Kitahara Chikoto
Picture Credit: yaomeis | Takarazuka Revue Part 8: Invitation to Romance (both images)
Name: Kitahara Chikoto
Kanji: 北原 千琴
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Musumeyaku
Status: Retired Top Star (1978 - 1979)
Nickname: Machiko
Real Name: Terao Machiko (寺尾 真知子)
Height: 160 cm
Birthday: June 30th
Blood Type:
Hometown: Tokyo
Favorite Food: chocolate cake
Favorite Flower: baby's breath, marguerite
Favorite Colors: white, black, pink
Hobbies: travel, films
Collections: porcelain
Special Talent:
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Favorite Role:
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Debut: 1971 (57th Class) Flowers are Falling, Falling
Troupe History:
1977 - 1979 Flower Troupe
1972 - 1977 Moon Troupe
1979: Love Under the Jacarandas / The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sumiaty / Marguerite Blakeney
1979: The Distant Danube / Echoes (Chunichi), Lisa
1978-79: The Distant Danube / Echoes, Lisa
1978: Véronique (Bow), Hélène de Solanges (top musumeyaku debut)
1978: The Tales of Hoffmann (Bow), Giulietta
1978: Gone With the Wind, Suellen O'Hara
1977: Treasured Dance Collection / The Revue, Madam Butterfly
1977: Gone With the Wind, Scarlett II
1976: Paper Making Love Song / Valencian Passion, Kiku / Margarita
1976: Takarazuka Spring Dance / Fantasy Takarazuka (National Tour)
1976: Spark & Spark / Puss In Boots, Princess Marguerite
1976: The Rose of Versailles III, Rosalie
1976: My Love Is My Life (The Red and The Black) / Image (Tokyo), Elisa / Mathilde de la Mole (Stand-In Cast)
1975-76: The Takarazuka: Fantasy Takarazuka / Beat on Takarazuka (European Tour)
1975: Spring Takarazuka Dance / L'amour a Paris, Sonia
1975: Spring Nightingale Song / Loving You, Nancy
1974: The Star / The Rose of Versailles, Young Marie Antoinette
1974: Shuusenshou / The Rose of Versailles, Young Marie Antoinette
1974: Oiran and Her Son / Inspiration, Joukichi (as a child)
1974: Oiran and Her Son / Romance Romantique
1974: Pale Dawn / Romance Romantique
1973: Autumn Takarazuka Dance / If... -Goodbye, Koshiro Miyako-
1973: Beside the Foggy Elbe / Funny Feeling
1973: Drum, Resound to the Sky! / Rhapsody in Love
1972: Myrthen -Clara Schumann's Love- / Shining Now! (All Troupes)
1972: Blue Lake / Grand Soleil -Sunflower-
1972: Farewell, Madeleine / Hallelujah
1971: For as Long as I Live / Nova Bossa Nova (Star)
1978: Gone With the Wind (Tokyo), Scarlett O'Hara (musumeyaku lead)
1977: Gone With the Wind
1976: The Rose of Versailles III, Marie-Antoinette (musumeyaku lead) (Special Performance)
1976: My Love Is My Life (The Red and The Black) / Image (Tokyo)
1975: L'amour a Paris, Sarah Bernhardt (musumeyaku lead)
1975: Spring Nightingale Song, Wakana (musumeyaku lead)
1974: The Rose of Versailles (Tokyo)
1974: The Rose of Versailles (Grand Theater)
1974: Oiran and Her Son
1974: Pale Dawn
1973: Beside the Foggy Elbe
1972: Blue Lake
1972: Farewell, Madeleine (Tokyo)
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- The first Hankyu & Hanshin Railways' hatsumoude poster model in 1972.
- It was often said that she was "cuter than the doll (Stephen)" she was holding in her arm when she played the role of Young Marie Antoinette.
- After retiring from Takarazuka she tried out for, and got into, Gekidan Shiki. In 1979 she originated the role of Kristine in Japan and then immediately retired to marry, never appearing on stage again.