Aran Kei
Acting
Biography
Kei Aran (安蘭 けい, Aran Kei), real name Touko Yasuda (安田 瞳子, Yasuda Touko) (born October 9, 1970), is a Japanese actress and former top star otokoyaku (an actress who plays male roles) of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007. She resigned from the company in April 2009 and is currently pursuing an acting career outside of the Revue. She is of Zainichi Korean descent and the first from such background to become the top star of the company.
Born: October 9, 1970
Place of Birth: Konan, Aichi, Japan
Known For
Elisabeth
Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe 1996 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'. This was the Revue Company's first 'Elisabeth' production.
Cherry Blossoms / Secret Hunter -There's Nothing in This World I Can't Steal-
Takarazuka Star Troupe 2007 performance of the musical Secret Hunter and the revue Sakura, performed at the Takarazuka Grand Theater and Tokyo Takarazuka Theater.
Wuthering Heights
Takarazuka Snow Troupe's 1997 stage adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.
Singin' in the Rain
Takarazuka Revue 2003 Star Troupe production based on the MGM film Singin' in the Rain
Fantastic Girls
In 1980, Ayuko is a new transfer student in Okayama from Tokyo. She doesn't have any friends and relies on her boyfriend Hideo who is a college student. Ayuko likes to draw a romance manga of herself and her boyfriend. Ayuko's classmate, Takemi, becomes a huge fan of Ayuko's manga and they become close friends. Due to an incident though, they drift apart. 30 years later, Ayuko is now a manga artist and comes back to Okayama to give a lecture at her former high school. There, Ayuko meets Takemi who is now a teacher.
'91 TMP Music Festival - Ethno Pops
Takarazuka Revue's special performance including all troupes.
The Nutcracker 3D
This adaptation of the Nutcracker story (by Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) is updated in this stop-motion animation from the original Japanese release of 1979. The new 3-D rendering is complemented by the art direction of Sebastian Masuda who is responsible for much of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's style. She also provides music here.
Mitsuko
The show focuses on Mitsuko Aoyama (1874-1941), who was the first Japanese woman to marry a westerner.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Jamie is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.
The Rose of Versailles 2001: Oscar and Andre (Star Troupe, 2001)
Takarazuka Revue’s 1992 production of "The Rose of Versailles 2001: Oscar and Andre". This version focuses on the relationship between Oscar and Andre.
Filmography
as Margaret New
as Takemi Akimoto (adult)
as Minister (voice)
as パーシー・ブレイクニー
as Andre Grandier
as Andre Grandier/Oscar Francois de Jarjayes
as 龍星
as アイーダ
as Count Philippe de Chandon
as Edmond de Lambrouse
as Don Lockwood
as Villager S
as Jan Palach
as Fujiwara no Tokitsura
as Fujiwara no Tokitsura
as Hans Axel von Fersen
as Pierre Clement
as Jeremy Methvin
as Icarus
as William
as Edgar Linton
as Young Rudolph
as Midori
as Shiek
as Fujiwara no Tokitsura