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Rei Asami

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Asami Rei

別名: 信元孝子 / ターコ
ペンネーム: Rei Asami（Stage name / professional name）, Takako Nobumoto（Birth name）

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1950-03-11 （Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Actress, Former Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku (male-role performer)
活動期間
1970年〜
所属
Umeda Arts Theater, Takarazuka Revue (former)
所属団体
Takarazuka Revue (former member), Japan Art Academy

学歴

Tokyo Kasei Gakuin High School
期間: 〜1968（卒業）
卒業年: 1968
国: Japan
Graduated high school and entered Takarazuka Music School
Takarazuka Music School
期間: 1968–1970
卒業年: 1970
国: Japan
Joined Takarazuka Revue as part of the 56th class

受賞歴

Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Supporting Actress
2001
対象作品: Fifteen - School IV
部門: 映画
主催: Japan Academy Prize
結果: Winner
Yomiuri Theatre Award — Best Actress
1996
対象作品: Hamlet; Angels in America
部門: 舞台
主催: Yomiuri Theatre Award
結果: Winner
Yomiuri Theatre Award — Best Actress
2011
対象作品: Winter's Lion; Fearful Parents
部門: 舞台
主催: Yomiuri Theatre Award
結果: Winner
Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
2000
対象作品: A Little Night Music; The Love Trio; Twentieth Century
主催: Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
結果: Winner
Mainichi Art Award
2002
対象作品: Sarah
部門: 舞台
主催: Mainichi Shimbun
結果: Winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2006
主催: Cabinet Office, Japan
結果: Recipient
Asahi Stage Art Award — Stage Art Prize
2006
対象作品: The Black Lizard
部門: 舞台
主催: Asahi Shimbun
結果: Winner
Kinokuniya Theatre Award
2001
対象作品: Twentieth Century; Greeks
部門: 舞台
主催: Kinokuniya Company
結果: Winner
Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award — Grand Prize
2017
対象作品: August: Osage County; En Ainsandi
主催: Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
結果: Winner
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
2020
主催: Cabinet Office, Japan
結果: Recipient

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Rose of Versailles — André & Oscar

1975年 Takarazuka Revue / Musical

A signature role in the Takarazuka Snow Troupe in which she played André, establishing her popularity as a tall, handsome otokoyaku (male-role performer).

historical dramaromanceotokoyaku (male-role) performance

Utakata no Koi (Fleeting Love)

1983年 Takarazuka Revue / Musical

She played the role of Crown Prince Rudolf, a performance she had long desired; the production became a frequently revived classic.

love and tragedyhistorical figuresromanticism

Gone with the Wind — Scarlett Edition

1978年 Takarazuka Revue / Musical

She portrayed Rhett Butler, a role that helped cement her status as Snow Troupe top star.

adaptation of classic literaturegender relationsgrand musical

Hamlet

1995年 Theatre / Shakespeare

She performed the title role (played as an otokoyaku) and received the Yomiuri Theatre Award for Best Actress (1996) for this production.

tragedyidentitygender performance

Fifteen - School IV

2000年 Film

Her film debut (2000), in which she played Sumire Oba; she won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Supporting Actress (2001).

familyyouthhuman relationships

The Black Lizard

2006年 Theatre

She performed dual roles including the titular Black Lizard, a stage production that earned critical acclaim.

mysterymacabrefemale antagonist roles

全著作

  • The Rose of Versailles (1975)
  • Utakata no Koi (1983)
  • Gone with the Wind (1978)
  • Hamlet (1995, 1997, 1998)
  • Fifteen - School IV (2000)
  • The Black Lizard (2006)

作風・主題

文体
Commanding otokoyaku (male-role) performances with refined presenceExpressive narration with controlled modulationA performance style well-suited to classical theatrical direction
頻出モチーフ
Portrayals of historical figuresStrong/complex female characters (post-Takarazuka roles)Explorations of identity and gender performance

評価・遺産

A distinguished actress originating from the Takarazuka Revue. After rising to top star as an otokoyaku, she continued a prominent stage career post-resignation, earning multiple theatre awards and national honors; she is also a member of the Japan Art Academy.

記念館・博物館

  • Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan (Takarazuka Revue related facility) 2014年開館

関連学会

  • Japan Art Academy

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds photo books and related materials)
  • Umeda Arts Theater archives

大衆文化への影響

  • Familiar presence through drama narration and commercial appearances

豆知識

  • Birth name: Takako Nobumoto.
  • Served as top star of Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe.
  • Nickname: "Tāko" (from her given name Takako).
  • Height: 172 cm.
  • Blood type: O.
  • In 1985 she avoided boarding Japan Airlines Flight 123 due to changing to an earlier flight.
  • Inducted into the Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame (2014); awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (2020); became a member of the Japan Art Academy (2023).