Takarazuka Revue Company

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Takarazuka Revue Company is a famous all-female Japanese musical theater troupe known for its lavish, Broadway-style productions and gender-bending performances.

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instanceOf all-female musical theatre troupe
theatre company
country Japan
employmentPolicy performers retire at relatively young age
founded 1913
foundedBy Ichizō Kobayashi NERFINISHED
hasAlumni Asami Hikaru NERFINISHED
Maya Miki NERFINISHED
Saeko Kamon NERFINISHED
Yuki Amami NERFINISHED
hasDivision Cosmos Troupe NERFINISHED
Flower Troupe NERFINISHED
Moon Troupe NERFINISHED
Senka NERFINISHED
Snow Troupe NERFINISHED
Star Troupe NERFINISHED
hasGenderPolicy all-female cast
hasMotto Kiyoku, Tadashiku, Utsukushiku NERFINISHED
hasNotableProduction Elisabeth (musical) adaptations
The Rose of Versailles adaptations
hasRoleType musumeyaku
otokoyaku
hasSchool Takarazuka Music School NERFINISHED
hasTheatre Takarazuka Grand Theater NERFINISHED
Tokyo Takarazuka Theater NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
influenced Japanese popular culture
shōjo manga aesthetics
knownFor all-female performers playing male roles
gender-bending performances
lavish stage productions
languageOfPerformance Japanese
locatedIn Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
mottoTranslation Purely, Righteously, Beautifully
musumeyakuDefinition female performers specializing in female roles
oftenAdapts Western musicals
classic literature
manga and anime
otokoyakuDefinition female performers specializing in male roles
ownedBy Hankyu Corporation NERFINISHED
Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group NERFINISHED
performanceStyle elaborate costumes
highly stylized choreography
large ensemble dance numbers
performsGenre Broadway-style musical
musical theatre
revue
selectionProcess highly competitive entrance examination
trainingDurationAtSchool two years
typicalAudience predominantly female

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