Sorrowful Córdoba / Cool Beast!!
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English Title: Sorrowful Córdoba / Cool Beast!!
Japanese Title: 哀しみのコルドバ / Cool Beast!!
Romanized Title: Kanashimi no Korudoba / Cool Beast!!
Troupe: Flower
Year: 2021
Performances: National Tour, 08/25 - 09/14
Sorrowful Córdoba:
Based On:
Author: Shibata Yukihiro
Director: Kashihata Aiko
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Choreographer:
Cool Beast!!
Based On:
Author/Director: Fujii Daisuke
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| Role | Cast | ||
| Elio Salvador (a star matador) | Yuzuka Rei | ||
| Eva Silvestre (Elio's first love, and Ricardo's lover) | Hoshikaze Madoka | ||
| Ricardo Romero (a businessman, Eva's patron) | Towaki Sea | ||
| Anfelita Navarro (Anton's daughter, Elio's fiancée) | Oto Kurisu | ||
| Maluca (a gypsy from Córdoba) | Miho Keiko | ||
| Maria (Elio's mother) | Takashou Mizuki | ||
| Paula (Eva's mother) | Marika Yume | ||
| Anton Navarro (Elio's instructor) | Kazumi Shou | ||
| Lisa (Eva's friend) | Kaga Ririka | ||
| Varo (Singer at the festival) | Haryuu Mitsuki | ||
| Felipe Martine (Ricardo's nephew) | Yuunami Kei | ||
| Melissa (Count Sebastian's wife) | Haruhi Urara | ||
| Rache (Singer at the festival) | Wakakusa Moeka | ||
| Elvira (resident of Madrid) | Rinno Shizuka | ||
| Alvaro (bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Takamine Jun | ||
| Vicente Lopez (Elio's friend, bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Seino Asuka | ||
| Pepe (bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Izumi Maira | ||
| Count Sebastian (attorney general of Madrid) | Ichinose Kouki | ||
| Chanta (Singer at the festival) | Sakino Mion | ||
| Basilio (bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Mano Kazuma | ||
| Manolete (bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Serina Ei | ||
| Paco (bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Taou Shun | ||
| Mario (bullfighter, one of Anton's students) | Amashiro Rein | ||
| Sonia (Elio's sister) | Mihane Ai | ||
Other Cast: Suzumina Natsuki, Miku Rinka, Naoto Akira, Shiki Sumire, Kaito Asahi, Hayami Shiosa, Futaba Yuyu, Misato Reina, Aoki Tsukasa, Natsuki Manato, Hatsune Yume
WARNING!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
Sorrowful Córdoba
A story set in Córdoba and Madrid, Spain. Elio is a star matador, and is also engaged to his teacher Navarro's cheerful and sweet daughter. Life seems to be going very smoothly for him, but then one evening at a party he meets again his first love, Eva. Eva had married a nobleman and been widowed, and is now the lover of Ricardo Romero.
Elio's good friend Vicente is always committing adultery with other men's wives and not heeding Elio's warnings. One day he is caught. He wins the duel and kills his opponent, but his status as a matador is lost, and he disappears without a trace.
Although Elio had criticized Vicente, and while he thinks his fiance Anfelita is sweet, his feelings of love Eva drive him to arrange a clandestine meeting. Eva determines to dissolve her arrangement with Romero, and Elio confesses his true heart to Navarro, and his final bout is just opening in Córdoba. Anfelita is wounded by the broken engagement, but then falls in love with Romero's cousin Philippe.
Romero challenges Elio to a duel, but at the duel ground Elio meets Eva's mother, who tells him the dreadful truth. The two are siblings with different mothers. The duel is canceled. Without telling Eva the truth, Elio vows to her that he will never let go of this instant, and listens to her talk about their happy future. However, his mind is full of despair.
Elio's final bout. He has behaved lighthearted through to the end. He turns to meet the bull as if dancing, and in that instant the bull corners and gores him, and he dies...
Cool Beast!!
Yuzuka Rei, with her wild seductiveness, is a Cool Beast!!
Yuzuka Rei as the “cool beast” and the new Hoshikaze Madoka as the “fascinating flower”, a captivating world is woven of the dreams of the beautiful and kind Beast.
A passionate and exciting Latin show utilizing the unique Flower Troupe members renewed as a National Tour Version.
- Sorrowful Córdoba was first performed in 1985 by Star Troupe, starring Mine Saori and Kojou Reika, as well as in 1995 by Flower Troupe, starring Anju Mira and Morina Miharu, and in 2009 by Flower Troupe, starring Matobu Sei and Sakurano Ayane. Most recently this was performed by Snow Troupe in 2015, starring Sagiri Seina and Sakihi Miyu.
- Debut performance for Hoshikaze Madoka as top musumeyaku of Flower Troupe.
Tour Schedule
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Dates | Location
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| 8/25-29 | Umeda Arts Theatre (Osaka) | ||
| 9/1 | Tokai City Arts Theater (Aichi) | ||
| 9/2-5 | Nagoya Civil Hall (Aichi) | ||
| 9/7 | The Kanazawa Theatre (Ishikawa) | ||
| 9/8 | Aubade Hall (Toyama) | ||
| 9/10-14 | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (Kanagawa) | ||
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