Akatsuki Chisei
Picture Credit: yaomeis | GRAPH 2024 April / Tiara Azul Le Cinq
Name: Akatsuki Chisei
Kanji: 暁 千星
Current Troupe: Star
Role: Otokoyaku
Status: Current
Nickname: Arinko, Ari
Height: 173 cm
Birthday: September 14th
Blood Type: A
Hometown: Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Favorite Food: meat, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, squash, udon
Favorite Flower: rose
Favorite Colors: black, white, green, orange
Hobbies: eating good food, drawing, reading
Collections: purses, accessories, Morning Musume stuff
Special Talent: volleyball
Origin of Stage Name: thought of it with her family; she wanted to put the meaning "shine among countless stars (chisei) like the sun at dawn (akatsuki)" in her stage name. Also, akatsuki is from Fukuyama Akatsuki-no-Hoshi Girls School which she graduated from.
Favorite Role: Rudolph in "Elisabeth" and Der Tod in "Elisabeth" shinjin kouen, Rasha in "Shigure Hill Road in Nagasaki", everything in "BADDY", Nicolas in "The Wind of Buenos Aires", A. Rama Raju in "RRR x TAKARAZUKA"
Would Like to Try Playing: would like to take on various roles
Debut: 2012 (98th Class) Brilliant Days
Troupe History:
2022 - Current Star Troupe
2013 - 2022 Moon Troupe
2024: Hit Me Anyone One More Time / Tiara Azul, Isaka
2024: Rays of Dawn (Umeda Arts / Brillia Hall), Philip Pirrip (Pip) (lead role)
2024: RRR x TAKA"R"AZUKA / Violetopia, A. Rama Raju
2023: Me and My Girl (Hakataza), Bill Snibson (shared lead role with Minami Maito) / Sir John Tremayne
2023: 1789: The Lovers of Bastille, Camille Desmoulins[1]
2023: The Red and the Black (Drama City / Nippon Seinenkan), Geronimo
2022-23: Dimitri / Jaguar Beat, Avag Zakarian
2022: The Count of Monte Cristo / Gran Cantante!! (National Tour), Giovanni Bertuccio
2022: The Wind of Buenos Aires (Seinenkan / Drama City), Nicolas (lead role)
2022: Color Me True / Full Swing!, Orochimaru
2021: The Kawagiri Bridge / Dream Chaser (Hakataza), Seikichi
2021: Ouranki / Dream Chaser, Emperor Go-Murakami
2021: Love at Dal Lake (TBS Akasaka ACT / Umeda Arts), Peper (Tokyo only)
2020-21: Welcome to Takarazuka / A Farce in Pigalle, Leo
2020: The Microcosmic War of Dejima (Drama City / Toshima Arts), Rinzō
2019: I Am From Austria, Pablo Garcia
2019: On the Town (Umeda Arts Theater), Chip
2019: Unmatched in Dreams and Reality / Krung Thep -City of Angels-, Yoshioka Seijurō
2019: On the Town (Tokyo Int'l Forum), Chip
2018: Elisabeth, Rudolph (Cast A) / Elemer Batthyány (Cast B)
2018: The Last Party ~S. Fitzgerald's Last Day~ (Nippon Seinenkan / Drama City), Ernest Hemingway
2018: Company / Baddy, Haseyama Souta
2017: Arkadia (Bow Hall), Minette (lead role)
2017: All for One, Porthos
2017: Shigure Hill Road in Nagasaki / Carousel Rondo (Hakataza), Rasha
2017: Grand Hotel / Carousel Rondo, Raffaela Ottanio, Erik (shared roles)
2016: Falstaff (Bow Hall), Romeo
2016: Nobunaga / Forever Love!!, Sawaki Yoshiyuki
2016: Passion -Jose and Carmen- / Apasionado!! III (National Tour), Escamilio
2015-16: Manon / Golden Jazz, Tuan
2015: A-En (Bow Hall), Ariel Starlet (double lead with Asami Jun)
2015: 1789: The Lovers of Bastille, Hans Axel von Fersen
2015: Gone With the Wind (Chunichi)
2014: Puck / Crystal Takarazuka
2014: The Kingdom (Nippon Seinenkan / Drama City), Alexei
2014: Takarazuka Dance / Guide to the Future / Takarazuka Flower Poems 100!!
2014: Gone with the Wind (Umeda Arts)
2013: The Merry Widow (Drama City / Nippon Seinenkan), Njegus
2013: Arsène Lupin / Fantastic Energy!
2013: Me and My Girl
2012: JIN / Gold Spark! (Snow), Fate's Dancing Dreamer
2012: Brilliant Days / Climax (Cosmos), Follies Girl / Dreamer Rockette
2018: Elisabeth, Der Tod (HY: Tamaki Ryou) (lead role)
2018: Company, Wakisaka Eiichi (HY: Kouzuki Ruu)
2017: All for One, Cardinal Mazarin (HY: Itsuki Chihiro)
2017: Grand Hotel, Doorman
2016: Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga (HY: Ryuu Masaki) (lead role)
2015-16: Manon, Fan Tui Koun (HY: Tamaki Ryou)
2015: 1789: The Lovers of Bastille, Ronan Mazurier (HY: Ryuu Masaki) (lead role)
2014: Puck, Bobby (HY: Tamaki Ryou)
2014: Guide to the Future / Takarazuka Flower Poems 100!!, Jake (HY: Ryuu Masaki) (lead role), Flower Gentleman A / Black Prince / Orchid Man A / Rose Singer (HY: Tamaki Ryou / Houzuki An)
2013: Arsène Lupin, Justin Ganimard (police inspector after Lupin) (HY: Seijou Kaito)
2025: Anthem (Rei Makoto Concert)
2021: From Sakura (Misono Sakura Music Salon)
2018: Takarazuka Special 2018 - Say! Hey! Show Up!!
2017: Takarazuka Special 2017 - Je t'aime Revue -90th Anniversary of Mon Paris-
2017: 54th Takarazuka Buyoukai
2016: Takarazuka Special 2016 ~Music Succession to Next~
2016: Bow Singing Workshop -Moon-
2015: Takarazuka Special 2015 - New Century, Next Dream
- Graduated at the top of the 98th class.
- Part of "Group A", which performed with Cosmos and Snow Troupes before official troupe assignments in Feb. 2013.
- Was Hankyu & Hanshin Railways' hatsumoude poster model for 2013.
- Featured in New Generation IV.
- Featured in Rising Star Guide 2017.
- Her father is former pro baseball player Yamauchi Kazuhiro.
- Studied ballet from the age of 5. Was considering becomimg a ballerina, but had to quit due to her height. Her friend then advised her to try out for Takarazuka.
- First production she saw was Flower Troupe's "Sorrowful Córdoba / Red Hot Sea II".
- Her best friend is Umino Mitsuki.
- Her favorite actresses are Yuzuki Reon and Serika Toa. In 2022, was on "Dream Concert" with Yuzuki Reon.
- Played the lead role in "1789: The Lovers of Bastille" both in shinjin kouen and honkouen, while Rei Makoto was absent.
- Shared a dorm room with Rukaze Hikaru (from Yururi Funwari Futari # 4).
- Gave retirement flowers to Urara Senri.
- Often returns to shows like "Dandyism!" with Maya Miki and "La Jeunesse!" with Takane Fubuki (from LEE interview).
Footnotes:
- Top star Rei Makoto was absent from the Tokyo run of 1789: The Lovers of Bastille from 08/19 - 08/23 due to illness. Akatsuki Chisei covered the lead role of Ronan Mazurier, and Amahana Ema understudied her role of Camille Desmoulins.