Arise Sou

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2015 production. 1940s Italy, the island of Sicily. There can be found a man known all over Europe as a "bandit," and moreover a "chivalrous thief." At the end of the Second World War, Sicily becomes the GQ of the Allied forces. Struggling under the poverty and scarce resources brought about by the war, the young Giuliano is forced to steal to survive. Eventually he becomes leader of a band of thieves. One day Giuliano wishes to return a ring stolen from a countess, but the mafia intervenes. Instead of the countess, a woman Giuliano has never met before comes to claim the ring, and this meeting will change Giuliano's destiny....

The first act is a musical comedy titled "PROM LESSON," which depicts the struggles of young people and their love affair at prom, a dance party held during the graduation season at an American high school. The musical has two different versions with the same premise but switched, one starring Asami Jun and the other starring Akatsuki Chisei, each playing a different character. In Ari's version, the udderless "wonder boy" Ari meets the most beautiful girl in school and is "taught a lesson" to become the ultimate Prom King. The second act is titled Midnight Show "A-EN MOONRISE," an entertainment show starring the stars in a moon-themed revue.

The 2012 Takarazuka Moon Troupe production of Gérard Presgurvic’s “Romeo & Juliette”.

Shakespeare's drama "Hamlet" has been performed all over the world, and performed three times by the Takarazuka Revue. This time it will be in modern Denmark, with everything developed in the form of the ghosts ("black spirits" which cannot pass on) progressing. The tale's theme is basically "revenge", but lurking behind that is the frank love of a man and a woman, parent-child passions, and a futile adolescence passing by. This will be a powerful rock musical unfolding through hard rock music.