Yuki Asada (born 4 December 1965), better known by her

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, is a Japanese actress and a former member of the

Takarazuka Revue The is a Japanese all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway theatre, Broadway-style productions of musicals and stories adapted from films, nov ...

, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1983 and resigned in 1997.

General information

Takane was born in

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. Having spent her entire Takarazuka career in Snow Troupe, she was the second regular star partner of legend Mari Hanafusa and is most remembered for two roles:

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(the first of Takarazuka to be in this role) and Viscount Valmont of ''Kamen no Romanesque'' (The Takarazuka's adaptation of ''

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''). After she resigned from the company, she played Victoria Grant in ''

Victor/Victoria ''Victor/Victoria'' is a 1982 musical comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Maye ...

'' in 1997. Her career is mostly focused on stage, but she also makes occasional TV appearances.

Notable roles and performance

Takarazuka era

Regular cast era

*''Valenteno''　- Natacha Rambova *''JFK'' -

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*'' Elisabeth'' -

*''An Invitation from Alice'' - Jack/Ernest (Leading Performance at Bow Hall)

Top star era

*''Natasha of the Rainbow'' - Kaoru Sanjo *''

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on ''Berkeley Square'', written in 1926 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been ...

'' - Mark *''Kamen no Romanesque'' - Count Valmont

After Takarazuka

Stage

*''

'' - Victoria Grant *''

I Do! I Do! ''I Do! I Do!'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt which is based on the Jan de Hartog play '' The Fourposter''. The two-character story spans 50 years, from 1895 to 1945, as it focuses on the ups and do ...

'' - Agnes *'' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''- Rosemary Pilkington *''

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'' - Melissa Gardner

TV

*''The Golden Wings'' - Kinuko Hozhina

References

1965 births Living people Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku Actors from Kyoto Cross-gender actresses {{Japan-stage-actor-stub