Name: Ebira Kaoru
Kanji: 箙 かおる
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Otokoyaku
Status: Retired

Nickname: Charu
Height: 166 cm
Birthday: December 6th
Blood Type:
Hometown: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Favorite Food: pudding by Morozoff, Jagariko, Tonchou (rice with soybeans and dried kelp)
Favorite Flower: lavender, cherry blossoms, peach blossoms
Favorite Colors: royal blue, purple
Hobbies: horse riding, horse racing, and she's addicted to Korean TV dramas
Collections: Korean drama DVDs, earrings
Special Talent: Japanese dance, drama
Origin of Stage Name: a respected teacher thought of it for her
Favorite Role:
Would Like to Try Playing: kabuki, a Japanese show, Sukeroku

Debut: 1975 (61st Class) Takarazuka Spring Dance
Troupe History:
1998 - 2017 Senka
1996 - 1998 Snow Troupe
1990 - 1996 Senka
1976 - 1990 Snow Troupe


2017: Legend of the Phoenix -Calaf & Turandot- / Crystal Takarazuka (Moon - National Tour), King Timur
2016: A Song for Kingdoms (Cosmos - Hakataza), Pharaoh
2015: A Song for Kingdoms (Cosmos), Pharaoh
2013: The Rose of Versailles: Fersen, General Bouillet
2009: Side Story: The Rose of Versailles -André- / Exciter! (Flower), General Jarjayes
2009: Side Story: The Rose of Versailles -André- / Dancing for You (Cosmos), General Jarjayes
2008: Side Story: The Rose of Versailles -Bernard- / Neo Dandyism! III (Star - National Tour), General Jarjayes
2007: Osaka Samurai (Moon - Bow Hall), Yamatoya Genemon
2006: Immortal Lovers (Cosmos - Bow Hall), Alfred Dejeuner
2005: A Song for Kingdoms (Star - Chunichi), Pharaoh
2004: The Glow of Sunset in Asuka / Takarazuka Splendor II (Moon), Soga no Emishi
2004: The Letter That Was Never Sent (Snow - Bow Hall), Major Dantes
2003: A Song for Kingdoms (Star), Pharaoh
2003: Pierre the Mercenary / The Star Dust Party (Cosmos), Bishop Cauchon
2003: Hey, Mr. Spring Wind / Spring Again (Cosmos - Bow Hall), Oyakata / Komusou / Saemon
2002: Slapstick (Moon - Bow Hall), Wiliam Taylor
2002: Complete Devotion (Snow - Bow Hall), Ritarou
2001: Figaro! (Cosmos - Bow Hall), Count Almaviva
2001: The Rose of Versailles 2001: Fersen and Marie-Antoinette (Cosmos), Gustavus III
2000: Extreme Embarrassment (Moon - Bow Hall), Gien
2000: Bamboo-leaf Boat (Snow - Bow Hall), Oda Nobunaga
2000: The Great Adventures of Tom Jones (Flower - Bow Hall), Charles Western
1999: The Man Called Bacchus / Splendor of a Thousand Beats '99 (Snow), Porthos
1999: Icarus (Snow - Nippon Seinenkan & Aichi), Walter
1999: House Amid the Thickets / Ravir (Snow - Chunichi), Buddhist Priest
1998: House Amid the Thickets / Ravir (Snow), Buddhist Priest
1998: Gone with the Wind, Dr. Meade
1998: Icarus (Bow Hall), Walter
1997-98: Song of Cherry Blossoms / Let's Jazz!, Shou Nei
1997: Ghost at Midnight / Les Cherubim, Viscount Barend
1997: Wuthering Heights, Judge Linton
1997: Romanesque Mask / Golden Days, Court Director
1997: Natasha of the Rainbow / La Jeunesse (SnowChunichi), Kame / Colonel Muramatsu
1996: Cesare Borgia / Prestige (Moon), Pope Alexander VI
1996: Natasha of the Rainbow / La Jeunesse (Snow), Kame / Colonel Muramatsu
1996: The Visitor (Moon - Bow Hall), Takizou / George Claire
1995: A Map Without Borders (Star), Geyer Stroheim
1994: Growing Up (Flower - Nippon Seinenkan / Aichi Annuity), Oshou
1994: Casanova, Memento of a Dream / La Cantata! (Star), Archbishop San Marco
1994: Growing Up (Moon - Bow Hall), Oshou
1993: Grand Hotel / Broadway Boys (Moon), Hermann Preysing
1993: Manhattan Story (Moon - Nippon Seinenkan), Rodney Esman
1992-93: Valentino (Snow - Bow Hall), Lasky
1992: Cafe Carnival / Dreamy Fragrance (Moon), Vasco Andlade
1992: Flower Drum Song (Flower - Bow Hall), Wang Chi Yang
1991-92: The Land of Smiles (Snow - Bow Hall), Tschang
1991-92: The Lily of Gran Sasso (Star - Bow Hall / Nippon Seinenkan / Nagoya), Mussolini
1991: Dew Drops on Hydrangeas (Moon - Bow Hall), Masaji
1990: Dusk-Colored Half Moon / Paradise Tropicana, Williams
1990: The Castle Tower Enveloped in the Smell of Flowers / Bright Delight Time (National Tour), Kanou Shougen Masanori
1990: The Castle Tower Enveloped in the Smell of Flowers / Bright Delight Time, Kanou Shougen Masanori
1989: The Rose of Versailles: Andre and Oscar, Count Provence
1989: Book of Lingering Memories (Nippon Seinenkan)
1989: Chronicles of Tamayura / Dynamo! (National Tour)
1989: Monsieur du Paris / La Passion!, Thibaud / Dr. Marceau
1988: Chronicles of Tamayura / Dynamo!, Fujiwara no Fusasaki
1988: The Legend of Oeyama / The Revuescope (National Tour), Hotoke
1988: Gone with the Wind, Mrs. Merriweather
1987: Pear Blossoms - Dancing in the Palace / The Revuescope, Prince Temur
1987: Takarazuka Dance Eulogy / The Red Rose of Samarkand, Shaibani
1986-87: Show Boat (Bow Hall / Kani Hoken Hall / Chuunichi Theater), Joe
1986: Three Waltzes, President Schwarzenegg / Assistant Director
1986: Kaleidoscope of Love / And Now! (National Tour), Alan
1986: The Legend of Oeyama / Sky High Sky, Hotoke
1985: Spreading Golden Wings / Full Beat (National Tour)
1985: Kaleidoscope of Love / And Now!, Willie
1985: Flower Fantasies / Spreading Golden Wings, Miguel
1984: Love and Fire / Full Beat, Shinsuke
1984: Love's Flight III -Chanson d'Amour- (Bow Hall)
1984: Gone with the Wind
1984: Mayerling / Happy Ending Story (Chunichi), Emperor Franz-Joseph
1983: Mayerling / Happy Ending Story, Emperor Franz-Joseph
1983: Blue Jasmine / Happy Ending Story, Lahjin
1983: Mayerling / Grand Elegance (Snow, 1983), Emperor Franz-Joseph
1982-83: Lily in Love / Golden Dream, Notary Public
1982: Love's Flight II (Bow Hall)
1982: Javanese Dancer, Agung
1981-82: Fly Up, Young Seagulls / Sun Orient Sun, Matsukichi
1981: Wandering Requiem, Raymond
1981: Love Exclusive (Bow Hall), Ed
1980-81: Flowery Dance Rhythm / Mars of the Blue Rose -Angelique II-
1980: Crazy Breath of Air (Bow Hall)
1980: For the Sake of Distant You
1979: The One Who Disappeared into the Morning Mist / Ol'man River
1979: Love's Flight (Bow Hall)
1979: The Spring Breeze's Invitation / Hello! Holiday
1978: The Takarazuka (South American Tour)
1978: Johnny On the Hill / Sensation! (Grand Theater)
1978: Gone with the Wind, Willy
1977: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino / The Revue
1977: Nightingale Song of Spring / Manhattan Rag
1976: Man of Starlight / Non, Non, Non
1975: The Rose of Versailles: Andre and Oscar (Flower)


1981-82: Fly Up, Young Seagulls, Shimada Yuutarou (lead role) / Watanabe Kazan
1981: Wandering Requiem, Felix (lead role) / Uronsky/Orion
1980-81: Mars of the Blue Rose ~Angelique II~
1980: For the Sake of Distant You
1979: The Spring Breeze's Invitation
1978: Johnny On the Hill (Grand Theater), Matt
1977: Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino, Amano Inukai no Murajikatsumaro
1977: Nightingale Song of Spring
1976: Man of Starlight


2017: Door of Dreams (Salon Concert) (final performance)
2017: 54th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2015: 53rd Takarazuka Buyoukai
2013: 52nd Takarazuka Buyoukai
2011: 51st Takarazuka Buyoukai
2010: Seventeenth ISOLABELLA Salon Concert
2008: 49th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2008: Morning Musume and Takarazuka Collaboration - Cinderella the Musical, King
2007: 48th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2007: Senka Encourage Concert
2007: Pure, Proper, Beautiful
2006: 47th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2005: 46th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2004: 45th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2002: Senka Encourage Concert
1999: Second Matsumoto Yuri Recital
1997: '97 TCA Special - The Festival
1986: '86 TMP Music Festival - That's Movie!
1985: '85 TMP Music Festival - Welcome to Broadway
1983: 25th Mirror Ball -Kayama Yuuzou and Takarasienne Joint Fantasy-
1983: 24th Mirror Ball -TMP Music Festival-
1980: Star the Sunshine! (Migiwa Natsuko Bow Sayonara Recital)

• Her name is inspired by the Japanese tale "Ebira-no-Ume" (the Quiver Plum Tree/The Plum Blossom in the Quiver) which describes a warrior who is not only a man of valor, but also a man who understands subtle beauties. Ebira means quiver, and kaoru means fragrance.
• She was a member of the twelfth group of Bambies (1975-76).
• Her name in the Wakayagi style of Japanese dance is Wakayagi Kichinobuyo (若柳吉信代).
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