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Takarazuka Revue's Elisabeth (1997)

Rondo of Love and Death

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 31M

Director : Koike Shuuichirou

Synopsis

The musical tells the story of Elisabeth ("Sisi"), the Empress of Austria, from her engagement and marriage in 1854 to her murder in 1898 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, through the lens of her growing obsession with death, as her marriage and her empire crumble around her at the turn of the century.

Actors

Asaji Saki
Asaji Saki
Der Tod
Shiraki Ayaka
Shiraki Ayaka
Empress Elisabeth
Minoru Kou
Minoru Kou
Emperor Franz Joseph
Jun Shibuki
Jun Shibuki
Luigi Lucheni

Crews

Koike Shuuichirou
Koike Shuuichirou
Director
Yoshida Yuuko
Yoshida Yuuko
Music Director
Kurosaki Isamu
Kurosaki Isamu
Translator
Hayama Kiyomi
Hayama Kiyomi
Choreographer
Shou Sumire
Shou Sumire
Choreographer
Maeda Kiyomi
Maeda Kiyomi
Choreographer

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