Takarazuka Memorial

	Takarazuka Memorial Takarazuka can refer to * Takarazuka, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan * Takarazuka Revue, a Japanese all-female theater troupe in Japan Takarazuka Grand Theater, the Revue's home theater in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, the Revue's theater in Tokyo ** Takarazuka Eiga, a film production company from Takarazuka Revue theater * Takarazuka Kinen The Takarazuka Kinen (宝塚記念) is a Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds where they run over a distance of 2,200 metres (approximately miles) at Hanshin Racecourse (阪神競馬場) in late June. It is ... , a horse race in Japan {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Takarazuka, Hyōgo 270px, Takarazuka City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takarazuka city center The kanji (UTF-8 code FA1016), which is part of Takarazuka's official name (), is not available on all systems. (It can be entered in Wikipedia with HTML character 塚.) When not available, the kanji (UTF-8 code 585A16, HTML character 塚) is used as a substitute, rendering Takarazuka as . () is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 224,054 in 96463 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Known as the "inner parlor" of Kansai, Takarazuka is famous for the Takarazuka Revue, hot springs, and the Takarazuka Tourism Fireworks Display held since 1913. It is also famous as a choice residential area along with Ashiya and Nishinomiya. Geography Takarazuka is located in the northern part of the Hanshin area, surrounded by the Rokko Range to the west and the Nagao mountain range to the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals and stories adapted from films, novels, manga, and Japanese folktales. The Takarazuka Revue Company is a division of the Hankyu Railway company; all members of the troupe are employed by Hankyu. History The Takarazuka Revue was founded by Ichizō Kobayashi, an industrialist-turned-politician and president of Hankyu Railways, in Takarazuka, Japan in 1913. The city was the terminus of a Hankyu line from Osaka and already a popular tourist destination because of its hot springs. Kobayashi believed that it was the ideal spot to open an attraction of some kind that would boost train ticket sales and draw more business to Takarazuka. Since Western song and dance shows were becoming more popular and Kobayashi considered the kabuki theater to be old and elitist, he decided that an all-female theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Takarazuka Grand Theater The is a theater located in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. It is the home theater of the Takarazuka Revue, an all-female theater troupe established in 1913. The Grand Theater opened in 1924 and was rebuilt in 1993; the two iterations of the structure are occasionally distinguished as the and the . The theater is adjacent to , a smaller theater also operated by the Takarazuka Revue. History The Takarazuka Revue was founded by Ichizō Kobayashi in 1913 as an all-female troupe staging ''taishū engeki'', a term for "popular" theater aimed at "ordinary people". Kobayashi was the founder of the railway company Hankyu, and chose the city of Takarazuka, Hyōgo to house the Revue and Grand Theater as it was located at the terminus of a Hankyu line to Osaka; the city was also already a popular tourist destination for its hot springs. Early Revue productions were staged at the Paradise Theater, a renovated indoor pool in Takarazuka that the Revue quickly outgrew. To accommodate a larger audie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tokyo Takarazuka Theater is another home for Takarazuka Creative Arts in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. It served as the second round performing theater for the Revue's performing cycle. The original theater was built in 1934. It was taken over by the American GHQ after the defeat of Japan in 1945 and renamed the "Ernie Pyle Theater" from 1945–55.http://homepage1.nifty.com/IE-island/mido8.htm It was demolished in 1998. The current theater was built in 2001. It has 1,229 seats on the first level and 840 on the second. References External links Tarakazuka Revue official website Toho Theatres in Tokyo Tokyo Takarazuka Theater is another home for Takarazuka Creative Arts in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. It served as the second round performing theater for the Revue's performing cycle. The original theater was built in 1934. It was taken over by the American GHQ af ... Theatres completed in 1934 1934 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Chiyoda, Tokyo {{J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Takarazuka Eiga , shorter name is , is a film production company. The headquarters is in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Takarazuka Eizo produces films from Takarazuka Revue musical theater, which is inside the building Tokyo Takarazuka Theater now. Takarazuka Eizo Co. Ltd. is a part of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group and its film distributor is Toho. Filmography Filmography of Takarazuka Eiga as production company include:Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd. IMDB. * '' Koi sugata kitsune goten is a 1956 black and white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. Cast * Hibari Misora as Maruya, Tomone * Haruhisa Kawada as Akinobu * Senjaku Nakamura * Chieko Naniwa as Okon * Chikage Oogi as Akemi * Shunji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]