14 Facts About Takarazuka Revue

Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

The Takarazuka Revue Company is a division of the Hankyu Railway company; all members of the troupe are employed by Hankyu.

Takarazuka Revue was founded by Ichizo Kobayashi, an industrialist-turned-politician and president of Hankyu Railways, in Takarazuka, Japan in 1913.

Part of the novelty of Takarazuka Revue is that all the parts are played by women, based on the original model of kabuki before 1629 when women were banned from the theater in Japan.

Takarazuka Revue said she reverts to her nonperforming "feminine" self after performance.

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Five troupes of the Takarazuka Revue have certain differences of style and material which make each unique.

In 2009, Takarazuka Revue performed two shows based on an adaptation of Capcom's video game series Phoenix Wright.

Finally, original stories round out Takarazuka Revue fare, including musicals such as Boxman by Cosmos Troupe, Too Short a Time to Fall in Love performed by Star and Moon Troupes, and Silver Wolf by Moon and Snow Troupes.

In 2019, Takarazuka Revue worked with Dove Attia, music producer of and, to compose Casanova for Flower Troupe.

In 1921 these letters were published and several years later newspapers and the public rallied a cry against Takarazuka Revue, claiming it was quickly becoming a "symbol of abnormal love".

Abbitt insists that a large portion of the appeal of Takarazuka Revue comes from something she calls "slippage", referring to the enjoyment derived from a character portraying something they are not, in this case a woman portraying a man.

Takarazuka Revue has had a profound influence on the history of anime and manga, especially manga.

Takarazuka Revue's mother knew many of the Takarazuka actresses, and as a child he knew them and watched many of their performances.

The Takarazuka Revue inspired the plot of the original Sakura Wars video game, along with additional inspiration from Takarazuka's one-time competitor the Shochiku Kagekidan.