Career
Junna was born on March 15, 1971, in Minoh, Osaka, and grew up in the nearby Toyonaka. Her parents were both junior high school teachers. Her father taught English and her mother taught physical education. In March 1988, she passed the audition for Takarazuka Music School and subsequently entered the school. She trained for two years and graduated at the top of her class. She joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1990. Her first stage was in Flower Troupe's '' The Rose of Versailles: Fersen''. Due to her singing ability, she was chosen to be the etoile (the singer in the last scene). From then on she was part of the Snow Troupe. In 1994, following encouragement from the troupe, she auditioned and was chosen to star in NHK's 51st asadora ''Piano''. She took one year off from the revue for the drama. After returning in 1995, she transferred to the Flower Troupe. She made her top ''musumeyaku'' debut that same year, starring alongside Miki Maya in ''East of Eden/Dandyism!'' Her final stage was '' How to Succeed'' in 1996. Since her retirement, she has had success as an actress in television, film, and commercials. In 2001, she starred alongside Anita Mui and Simon Yam in the 2001 Hong Kong film '' Midnight Fly''. She also sang its theme song. The film was nominated for nine Golden Horse Awards (including Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Film Song for Junna) and won one for Best Original Film Song.Stage
Filmography
Discography
Albums
# 995.09.21''Propose'' #Singles
# 994.08.21"Pīka Pika" # 995.09.06"Propose"References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Junna, Risa 1971 births Living people Actresses from Osaka Asadora lead actors Japanese film actresses Japanese musical theatre actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese voice actresses Japanese women pop singers Musicians from Osaka Takarazuka Revue 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers People from Minoh, Osaka People from Toyonaka, Osaka