Manaki Reika
Acting
Biography
Manaki Reika (愛希 れいか, August 21, 1991) is a Japanese actress and former Top Musumeyaku for the Moon Troupe in the Takarazuka Revue Company (2009-2018) She is affiliated with the talent agency AMUSE Inc.
Born: August 21, 1991
Known For
Elisabeth: Rondo of Love and Death
Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe 2018 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'
1789: The Lovers of the Bastille
Paris, 1789. A young revolutionary peasant and a maid of Queen Marie-Antoinette fall in love at the brink of the French Revolution.
Baddy
The story is set in the capital of Earth, Takarazuka-City. The peaceful planet Earth — a united world where war, crime, and all evils have been overcome — receives a visit from Baddy, a vagabond rogue from the moon. Baddy is a super-cool, elegant, and a heavy smoker. But he soon finds that smoking is outlawed across the face of the Earth. Baddy, accepting no limits, leads his gang and engages in all sorts of wrongdoing to make the dull world more interesting. His final goal is to steal the planetary budget guarded in Takarazuka Big Theater Bank. But all-mighty female investigator Goody is gaining on him!
Company: Lessons, Passion, and Companionship
Young Aoyagi Seiji’s life fell apart when he lost his wife to an illness, and his life seems to be on hold even as he continues to work for Ariake Pharmaceuticals, toiling through passionless days with only memories of his beloved to sustain him. Ariake Pharmaceuticals announces a merger with another company, Healthy Foods, to form a new company “Ariake Foods & Pharmacy,” leading to a spate of new projects and prospects. Additionally, Ariake Foods & Pharmacy announces a memorial performance to commemorate its founding: “Swan Lake” by the Shikishima Ballet Company. As general producer—a job completely outside of his expertise—Aoyagi strives to direct a ballet performance to success. His life, once on hold, starts moving again...
Alice's Lover ~Alice in Underground Wonderland~
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has been read and loved by people all over the world since it was first published in 1865. In a mysterious underground land called Fantasmagoria, a young Lewis Carroll is working as a "storyteller" for the Red Queen. When he meets a girl named Alice who wanders in from the real world, they must take part in a battle between dreams and reality... A story of love and adventure unfolds with the hero and heroine, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and other familiar characters — a fantasy musical production colored with pop and style.
The Rose of Versailles -Oscar and Andre-
Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 version of The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre
The Legend of King Arthur
Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2016 adaptation of the French musical La Légende du roi Arthur
Passion -Jose and Carmen- / Apasionado!!III
-- Passion - José and Carmen -- Based on motifs in Mérimée's original work "Carmen," Don José is destined to be at the mercy of Carmen. His attraction to her passion is portrayed in this musical work. -- Apasionado!! III -- Apasionado in Spanish means "hot" or "the passion of man." To the theme of "heat," its various forms are incorporated into this revue, such as in hot rhythms, heated emotions, burning love, and the flames of jealousy. People will gamble their lives in the name of passion. It was performed by Moon Troupe in 2008, led by Sena Jun and in 2009 by Oozora Yuuhi of Cosmos Troupe. A staged piece overflowing with adult atmosphere, a brush-up will be delivered.
All for One - D'Artagnan and the Sun King
It is 17th-century France, where Louis XIV, the "Sun King," reigns. The Musketeers, who answer to the king, diligently train themselves day in and day out to protect their liege and the state. Each of these highly skilled warriors also has a unique personality: Porthos is courageous and daring, Athos is calm and reassuring, Aramis is a ladies' man like none other in his time, while d'Artagnan is our invincible hero. All, meanwhile, are utterly proud and brave warriors.
Grand Hotel
"Grand Hotel" is a musical set in 1928 Berlin, depicting the varied lives of guests at a luxury hotel over a day-and-a-half. The Broadway production that opened in 1989 with Tommy Tune as director-choreographer earned rave reviews and went on to win five Tony Awards. The same show was later put on in London and Berlin as well. Suzukaze Mayo led the Moon Troupe in the Takarazuka Revue's 1993 production of "Grand Hotel." Tommy Tune was invited to direct and choreograph this Takarazuka version, which went on to win high acclaim. The Takarazuka Revue has invited Tommy Tune, who won the Special Tony Award at the 69th Tony Awards in 2015 for his many years of achievement, to serve as special supervisor as "Grand Hotel" returns to the stage at the outset of 2017, when the Moon Troupe's top star, Tamaki Ryou, will make her Takarazuka Revue debut.
Filmography
as Suzuki Minami
as Haruna Nozaki
as Elisabeth
as Takanawa Yoshiko
as Mata Hari
as Elisabeth
as Joan of Arc
as Detective Inspector Goody
as Takasaki Minami
as トゥーランドット
as Louis XIV
as Elizaveta Grushinskaya
as Guinevere
as Kichou
as Marie Antoinette
as Melanie Hamilton
as Carla de Lerne
as Sally Smith
as Rosalie
as バーバラ・オブライエン
as Juliette
as Wallis Simpson