Tokyo International News Agency

It has been announced that Fumi Yoshinaga's masterpiece manga Ooku: The Inner Chambers will be adapted into a stage production by the Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. The show is scheduled to run from February to March 2027 at the Tokyo International Forum and the Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall in Osaka. The adaptation will focus on the immensely popular "Arikoto & Iemitsu Arc" from the original manga. Set in a gender-swapped Ooku, the painful yet poignant love story will be brought to life through the glamorous world of Takarazuka. Yuka Kurita will direct the production, with Star Troupe's Chisei Akatsuki starring as Madenokoji Arikoto alongside Chizuru Uta as Tokugawa Iemitsu. Following the announcement, fans of both the original manga and Takarazuka flooded social media with excitement, posting comments such as "Takarazuka and Ooku are a match made in heaven!" and "I have high expectations for both the directing and the cast!" The news has...

The Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe has unveiled its lineup for February to March 2027, sending shockwaves of excitement across social media with the announcement of a stage adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga's smash-hit manga series Ooku: The Inner Chambers . Starring Chise Akatsuki and Chizuru Uta and directed by Yuka Kurita, the production will be staged at the Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall in Osaka and the Tokyo International Forum. Set in an alternate-history Edo Castle where gender roles are reversed, the acclaimed drama has sparked overwhelming enthusiasm among fans, with many expressing delight and anticipation over how key storylines and casting will be handled. Additionally, the troupe announced I am Heathcliff , starring Hikaru Rukaze, to be performed at the Umeda Arts Theater Drama City and Toshima Arts and Culture Theater (Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL). Directed by Hirokazu Ikuta, this dramatic production boldly reimagines Emily Brontë's classic Wuthering Heights . Fans...