is a Japanese actress, a former member of

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 ...

, 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

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, her birthday is December 15, 1972. Her nicknames are Osa and Masa-chan (as called by

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 ...

), both are from her real name Masako Osada (長田雅子 ''Osada Masako''). She is the first otokoyaku of her class to reach the top (followed by classmate and former troupe-mate

Hikaru Asami Hikaru Asami (朝海ひかる, born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1991 and resigned in 2006. S ...

by 3 months).

Troupe History

* Flower Troupe: 1991–2007

General information

Following the examples of

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Miki Maya is a Japanese actress and former top star of the Takarazuka Revue. Her real name is . She joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1981. Her debut performance was "Takarazuka Haru no Odori" and she became the top star of the Flower Troupe for her role in ...

and

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she became the top star of the troupe she had always been with, without any troupe transfer. (Although Hibiki Takumi had almost all her Takarazuka career in the Flower troupe, she had been in Senka for 2 years before she became the top star of the Troupe.) Also, another uniqueness of her career is that her status of being the second man was a short-lived one, because Hibiki Takumi became severely ill with

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during the Grand Theater performance. Haruno took over the leading role for the Tokyo performance, and at that point she unofficially became the top star of the troupe. However, it is '' Elisabeth'' that is considered as her official top star début without top star overlap. With this production of '' Elisabeth'', she is the first top star to perform as Der Tod as her début. Considered as the traditional type of otokoyaku, she is praised as one of the best singers along with other legends like

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She was one of the promising young stars promoted by the company in 1999, along with

, the current top star for Moon Troupe;

, the former top star for Snow Troupe; Kei Takashiro, the former top star for Cosmo Troupe;

Kei Aran , (born October 9, 1970), is a Japanese actress and former top star ''otokoyaku'' (an actress who plays male roles) of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007, five years after he ...

, the current top star for Star Troupe,

Natsuki Mizu Natsuki Mizu (水夏希 ''Mizu Natsuki'', born 1972) is the former top star (otokoyaku) for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from December 24, 2006 to September 12, 2010. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon t ...

, the current top star for Snow Troupe and

Yūga Yamato (born August 4, 1977) is a former '' otokoyaku'' (a female playing a male part) for Cosmos Troupe of Takarazuka Revue. She joined the company in 1995 and became the top star in February 2007 upon the resignation of Kei Takashiro, which made her ...

, the current top star for Cosmo Troupe. She is the only top star who has three top star partners ( Rei Ootori,

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and

Ayane Sakurano is a Japanese actress, formerly belonging on Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe, where she performed as a ''musumeyaku'' (actress specializing in female roles). Background Sakurano is from Tsuyama. She made her debut in the revue in 2002, and, in ...

), which is quite rare in an otokoyaku's case. Even as a top star, she has maintained a good friendship with fellow stars (as well as former troupe-mates) such as

and Rira Maikaze. In 2006, she had special appearance in the Snow production of

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, this was the first performance with classmate and former troupe mate

since the troupe transfer for Asami in 1998, and was also the last given the resignation of latter. She is the second star after Saki Asaji who has portrayed Der Tod from '' Elisabeth'' and Prince Rudolph from ''Mayerling'', who was being attached to Der Tod in the previous musical. She wanted to be a musumeyaku when she first entered Takarazuka. This story related to her classmate and legend

Mari Hanafusa (born February 28, 1973) is a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, in which she specialized in female roles (''Musumeyaku''). She is from Tokyo and joined the revue in 1991 and retired in 2006. She is the first and the only musumeyaku of her clas ...

: when Haruno went for the entrance exam of

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, she saw another beautiful girl ( Hanafusa) and thought about being a musumeyaku beside this beautiful girl.

Notable Roles and Performances

New Actor Era

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'' - Cain *''Kanashimi no Cordova'' - Vicente *''

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'' - J. Pierrepont Finch (leading role shared with

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) *''Hollywood Babylon'' - Arthur Cochran (her role in the formal performance is Peter Hunt) *''That's Revue'' - Harukaze Taihei (her role in the formal performance is Matsumoto)

Regular Cast Era

*''Speakeasy'' - Bradley *''Ludwig II'' - Richard Hornig *''Asaki Yume Mishi - Genji Monogatari'' - Spirit of Time *''

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'' - Rafaello Sanzio *''Canary'' - Father Roblow *''In the Amber-Hued Rain'' - Louis Valentin

Top Star Era

*''In the Amber-Hued Rain'' - Claude de Bernard (unofficial first leading role) *''Growing Purple Flower'' - Prince Naka no Ōe (official first leading role) *'' Elisabeth'' - Der Tod (Grand Theater Top Star Debut) *''Immortal Thorns'' - Eri Makropoulos and Errol Maxwell *''A Flute Named Wind'' - Hanai Yoshio Mondonosho (with special appearance of

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) *''Season of Angels'' - Gustave and King Pescatore *''Java no Odoriko'' - Adinan *''La Esperanza'' - Carlos *''Hand Drum of Heaven'', Nijihito *''Marrakech: The Crimson Gravestone'' - Ludwig *''Palermo Shines in the Setting Sun'' - Vittorio Rossi Rose of Versailles: Maria Antonio and Fersen - Fersen *''

'' (Special Appearance for Snow Performance) - Andre *''Apartment Cinema'' - Wolf *''

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- Phantom/Erik *''Mayerling'' - Rudolph *''Notebook of Kogorou Akechi - The Black Lizard'' - Kogorou Akechi *''Asaki Yume Mishi - Genji Monogatari'' -

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*''Adieu Marseille'' - Gerard (Last musical with Takarazuka)

Personal Concert

*Metamorphosis *S (es) *I Got Music *Etude

After Takarazuka

2012: '' Elisabeth'' - Elisabeth (2012

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production)
2011: DREAM TRAIL ~Takarazuka Legends~ (OG Performance)
2010: Funny Girl
2009: Solo Concert:「男と女　Un homme et une femme」
2009: Marguerite
2008: Christmas Dinner Show: Celebration
2008: First Concert: My Heart

References

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