Lately it’s been hard for me to keep
up with Takarazuka news...
Lousy internet connection, lots of
things to do, more changes in my life…
So it’s the centenary of Takrazuka
and yet I haven’t written anything on my blog! Shame on me! :P
A few of my friends are going to
Japan his year and will see some shows. I won’t even attempt to hide how
jealous I am ;)
Since I won’t be able to go there,
and I will miss a lot of awesome shows, I’ll just spend my time daydreaming.
I’ve come up with a little game. It’s
called:
WHAT WOULD YOUR DREAM SHOW AND DREAM
CAST BE?
The rules are few and simple: it can
be any show (an already existing show or a movie/book/play you would love to
see on the Takarazuka stage) and the cast can include both current actresses
and OGs. Who cares if it’s impossible? It’s a dream anyway! I’m really curious
to see what you all come up with.
I’ve had to think a lot about my
dream show and dream cast. The problem is, it is difficult to choose a story I
love which also has enough important characters to feature all of my favourite
actresses in roles that would suit them. Jeez, I’ve thrown at you (and at
myself) a very difficult challenge!
My choice is TALES OF THE OTORI by Lian Hearn, one
of my absolute favourite books. If you haven’t read it, you must!!!
It’s a fiction set in a Japan-like country
during the war lords period, in which a young man with special skills and
powers is torn between two different lives. There is love, fights, power games
and all sorts of entertaining, breathtaking action. Excellent plot and
excellent characters.
You can find its Wikipedia page here
for more info on the story and characters.
My ideal cast would be as follows:
Otori Takeo – Ouki Kaname
Otori Shigeru – Wao Youka
Otori Ichiro – Kotobuki Tsukasa
Otori Shoichi – Hatsukaze Midori
Otori
Masahiro – Ema Naoki
Terada
Fumio – Harukaze Misato
Iida
Sadamu – Oozora Yuuhi
Arai
Daiichi – Yumi Hiro
Shirakawa
Kaede – Misaki Rion
Maruyama
Naomi – Hanafusa Mari
Muto
Kenji – Suzukaze Mayo
Muto
Yuki – Reimi Urara
Muto
Shizuka – Nono Sumika
Kikuta
Kotaro – Shizuki Asato
Kikuta
Akio – Nozomi Futo
Matsuda
Shingen – Itsuki Chihiro
Kubo
Makoto – Suzumi Shio
Jo-An
– Sena Jun
Lord
Fujiwara – Shibuki Jun
Mamoru
– Nanami Hiroki
It’s been so hard to pick! Especially
for the characters I don’t like… because I wanted actresses I like anyway.
Overall I am quite satisfied.
It will never happen, but it would
be awesome to see this show some day!
What about you? I’m really curious
about what sort of show and which actresses you would pick!
