
Ayabuki Mao
Acting
Biography
Ayabuki Mao (彩吹 真央) is an Osaka-born actress and a former member of Takarazuka Revue.
Born: June 9, 1973
Place of Birth: Osaka, Japan
Known For

Elisabeth
Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe 1996 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'. This was the Revue Company's first 'Elisabeth' production.

Life's a Joy! Life Goes On!!
To celebrate Maury Yeston's 80th birthday, a dream collaboration of cast members from past productions of "Grand Hotel," "Phantom," "Titanic," "Nine," and "Death Takes a Holiday"! Alongside our gratitude for the 20th anniversary of the Umeda Arts Theater, they bring you a “truly unforgettable moment.”

Wuthering Heights
Takarazuka Snow Troupe's 1997 stage adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.

The Brothers Karamazov
The musical begins mid-way through the trial of Dmitri Karamazov (Mizu Natsuki) for the murder of his father Fyodor (Mirai Yuuki). Dmitri maintains his innocence, and we are then taken back in time to see how things reached the point they are at now.

I love you -Je t'aime- / Miroirs - Endless Dreams of the Mirrors
In 20th century Paris, a farewell reception is being held after the a millionaire who had founded many enterprises. His will says that his eldest son George will succeed the count with the stipulation that he marry a woman of either blue blood or high society within half a year but Georges dreams of marrying and loving forever a woman destined to cross his path. He feels oppressed by the idea of getting married merely to fulfill his father's will. His friend tells George to go easy, advising him that marriage is one thing and love another. He then leads George to a revue theater he knows well. George, who gets drunk at the theater, remembers his father's advice in the will: Go to church when in distress. He heads for a church. However, on the way to the church, he falls down. At the moment he thinks in fading consciousness that he is freezing to death, he sees an angel.

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love & Death
Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe 2007 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'

Appartement Cinéma
There is a certain hotel which caters to people who have lost their way. People trying to get their lives back on track, or simply trying to find out where they went wrong. One of the people staying at this hotel is Wolf, who playfully follows the self-absorbed young Anna around the hotel. No one knows what he did before he came there, though he used to joke that he was an assassin. Anna is a one-hit movie actress who now spends all of her time cultivating "patrons" to support her.

Romeo and Juliet '99
An original, semi-modernized musical adaptation of Shakespeare's classic romance.

Enter the Revue
A modern, fast paced Takarazuka Revue in keeping with the spirit of the Paris Revue, yet looking forward to the 21st century.

Phantom
2006 Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's "Phantom."
Filmography
as Jean Hector
as Count Louis
as Henry Spencer
as Sgt. Mendoza
as Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov
as Escobar
as Hans Axel von Fersen
as Alan Jones / Elliot Jones
as Franz Joseph (Emperor of Austro-Hungary)
as Gérard Carriere
as Leonard
as Mikado
as Charles Darnay
as Hans
as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
as Pierre
as Vincent
as Doring
as Nicola
as Mercutio
as Luchiano
as Giles
as Black Angel