History: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / Beautiful People (Flower 1976)

English Title: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / Beautiful People
Japanese Title: あかねさす紫の花　/ ビューティフル・ピープル
Romanized Title: Akanesasu Murasakino Hana / Byuutifuru Piipuru

Troupe: Flower
Year: 1976
Performances: Takarazuka Grand Theater, 2/19 - 3/23
Shinjin Kouen Performances: Takarazuka Grand Theater, 3/17

Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino:

Based On:
Author/Director: Shibata Yukihiro
Composer: Terada Takio, Kawasaki Tsuneo
Choreographer: Nishikawa Ritefu
Conductor (Takarazuka): Nomura Youji
Conductor (Tokyo):
Shinjin Kouen Director:

Beautiful People:

Based On:
Author/Director: Okada Keiji
Composer: Yoshizaki Kenji, Nakai Mitsuharu, Maeda Norio
Choreographer: Kita Hiroshi, Oka Masami, Tsukasa Konomi, Hayama Kiyomi, Nakagawa Kumi
Conductor/Choral Conductor (Takarazuka): Hashimoto Kazuaki
Conductor (Tokyo):

Available on DVD: No

Role	Cast	Shinko Cast
Nakano Ooe no Miko (crown prince)	Haruna Yuri	Takara Junko
Ooama no Miko (younger brother of Nakano Ooe)	Anna Jun	Kotobuki Hizuru
Nukata no Ookimi	Uehara Mari	Shima Yuri
Kagami no Ookimi (Nukata's older sister)	Chigusa Mikage	Miki Hiromi
Nakatomi no Kamatari (Nakano Ooe's retainer)	Asazuki Mario	Ichijou Hikaru
Amehiko (a Buddhist image maker in love with Nukata)	Matsu Akira	Yuuki Kanae
Kanemaru (a mirror-maker, Amehiko's brother)	Asuka Miyako	Kazami Kei
Empress Saimei (Nakano Ooe and Ooama's mother)	Megumi Sakae	Kyou Misa
Kagami no Miko (Nukata and Kagami's father)	Utagawa Harumi	Kijou Tomoka
Funasaka no Iratsume (Nukata's nurse)	Miyuki Sachiko	Hoshi Subaru
Ozuki (Amehiko's wife)	Yashio Michiru	Yoshino Mana
Koizumi (master of the Arima Onsen)	Fujisono Satomi
Amano Inukai no Murajikatsumaro (Nakano Ooe's retainer)	Muromachi Akane
Saeki no Murajikomaro (Nakano Ooe's retainer)	Ritsu Tomomi
Katsuragiwakainikai no Murajiamita (Nakano Ooe's retainer)	Shinjou Mayumi
Yasakabe no Murajikurame (Nakano Ooe's retainer)	Shiomi Rika
Arima no Miko (Saimei's nephew)	Kazami Kei
Ootomo no Miko (Nakano Ooe's son)	Yuuki Kanae
Uno no Himemiko (Nakano Ooe's daughter)	Shima Yuri	Kitakouji Miho
Toochi no Himemiko (Nukata and Ooama's daughter)	Yoshino Mana	Mari Hikaru

Other Cast: Shirogane Akemi (Senka), Kurenai Hitomi, Suzuka Teruko, Hoshi Rimiko, Izumi Mari, Satomi Akira, Shino Uyuki, Ashi Saori, Tsukibue Mayumi, Mitsui Mako, Nanaumi Mihoko, Taka Mario, Takashou Megumi, Yuubi Ai, Mana Hiroka, Naka Iori, Mitama Chiyo, Nishikino Hanayo, Chisato Hiromi, Magiri Aya, Yashiro Haruna, Mashio Chinami, Katsura Miki, Hatobue Maki, Matsukaze Satomi, Suwa Ai, Taira Michi, Jin Natsumi, Inaba Kayo, Ran Sagano, Sugata Haruka, Ou Wataru, Kaji Ryuuko, Miwa Chigusa, Hiroki Jun, Tsukioka Chikage, Aki Kanou, Takehara Sayuri, Senju Kei, Isono Chihiro, Hayami Ritsu, Natsuse Amane, Chiaki Manaka

WARNING!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!

Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino

Asuka Period, Japan. Ooama no Miko meets Nukata no Ookimi when he goes with his older brother (Nakano Ooe no Miko) to her house. There Nakano Ooe is wooing Nukata’s older sister, and so the two younger siblings meet and fall in love. Five years later, Ooama and Nukata are married, and a daughter has just been born. Ooma talks happily to Nukata about his plans with his brother to jointly rule their empire of Yamato. As Nukata listens to his naive, happy chatter, she becomes uneasy. Later, Nakano Ooe arrives and tells Nukata that she has grown and become very lovely. He has fallen in love with her, and wants her for his own. Caught between the two brothers, Nukata flees back to her father’s house.

Nakano Ooe’s retainer comes to fetch her, telling her not to be selfish. With her missing, rumors of estrangement between the brothers have grown and their vassals are rebelling. She returns to court. There Nakano Ooe makes it clear that he will not bend in this. He needs Nukata. Under political pressure, Ooama agrees to give up his wife, allowing his brother to make her his empress.

Meanwhile, Nukata’s childhood friend has followed her to court. Although married, Amehiko continues to hold Nukata up as his perfect lady, and finds it soothing to be in sight of the palace where she lives. His wife worries for him, as he is stretched thin by his consuming passion. His brother comes to fetch him home, and he flees once more to Arima.

In Arima, the empress Saimei goes to the hot springs to relax. She has many memories there, including the birth of her first son, Nakano Ooe. She speaks with Nukata, wondering if perhaps her son has grown too great for his own good. Nakano Ooe has followed them to Arima, intending to carry out his own plans by killing the young Arima no Miko, whom rumor says is planning a rebellion. He tells Nukata of his plans, and she begs for the young boy’s life, but Nakano Ooe stands firm, pulling her to him. Amehiko walks by then and discovers them. He is crushed to see that the rumors are true, and that Nukata is with Nakano Ooe. Now devastated, he runs from her and back to his home, where he collapses in the arms of his wife.

In court, a drunken Ooama arrives late to Nakano Ooe’s birthday celebrations. He will give his brother a dance, he says. He refuses to give up his spear, dancing with greater and greater passion while Nakano Ooe’s retainers keep a close eye on him. He grabs Nukata and tries to leave, but Nakano Ooe pulls his sword to stop him. The two brothers fight, but in the end, Ooama cannot kill his brother. And still Nakano Ooe refuses to give up Nukata....

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Beautiful People

(Scenes 1~2)
While a guitar begins playing, the actresses emerge from the center of a distorted face lit on stage.

Singing Man S: Matsu Akira
Singing Men: Asazuki Mario, Asuka Miyako
Singing Women: Shirogane Akemi, Chigusa Mikage, Uehara Mari

(Scenes 3~4)
The two singers sing about hoping to be touched by and to experience love.

Beautiful People: Haruna Yuri, Anna Jun
Singing Man S: Matsu Akira
Singing Men: Asazuki Mario, Asuka Miyako
Singing Women: Shirogane Akemi, Chigusa Mikage, Uehara Mari


(Scenes 5~8)
The Plastic Forest. The Plastic Prince who lives in the center of the computer lacks only one thing. He searches for a heart....

Plastic Prince: Anna Jun
Mechanics: Asuka Miyako, Ichijou Hikaru, Kazami Kei, Yoshino Mana, Kurenai Hitomi, Ashi Saori


(Scenes 9~10)
A singer emerges from a surreal shroud of purple flowers. Then the small insects appear from different parts of the surreal flower garden for their ball.

Beautiful People: Haruna Yuri
Singing Insect: Anna Jun
Dancing Insect A: Matsu Akira
China Dress S: Muromachi Akane
Umbrella: Asuka Miyako, Takara Junko, Kotobuki Hizuru
Feather: Ritsu Tomomi, Shinjou Mayumi, Shiomi Rika
Mask: Tsukibue Mayumi, Hoshi Subaru, Yoshino Mana, Kurenai Hitomi

(Scene 11: Interlude)
The mood of the music becomes more upbeat, a disco sound.

Beautiful People: Haruna Yuri
Beautiful Singer: Shirogane Akemi


(Scenes 12~13)
A starry sky. A girl plays alone on the arch of the moon as if it were a swing. Enticed by fairies below she comes down to dance, and is not able to return to the moon.

Moon Maiden: Mitsui Mako
Mirage Man S: Muromachi Akane
Mirage Men: Ritsu Tomomi, Shinjou Mayumi, Shiomi Rika
Mirage Women: Tsukibue Mayumi, Yoshino Mana, Mari Hikaru


(Scenes 14~16)
Three men boast of their abilities. It escalates, until at last they merge into what they realize is the beginning of "beauty."

Pink Man S: Anna Jun
Blue Man S: Haruna Yuri
Green Man S: Matsu Akira
Green Men A: Fujisono Satomi, Takara Junko
Pink Woman S: Chigusa Mikage

(Scene 17)
The stage becomes inundated with gorgeous peacocks.
Peahen Singer S: Anna Jun
Peacock Singer S: Matsu Akira
Sparrow Singer A: Asazuki Mario
Peahen Etoile: Shirogane Akemi
Peafowl Duet: Chigusa Mikage, Muromachi Akane


(Scenes 18~20)
A man has everything he desires, but sings of how the most important thing is love.

Beautiful People: Haruna Yuri
Lover: Uehara Mari


(Scenes 21~22)
In the midst of darkness, a song about seeking the light. Then a dance and song in celebration of the dawn.

Singer of the Light: Anna Jun
Sunshine Singer: Matsu Akira


(Scenes 23~24)
A glorious parade in space.

Space singer: Asuka Miyako
Beautiful People: Haruna Yuri, Anna Jun
Sky Love Singer: Matsu Akira
Etoile: Shirogane Akemi

• Final performance for Miyuki Sachiko and Chigusa Mikage.
• Haruna Yuri, Kurenai Hitomi, Kyou Misa, Takashou Megumi, and Yuubi Ai transferred to Moon Troupe soon after this performance.
• Taka Mario and Kazami Kei transferred to Star Troupe soon after this performance.

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