History: Takashiro Kei

Name: Takashiro Kei
Kanji: 貴城 けい
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Otokoyaku
Status: Retired Top Star (2006 - 2007)

Nickname: Kashige, Kashi
Real Name: Kanda Rie (神田 理絵), (Her maiden name was Tsuzuki (都築))
Height: 170cm
Birthday: May 22nd, 1974
Blood Type:
Hometown: Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
Favorite Food: Rice
Favorite Flower: Orchid, Rose
Favorite Colors: White
Hobbies: Guitar
Collections:invitation cat figurines
Special Talent: Tennis
Origin of Stage Name: Given to her by someone she respects
Favorite Role:
Would Like to Try Playing: A character with human kindness/weakness

Debut: 1992 (78th Class) This Boundless Love
Troupe History:
2006 - 2007 Cosmos Troupe
1993 - 2006 Snow Troupe


2006-07: Sketches from the Life of Ryoma Sakamoto / The Classical Music ~I Love Chopin~, Ryoma Sakamoto
2006: Copacabana (Hakataza), Stephen / Tony Forte (top star debut)
2006: The Rose of Versailles: Oscar (Snow), Andre, Gerodere
2006: The Rose of Versailles: Fersen and Marie-Antoinette (Star), Oscar (special appearance)
2005: Daytime Hustler (Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan), Laurence (lead role)
2005: Milan Wrapped in a Fog / Wonderland, Karlheinz Berger
2005: Sleeping Moon (Drama City), Shikibu Kyou no Miya
2004-05: In Quest of the Blue Bird / Takarazuka's Dream Kingdom, Dennis Howard
2004: The Glow of Sunset in Asuka / Takarazuka Splendor II (Moon), Nakatomi no Kamatari, Prince Karu, Soga no Ishikawamaro (special appearance)
2004: A Love Story in 1914 / Takarazuka Splendor, Guillaume Apollinaire (special appearance)
2003: Romance de Paris / Les Collages, Moujahid Nasser / Etoile
2003: American Pie (Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan), Grand Pa (lead role)
2003: In the Tender Light of a Fine Spring / Joyful!!, Minamoto Yorimitsu
2002: Reunion / The Splendor of 1000 Beats 2002 (National Tour), Mark
2002: Memories of Barcelona / On the Fifth, Captain Jean Christophe
2001-02: Flaming Love / Rose Garden, Wang Sun-wei
2001: Anna Karenina (Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan), Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin
2001: In Search of El Dorado / Passage, Kawada Koichirou
2000: Department Store / Arch of Triumph (Tokyo), Henri
2000: Takarazuka: Snow, Moon, Flower / Sunrise Takarazuka (Berlin)
2000: Bamboo-leaf Boat (Bow Hall), Akechi Mitsuhide / Tsumaki Kouchirou (lead role)
1999: The Man Called Bacchus / Splendor of a Thousand Beats '99, Mueller
1999: Icarus (Nippon Seinenkan & Aichi), Arnold
1999: Reunion / Nova Bossa Nova, Michel / Bolso
1999: House Amid the Thickets / Ravir (Chunichi), Rinya
1998: Last Steps (Bow Workshop)
1998: House Amid the Thickets / Ravir, Rinya
1998: Gone with the Wind, Rene
1998: Icarus (Bow Hall), Arnold
1997-98: Song of Cherry Blossoms / Let's Jazz!, Amimaru
1997: Ghost at Midnight / Les Cherubim, Eldredge
1997: Romanesque Mask / Golden Days, le Chevalier de Belleroche
1997: Natasha of the Rainbow / La Jeunesse (Chunichi)
1996: Anaji (Bow Hall), Shiranui
1996: Natasha of the Rainbow / La Jeunesse
1996: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / Ma Belle Etoile (National Tour), Midori
1996: Elisabeth, Gyula Andrássy (Tokyo)
1995: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / Ma Belle Etoile, Shikina
1995: Grand Shanghai (Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan / Drama City), Japanese Soldier
1995: JFK / 1001 Baroque Nights
1995: Goodbye Merry-Go-Round (Bow Hall)
1994-95: An Actor's Revenge / Sagittarius
1994: Blown by the Wind (Bow Hall), Rene
1994: Gone with the Wind
1993-94: Seal of the Bourbons / La Cote d'Azur
1993: Heaven and Hell / Take Off
1992-93: Chuushingura (Snow)
1992: This Boundless Love (Snow)


1998: House Amid the Thickets, Katsushiro (lead role)
1997-98: Song of Cherry Blossoms, Jana Ryuuzan (lead role)
1997: Ghost at Midnight, Charles (lead role)
1997: Romanesque Mask, Vicomte de Valmont (lead role)
1996: Natasha of the Rainbow, Nagaoka Hitoshi
1996: Elisabeth, Rudolph
1995: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino, Amehiko
1995: JFK, Castro
1994-95: An Actor's Revenge, Benkou
1994: Gone with the Wind, Charles Hamilton
1993-94: Seal of the Bourbons
1993: Heaven and Hell


2006: Loath to Depart
2006: NEXT DOOR
2006: Dream Memorandum
2006: I have a dream
2006: TCA Special 2006 - Wonderful Dreamers
2005: Hana no Michi ~ Yume no Michi ~ Towa no Michi
2005: Golden Steps
2005: TCA Special 2005 - Beautiful Melody, Beautiful Romance
2004: Bonjour Takarasienne (OG Special Performance)
2004: TCA Special 2004 - Takarazuka 90
2003: TCA Special 2003 - Dear Grand Theater
2002: TCA Special 2002 - Dream
2002: Paris Festival 2002
2002: Off (Dinner Show)
2001: Snow Troupe Encourage Concert
2000: TCA Special 2000 - King of Revue
1999: Revue Special '99
1999: Caution! (Esprit Concert)
1999: '99 TCA Special - Hello! Wonderful Time
1998: '98 TCA Special - Takarasienne!
1997: TCA Special
1997: Lady Revolution (Hoshina Yuri Esprit Concert)
1992: '92 TMP Music Festival - Songs in Your Heart, Chorus


Musicals:

2014: Chicago , Roxie Hart (with Mine Saori, Asaji Saki, Shizuki Asato, Wao Youka, Kozuki Wataru, Mizu Natsuki, Asami Hikaru, Yamato Yuuga)
2014: Celebration 100! Takarazuka
2011: Victor/Victoria Victor(ia)
2011: Sideshow (also in 2010)
2011: Ai to Seishun no Takarazuka Tacchi (also in 2008/9)
2010: Black Coffee
2010: Indigo Nights
2010: NINE
2009: Fiddler on the Roof
2009: Taketori Monogatari Princess Kaguya
2009: Me and My Girl Jackie
2008: Applause Eve
2008: 『玉つき屋の千代さん〜女ハスラー繁盛記〜』 美津子
2008: LOVE LETTERS Melissa
2007: 『宮廷女官チャングムの誓い』 チェ・グミョン
2007: Two Gentlemen of Verona
2007: Ai, Toko wo Komete Dracula

Concerts:

2019: The Rose of Versailles 45 (OG Performance)
2015: X-Talk The Final
2015: Reijin (OG top otokoyaku project)
2014: ONE HEART Musical Festival with Ayaki Nao, Ayano Kanami, Yamato Yuuga
2011: Takashiro Kei's 20th Anniversary Concert PASSER (May 22 in Osaka, May 29 in Tokyo)
2010: Koshiji Fubuki Tribute Concert with Haruno Sumire, Aran Kei, Kozuki Wataru, Aika Mire, Makoto Tsubasa, Mori Keaki and Minoru Kou
2009: T4 First Concert (Ai to Seishun no Takarazuka concert)
2009: Takashiro Kei ON STAGE
2007: Cole Porter "Night and Day"


オスカーランド - Takashiro Kei's Official Blog and Profile

• Her older sister is Tsuzushiro Ai, a former Star Troupe musumeyaku who retired in 1997.
• Had the shortest run as a Top Star in the company's history (7 months).
• Her favorite music genre is rock and she is a big fan of GLAY.
• Though she works almost exclusively on stage, she appears on variety shows a few times a year and has acted in TV dramas twice, both in 2010.
• Published a book in 2008, offering 25 lessons for "busu" (ugly girls) to become "kirei" (pretty); a sequel was released in 2011.
• She married Kabuki actor Ichikawa Tsukinosuke II in 2013.
• In 2011, she released her first album "PASSER".
• Takarazuka Precious: Sakakihara Kazuko's Takarazuka First Night & Event Revue article - Takashiro Kei's Sayonara Show
• ENAK Sumire Style Stage GRAPH - Sayonara Parade