Takarazuka

[lucathia]

Has anyone heard of Takarazuka? (宝塚歌劇)

Links for those who haven't heard of them:
official site / fansite / wikipedia

All female Japanese performance school. Girls join in the teens and perform for two years or so after they graduate. All girls, so girls have to play guy parts too, and they're called otokoyaku.  Troupes of Hana, Tsuki, Hoshi, Yuki, Senka, and Sora? I'm not sure exactly. I've only watched a glimpse of a documentary during jap class today. But I thought it was pretty fascinating...though strict. I soo want to see one of their musicals! =/  I don't think I can find any of the musicals online can I...?

Comments

[crychicken.livejournal.com]

This kind of reminds me of Kabuki, lol.

Yeah, I read they also did "West Side Story" and "Phantom of the Opera". That'd be interesting to watch too.

Oh, they have an online store at their site. Hm... the prices are okay, I guess but too many musicals to choose from. :D;;

[lucathia]

Hehe, yeah, I think we were shown Takarazuka in class as an opposite of Kabuki. Instead of mostly men donning masks, it's all girls who are playing both parts.

I know...there are so many musicals that I think are interesting...

I've searched my local libraries...and they only have a book about it and that one documentary that I watched part of in class. =X

The prices at the online store are reasonable? I haven't looked...I looked at ebay and saw Rose of Versailles going for $144. >_>

[crychicken.livejournal.com]

Although Kabuki was more theatrical and Takarazuka specializes in musicals?

$144?? For the whole set perhaps? Cuz one DVD costs 3,780 Yen over at their online site, there's one which cost 8,700 Yen though. I didn't read the details but they don't seem to be sold out or anything. :s

[lucathia]

To me...musicals are more interesting than Kabuki. :3

I went to take a look at the online site too...there seems to be a few versions of the same thing? There's one that goes for more than 10,000 yen. I think that's the one that was on ebay. =x I think it's just the same musical performed by a different group...? No idea.

But still, 3,780 Yen as the cheapest one isn't that cheap. D=

[crychicken.livejournal.com]

Lol, yep musicals are more fun.

I thought they might be parts of the whole musical and you have to buy them all to watch the whole thing or something. That'd be weird though.

Compared to the the tenimyus they're cheap? D:

[lucathia]

Eh...that's true...tenimyu DVDs are super expensive too. =X Why is that?

Hehe, tenimyu has made me fall in love with musicals. :DD But so far I've only seen tenimyu, rock bleach myu, and the hunter x hunter musicals.

[crychicken.livejournal.com]

Maybe because they're rather popular? Most of them are sold out and you can't order the older ones anymore. :3

Haha, me too. Although I did see a live musical once which was fabulous too but that's been years already. I need to see HunterxHunter one, I still have not watched it yet. :D;; I wanna see another Bleachmyu~