Tsubaki Hiroka
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Name: Tsubaki Hiroka
Kanji: 椿 火呂花
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Otokoyaku
Status: Retired
Nickname: Yuuka
Real Name: Kumamoto Yuuka (隈本 優花)
Height: 169cm
Birthday: March 24
Blood Type: B
Hometown: Ota, Tokyo
Favorite Food: sea urchin, octopus, shrimp
Favorite Flower: roses
Favorite Colors: black, beige
Hobbies: painting pictures, art appreciation
Collections: picture books, painting books
Origin of Stage Name: "Tsubaki" (camellias) are her favorite flowers, and "Hiroka" was from Senka otokoyaku Jou Hiroe
Favorite Role: Seitahat from Golden Pharaoh
Would Like to Try Playing: Lieutenant Colonel Hess from The Prague Spring
Debut: 1995 (81st Class) A Map Without Borders
Troupe History:
2001 - 2003 Cosmos Troupe
1995 - 2001 Star Troupe
2003: Pierre the Mercenary / The Star Dust Party, La Hire
2002: Legend of the Phoenix -Calaf & Turandot- / The Showstopper, Tong
2002: The Age of Innocence (Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan), Newland Archer (lead role)
2001-02: Castel Mirage / Dancing Spirit!, Sam
2001: Ihatov Dream (Bow Hall), Campanella
2001: Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre, Michel
2001: Revolt of a Gallant Poet / Dreams Fly Around the World, Shinshin
2000: Golden Pharaoh / Miracat, Lukut, (Tokyo performance) Friol, (National Tour) Priest Emsa
2000: Profile of a Saint (Bow Hall), Pietro
1999-2000: My Love Lies Over the Mountains / Great Century
1999: Dream Shakespeare (Bow Hall), Henry
1998: Christmas Story (Drama City)
1998: Lure of the Icon (Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan)
1998: Emperor / Hemingway Revue
1998: Angels at Dawn -The Sorrow of Bullets- (Bow Hall)
1997-98: Love at Dal Lake
1997: The Spirit of the Samurai / Fascination II
1996-97: Elisabeth
1996: Who is Bad? / Passion Blue
1995-96: The Story Of a Sword, Love, and a Rainbow / Jubilation!
2001-02: Castel Mirage, Leonard Ruby (lead role)
2001: Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre, Fersen
2001: Revolt of a Gallant Poet (Takarazuka), Fujiwara no Mototsune
2000: Golden Pharaoh, Seitahat, (Tokyo performance) Naktom
1999-2000: My Love Lies Over the Mountains, Juchi
1999: West Side Story, Pepe
1998: Emperor, Julius
1997-98: Love at Dal Lake
1997: The Spirit of the Samurai
1996-97: Elisabeth
1996: Who is Bad?
1995-96: The Story Of a Sword, Love, and a Rainbow
2003: Fly Away (Iori Naoka Dinner Show)
2001: TCA Special 2001 - Takarazuka Dream Century
2000: Paris Festival 2000
2013: The Moon, the Wolf and the Sun ~Love, Dream, Hope and Light~, lead role
2011: The Mystery of Light and Dark / Asian Typhoon, Prince Shinson (Official Site)
2009: Thinking Back on a Distant Time, Bob (Official Site)
2009: Moonlight Cantata, Albert (lead role)
2008: A Passionate Pasodoble, Emilio Barrero (lead role)
- Camellia: Official Blog
- Sumire Style interview (Japanese-only)
- After retirement she has worked in her own Takarazuka-like theater studio, still playing lead otokoyaku roles. There are many OGs who work with her: Mio Hajime, Narumi Jun, Asano Kayo, Seo Mitsuki, and others.