is a Japanese actress, formerly belonging on
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 Japane ...
's Flower Troupe, where she performed as a ''musumeyaku'' (actress specializing in female roles).
Background
Sakurano is from
Tsuyama
is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 102,294 and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area was 185.73 km². The area increased in 2005 as the result of a merger with adjacent to ...
. She made her debut in the revue in 2002, and, in 2006, became the first of her class to attain the status of top star. She was the third and the last top star partner of
Sumire Haruno
is a Japanese actress, 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.
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. She was the most senior among the five ''musumeyaku'' top stars.
Troupe History
*Flower Troupe: 2002–present
Notable Roles and Performances
Junior Cast
* (April, 2002) —
* ''
Elisabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
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* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...
'' (October, 2002) — Black Angel
* ''La Esperanza'' (August–November, 2004) — Tracy
Regular Cast
* (May, 2003) — Sen-hime
* ''
A Tale of Two Cities'' (October, 2003) — Lucie Manette (Bow Hall performance, starring
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 ...
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* ''Season of Angels'' (2004) — Ambassador's Wife
* (May–June, 2004) — Amina
* (March–July, 2005) — Olga O'Brien
* ''Kurawanka'' (2005) — Enyouhaku (Bow Hall performance, starring
Ranju Tomu)
* ''Kurawanka'' (2005) — Ohatsu (Bow Hall performance, starring
Aine Harei)
* (November, 2005) — Henriette
Top Star
* ''Appartement Cinéma'' (March, 2006) — Anna; Top Star debut show
* ''
Phantom
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* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
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'' (2006) — Christine Daae; Top Star debut show at the Grand Theater
* (2006) —
Marie Vetsera
* ''Notebook of Kogorou Akechi — The Black Lizard'' - Madame Midorikawa (Black Lizard)
* ''Adieu Marseille'' (September–December, 1007) — Marienne
* ''Melancholic Gigolo'' - Felicia
* ''Love and Death in Arabia'' - Anoud
* ''
Rose of Versailles
, also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the List of manga magazines, manga magazine ''Margaret (magazine), Margaret'' ...
Side Story: Alain'' - Diane
* ''
The Legend'' - Kiha
* ''Sorrowful Cordoba'' - Eva Silvestre
* ''
Me and My Girl'' - Sally Smith
* ''
Rose of Versailles
, also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the List of manga magazines, manga magazine ''Margaret (magazine), Margaret'' ...
Side Story: Andre'' - Maryse
* ''Partners'' - Paris
External links
*(ja)''
Takarazuka Revue Company Website*(ja)''
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People from Okayama Prefecture
Living people
Japanese actresses
Takarazuka Revue
1983 births