is a Japanese actress, singer, and voice actress. She was part of

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 ...

's Snow Troupe and Flower Troupe. During her time in the Revue, she specialized in female roles (''musumeyaku''). She was the ''musumeyaku'' top star from 1995 to 1996.

Career

Junna was born on March 15, 1971, in

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, and grew up in the nearby

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. Her parents were both junior high school teachers. Her father taught English and her mother taught

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. In March 1988, she passed the audition for

Takarazuka Music School Takarazuka Music School (宝塚音楽学校, ''Takarazuka Ongaku Gakkō'') is a private Single-sex education, girls' school in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a Takarazuka Revue training school that is a miscellaneo ...

and subsequently entered the school. She trained for two years and graduated at the top of her class. She joined the

in 1990. Her first stage was in Flower Troupe's '' The Rose of Versailles: Fersen''. Due to her singing ability, she was chosen to be the etoile (the singer in the last scene). From then on she was part of the Snow Troupe. In 1994, following encouragement from the troupe, she auditioned and was chosen to star in

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's 51st

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''Piano''. She took one year off from the revue for the drama. After returning in 1995, she transferred to the Flower Troupe. She made her top ''musumeyaku'' debut that same year, starring alongside

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in ''East of Eden/Dandyism!'' Her final stage was '' How to Succeed'' in 1996. Since her retirement, she has had success as an actress in television, film, and commercials. In 2001, she starred alongside

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and

Simon Yam Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He is best known for his performances in films such as '' PTU'' (2003), ''Election'' (2005), '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'' (2005), ''Triangle'' (2007), '' Sparrow'' (2008), ' ...

in the 2001 Hong Kong film '' Midnight Fly''. She also sang its theme song. The film was nominated for nine

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(including Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Film Song for Junna) and won one for Best Original Film Song.

Stage

Filmography

Discography

Albums

# 995.09.21''Propose'' #

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''Misty Moon'' # 015.10.21''Silent Love (Anata o Omou 12 no Uta)''

Singles

# 994.08.21"Pīka Pika" # 995.09.06"Propose"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Junna, Risa 1971 births Living people Actresses from Osaka Asadora lead actors Japanese film actresses Japanese musical theatre actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese voice actresses Japanese women pop singers Singers from Osaka Takarazuka Music School alumni Takarazuka Revue musumeyaku 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Singers from Minoh, Osaka People from Toyonaka, Osaka