Hanago / The Lion Dance / The Tales of Hoffmann
Picture Credit: program cover (Kasugano Yachiyo)
English Title: Hanago / The Lion Dance / The Tales of Hoffmann
Japanese Title: 花子 / 鏡獅子 / ホフマン物語
Romanized Title: Hanago / Kagamijishi / Hofuman Monogatari
Troupe: Snow
Year: 1950
Performances: Nagoya Takarazuka Theater, 04/08 - 04/17
Shinjin Kouen Performances: n/a
Hanago:
Based On: The Kyougen comedy of the same name
Author/Director/Choreographer: Mizuta Shigeru
Composer: Oda Hajime
Conductor (Takarazuka): n/a
Conductor (Tokyo): n/a
The Lion Dance:
Based On: The kabuki dance of the same name
Author/Director/Choreographer: Mizuta Shigeru
Composer: Sakai Kyou
Conductor (Takarazuka): n/a
Conductor (Tokyo): n/a
The Tales of Hoffmann:
Based On: The opera of the same name by Jacques Offenbach
Author/Director/Choreographer: Shigyou Masatoshi
Composer: Sakai Kyou, Yamane Hisao
Conductor (Takarazuka): n/a
Conductor (Tokyo): n/a
Available on DVD: No
Available on Blu-Ray: No
DVD Scene/Music Cuts: n/a
Hanago
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| Role | Cast | ||
| The Lord | Amatsu Otome | ||
| His Lady Wife | Tougou Haruko | ||
| Tarou-kaja | Fujino Takane | ||
| Female Servant 1 | Aoba Shigeru | ||
| Female Servant 2 | Asakura Itoko | ||
| Female Servant 3 | Kunishima Katsuyo | ||
| Female Servants | Chiyo Kaoru Chiaki Mitsuru Suzukari Mayumi Miyama Hanako Hanaoka Natsumi Aya Nishiki Tachibana Akiyo Oomi Chihiro Ibuki Yukiko Suzuya Miki | ||
The Lion Dance
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| Role | Cast | ||
| Yayoi / The Lion Spirit | Amatsu Otome | ||
| Female Servants | Otowa Nobuko Tougou Haruko Hitomi Urara Fujishiro Ayako Toyo Harue Aoba Shigeru | ||
| Butterfly (Kochou) | Tachibana Akiyo Oomi Chihiro | ||
| Buttefly (Chou) | Wakazakura Kaoru Miyama Hanako Asakura Itoko Kunishima Katsuyo Chiaki Mitsuru Momo Chitose | ||
| Butterfly (Kochou) | Aoba Shigeru Asakura Itoko Kasugai Akemi Naniwatsu Mifune Fumino Rie Aozora Hitomi Kunishima Katsuyo Chiyo Kaoru Suzukari Mayumi Miyama Shinobu Hanaoka Natsumi Aya Nishiki Ibuki Yukiko Misaki Kayoko | ||
The Tales of Hoffmann
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| Role | Cast | ||
| Hoffmann, a poet | Kasugano Yachiyo | ||
| Stella, a singer | Otowa Nobuko | ||
| Olympia, a mechanical or an animatronical doll | Masami Aiko Asakura Itoko | ||
| Giulietta, a courtesan | Tougou Haruko | ||
| Councillor Lindorf, Hoffmann's nemesis / Spalanzani, an inventor / Captain Dapertutto, Hoffmann's nemesis | Amagi Tsukie | ||
| Nicklausse, Hoffmann's muse in the guise of his closest friend | Fujino Takane | ||
| Hermann, a student / Hoffmann's Reflection | Kawaji Tatsumi | ||
| Nathanaël, manager / Coppélius, Olympia's co-creator; Hoffmann's nemesis / Pitichinaccio, Giulietta's servant | Ajiro Makoto | ||
| Andrès, theater worker | Wakazakura Kaoru | ||
| Ebhart, a student / Peter Schlémil, in love with Giulietta | Momo Chitose | ||
| Luther, bar owner | Toyo Harue | ||
| Elena / Giulietta's Reflection | Chiaki Mitsuru | ||
Other Cast: Somekawa Sahoko, Sayuri Emi, Misuna Hikaru, Mayumi Hikari, Kashiwagi Momoyo, Chiharu Takako
WARNING!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Hanago
The lord of the manor has a lover named Hanago, but he also has a deeply suspicious and overbearing wife who never lets him get away to visit her. So he concocts a plan to have his servant Tarou-kaja take his place. Tarou-kaja reluctantly agrees, worried about what will happen if he is discovered. Sure enough, the lady wife arrives to talk with her husband and eventually discovers that it is Tarou-kaja. She gets the truth out of him and is incensed. She takes his place in the master's clothing. Eventually, the master returns home and, thinking he is talking to Tarou-kaja, tells him all about his lovely evening with Hanago. His wife reveals herself, furious!
The Lion Dance
Once a year the lord brings the lion head out of the treasure house to use in a dance. This year the young Yayoi is chosen to dance with the head. At first she dances carefully, aware of how important the dance is, but as time passes her movements become stronger and more forceful as the spirit of the lion head possesses her.
The Tales of Hoffmann
Hoffmann is a poet and playwright in love with the opera prima donna Stella. He tries to meet with her but is rebuffed and drowns his sorrows with some students and her manager at a nearby tavern. Her manager convinces Hoffmann to tell tales of his past loves.
His first story is about the automaton Olympia, created by the scientist Spalanzani and Coppélius. Hoffmann believes Olympia is real because he is wearing magical glasses. He dances with her. However, the truth is eventually revealed.
His second story is about the courtesan Giulietta, who pretended to love Hoffmann because she had been bribed with a diamond to steal his reflection from a mirror.
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