world-famous fashion photographer, by night a masked jewel thief called Blue Swan with the motto "I love only beauty". This is a romantic mystery full of thrills and suspense.

Casanova -Memento of a Dream-(ja)

A romantic musical about "the romance that never happened" between Giacomo Casanova and Madame de Pompadour.

The Kawagiri Bridge / Le Poison -An Aphrodasiac of Love-(ja)

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 caprenter who worked for a large company called Sugitaya.

The Red and the Black(ja)

A dramatic musical written by Shibata Yukihiro, based on the full-length novel by literary master Stendahl.

The Legend of the Pulsing Flower(ja)

Set in mid 19th century Italy, this is a romance between a young revolutionary and the daughter of a high-ranking nobleman.

Kasenshou -Flower-Shaped Love Woodblock Print- / The Door to Here / Million Dreams(ja)

Moon Troupe's special performance, Amami Yuuki's top star debut.

Somewhere in Time(ja)

America, 1971. Richard Collier and his friends are celebrating their successful graduation from college. Although the details are not certain yet, Fred announcs to everyone that the scripts Richard has written have already gotten him noticed by TV producers and he is being offered a job. As Richard's friends congratulate him, an old woman suddenly appears in the crowd.

The 10 Cent Silver Coin of Dreams(ja)

The story of an average office worker in New York, locked in a bland marriage, who finds a magic silver dime that transports him to a parallel world where he lives the life he dreamt of: as a successful businessman married to the woman of his dreams. Going back and forth between dream and reality he learns what's really important in life.

As If There's a Storm in Your Eyes(ja)

A fantastic musical that depicts the youth of lovable young people living in modern times with love, laughter and tears.

Seal of the Bourbons(ja)

James, handsome, well-educated, and brilliant, is the adopted son of a family prominent in the English aristocracy. James is curious about his origins and wants to know why he was abandoned. He asks the Lady Buckingham, the woman who arranged his adoption when he was 5 years old.

Fly Up, Young Seagulls / Sun Orient Sun(ja)

The Swing(ja)

A bright swing jazz revue show.

Etoile de Takarazuka(ja)

This is a revue based on the myths of the constellations.

Bow Voyage - Bow Hall Theme Song Concert(ja)

In Cosmos Troupe's first Bow Hall performance, the stars' fresh voices revive many beloved productions.

Shizuki Asato Dinner Show - Nocturne(ja)

Shizuki Asato's dinner show.

Over the Moon(en)

Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen(en)

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Knightriders(en)

A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.

Fish Story(ja)

A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" that is foretold to save the world. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together.

The Pornographers(ja)

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.

Trapeze(en)

A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.

Lili(en)

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

Ziegfeld Follies(en)

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Easter Parade(en)

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

I Give My First Love to You(ja)

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.

Footloose(en)

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.

High Strung(en)

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

The Court Jester(en)

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

The Convert(en)

Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.

Limelight(en)

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

The Great Ziegfeld(en)

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

My Fair Lady(en)

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

La luna(en)

A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?

Hedwig and the Angry Inch(en)

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

Trigger Point(en)

Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.