Movies by Rio Asumi

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love & Death

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love & Death

Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe's 2014 production of the Austrian musical, Elisabeth.

A Fairy Tale -The Spirit of the Blue Rose- / Charme!

A Fairy Tale -The Spirit of the Blue Rose- / Charme!

A Fairy Tale -The Spirit of the Blue Rose- introduces us to Harvey Rockwood, a world-renowned botanist, who comes across bad weather and finds himself enveloped by a dense fog. Under the blanket of the mist, he hears the sound of the wind, the calls of wild birds, and then a mysterious singing voice in a garden where he meets Elu, the Spirit of the Blue Rose. Elu informs Harvey that they shall meet once again in the mist... Charme! is a revue that unfolds on a stage below the city streets of Paris, amid the flowers, that is at once both pro...

The Rose of Versailles - Fersen and Marie Antoinette -

The Rose of Versailles - Fersen and Marie Antoinette -

Takarazuka Flower Troupe 2014 Chunichi Theater production. In 1770, Princess Marie-Antoinette of the House of Hapsburg, youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, marries at the age of fourteen, Prince Louis (future Louis XVI) of the House of Bourbon, eldest grandson of King Louis XV of France. In anxiety over some childishness still lingering in Marie-Antoinette, Empress Maria Theresa sends over to France her confidant, Count of Mercy-Argenteau, on the mission to tutor Marie-Antoinette to grow up to be a beloved queen of the Fre...

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love & Death

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love & Death

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2005 production of the Viennese musical Elisabeth.

The Rose of Versailles -Oscar and Andre-

The Rose of Versailles -Oscar and Andre-

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 version of The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre

The Poe Clan (Flower Troupe, 2018)

The Poe Clan (Flower Troupe, 2018)

Inside the village of Poe a mysterious noble family takes residence with their son Edgar and ill daughter Marybell. Edgar is quickly intrigued by Allan, the heir of a transportation company, who catches his eye by almost running him over with a horse. As the story unfolds a few residents of Poe slowly begin to wonder about the new family...

The New Tale of Genji / Melodia

The New Tale of Genji / Melodia

-- The Tale of Genji -- Hikaru Genji was born to Kiritsubotei when he was Emperor, as the second imperial Prince. Since childhood, he has harbored feelings of love for Fujitsubo-no-Nyogo, the Empress of Kiritsubotei. -- Melodia -- This performance comprises a number of musical pieces played to passionate as well as beautiful melodies and rhythms that generate excitement. They all are part of passionate and beautiful tunes that brim with love, dreams, hopes, passion, sorrow and an energy that knows no bounds.

Messiah -The Legend of Shiroh Amakusa- / Beautiful Garden -A Profusion of Flowers-

Messiah -The Legend of Shiroh Amakusa- / Beautiful Garden -A Profusion of Flowers-

Messiah –The Strange Tale of of Amakusa Shirō– The story takes place in Edo Castle in 1656. Foreign-style painter Yuan Yamada is asked by the young shogun Ietsuna Tokugawa to tell him the truth about the rebellion in the Bizen Shimabara domain 20 years ago. Yuan begins to tell the story of Tokisada (Shiro) Amakusa, the man who stood up for the people and became venerated as a messiah. Beautiful Garden; A Profusion of Flowers A profusion of beautiful, talented women† — an eternal flower garden with blooms of various scents and colors — Tak...

Me and My Girl

Me and My Girl

Recording of the Takarazuka Revue's 2008 Moon Troupe production of the musical "Me and My Girl."

The Love of the Last Tycoon - An Undying Love by the Emperor of Hollywood -

The Love of the Last Tycoon - An Undying Love by the Emperor of Hollywood -

The Love of the Last Tycoon is inspired by the life of film producer Irving Thalberg, on whom protagonist Monroe Stahr is based. The story follows Stahr's rise to power in Hollywood, and his conflicts with rival Pat Brady, a character based on studio head Louis B. Mayer.

Spring Snow

Spring Snow

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2012 production based on Mishima Yukio's novel Spring Snow. Set in the Taisho Period. A tale of the forbidden love between the heir of a marquis, Matsugae Kiyoaki, and his childhood friend the beautiful daughter of a count, Ayakura Satoko.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

At the end of the 18th century in France, a revolutionary storm is raging in Paris. While the Jacobins led by Robespierre are arresting and sentencing nobles to death, the angry populace are demanding more nobles be sent to the guillotine. The English Sir Percy tries to save as many as he can, disguised as The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Romanesque Mask / Melodia: A Warm and Lovely Melody

Romanesque Mask / Melodia: A Warm and Lovely Melody

Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe's play based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos.

Embraced by the Seas of Calista

Embraced by the Seas of Calista

Set on the fictional Mediterranean island of Callista on the eve of the outbreak of the French Revolution, the play depicts the struggles of a young officer who is torn between love, friendship, and his love for his homeland.