Kojou Reika
Picture Credit: Otome 1982 / Caithion | Takarazuka 85th Anniversary Video
Name: Kojou Reika
Kanji: 湖条 れいか
Current Troupe: n/a
Role: Musumeyaku
Status: Retired Top Musumeyaku (1984 - 1986) †
Nickname: Tsuttsu
Real Name: Tsutsumi Yuuko (堤優子)
Height: 159 cm
Birthday: June 12th
Blood Type:
Hometown: Kobe, Hyogo
Favorite Food: Japanese food
Favorite Flower: any kind of flower
Favorite Colors: white, pink, black
Hobbies: playing the piano
Collections: accessories to use on stage
Special Talent:
Origin of Stage Name: From her older sister's stage name (Kojou Chiaki)
Favorite Role:
Would Like to Try Playing:
Debut: 1975 (61st Class) Takarazuka Spring Dance
Troupe History:
1976 - 1986 Star Troupe
1986: Revue Symphony (Star 1986), Audrey Dane
1986: Flowers Strewn on the Western Sea / The Revue III (Star 1986) (Chunichi), Koyuki
1985: My Love Lies Over the Mountains / Love Express (Star 1985) (National Tour), Manhime
1985: Flowers Strewn on the Western Sea / The Revue III (Star 1985), Koyuki
1985: My Love Lies Over the Mountains / Love Express (Star 1985) (National Tour), Manhime
1985: Sorrowful Cordoba / Lumiere (Star 1985), Eva Silvestre
1984: Carousel (Star 1984) (Bow Hall), Julie Jordan (musumeyaku lead)
1984: My Love Lies Over the Mountains / Love Express (Star 1984), Manhime (double top musumeyaku debut )
1984: Rhapsody in Blue (Star 1984) (Bow Hall), Caroline Hurst (musumeyaku lead)
1984: Prayer Mandala / Plus One (Star 1984), Cybele
1983: The Man From Algiers / The Storm (Star 1983) (Tokyo), Annabel
1983: Lonely Heart (Star 1983) (Bow Hall)
1983: The Window of Orpheus (Star, 1983), Friederike Weischeit
1983: Spring When the Magnolias Bloom / Love Connection (Star 1983), O-Bun
1982: Lovers' Suicide (Star 1982) (Bow Hall), Narutose
1982: The Samurai's Poem in the Rumbling of the Sea / Fascination (National Tour), Hanayo
1982: Aegean Sea Blues / The Storm (Star 1982), Sharon
1982: A Small Flower Has Bloomed / Fascination (Star 1982), Oyuu (special performance)
1982: The Adventures of the Alien Papii from Mir / Fascination (Star 1982)
1981: The Samurai's Poem in the Rumbling of the Sea / Crescendo! (Star 1981), O-Hiro
1981: A Small Flower Has Bloomed / La Vie en Rose (Star 1981), Hiro
1980: Anatole (Star 1980) (Bow Hall), Gabrielle (musumeyaku lead)
1980: Beautiful Secret Seasons / New Fancy Game (Star 1980), Oharame
1980: My Song Resounds! -Beautiful, Secret Seasons- / Fancy Game (Star 1980), Oharame
1980: Rainbow Bridge (Star 1980) (Bow Hall), princess Leonora (musumeyaku lead)
1980: Adventurers in Love / Festa Festa (Star 1980), Joanna
1980: The Star Antares / Rose Fantasia (Star 1980)
1979: Lovers' Suicide (Star 1979) (Bow Hall), Hage
1979: The Star Antares / Rose Panic (Star 1979)
1979: The Midnight Sun, My Love (Star 1979)
1978-79: Hokashu / C'est Charmant! (Star, 1978-79)
1978: For Whom the Bell Tolls (Star, 1978)
1977-78: A Sad Goodbye in the Thames Fog / C'est Magnifique (Star, 1977-78)
1977: Gone With the Wind (Star 1977)
1976-77: Gypsy of the Setting Sun / Happy Tomorrow (Star 1976-77)
1975: The Rose of Versailles: Andre and Oscar (Flower 1975)
1981: A Small Flower Has Bloomed, O-Yuu (HY: Tsukishiro Chiharu)
1980: Beautiful, Secret Seasons
1980: My Song Resounds! -Beautiful, Secret Seasons-, Yubihime (HY: Wakamiya Aino)
1980: Adventurers in Love, Olivia (HY: Azuma Chiaki) (musumeyaku lead)
1980: The Star Antares, Mercedes (HY: Haruka Kurara) (musumeyaku lead)
1979: The Star Antares, Mercedes (HY: Haruka Kurara) (musumeyaku lead)
1979: The Midnight Sun, My Love
1978-79: C'est Charmant
1978: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Lutia
1978: A Sad Goodbye in the Thames Fog (Tokyo), Jean
1977: Gone With the Wind
1976-77: Gypsy of the Setting Sun
1986: '86 TMP Music Festival - That's Movie!
1985: '85 TMP Music Festival - Welcome to Broadway
1979: South Pacific (Nissay Theater), Riat (external appearance)
- † Double top musumeyaku with Minakaze Mai.
- Her older sister is Kojou Chiaki. Has a younger sister as well.
- Her father was part of the Takarazuka orchestra.
- Passed the TMS entrance exam on her second try.
- Retired from the stage completelly after marriage. She has a daughter.