Kayoko Kumono (1908 - 1991) (雲野かよ子 in Japanese, or くもの かよこ in kana)[1] was the former Takarazuka Girls' Revue Company.[1] She was a person in the class of the leading daughter of the Tsuki Troupe.[2] Born in Kanda-ku, Tokyo (now Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).[3] Her nickname was Hana-chan.[4] Her stage name, along with her older sister, came from a poem by Henjō included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.[5] Otome Amatsu who served as the top star and director of the Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe, is her older sister.[6] She also had a younger sister, Tsuruko Ikebe.[7]

Life

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Kayoko was born in 1908 as the younger sister of Otome Amatsu.[6] In 1921, Kayoko entered the Takarazuka Music and Opera School (current Takarazuka Music School) as a member of the 11th class, and made her stage debut in 1923.[8] At that time, the school and the theater company were one, and admission was equal to joining the company.[8] In 1923, Kayoko played the role of Toyotama-hime in "Niisan Heikou".[9] In 1924, Kayoko played Tsuruchiyo, the young prince of the Oshu Date family in Masaoka no Tsubone.[9] In 1925, Kayoko played the role of Setsu in "Kuruma Kuyo".[9] In 1942, Kayoko left the Takarazuka Revue Company.[8] Kayoko married Tadashi Kawaguchi after leaving the company.[10] Kayoko was in Shanghai during the war and withdrew from Shanghai to Japan after the war as a repatriate.[11] After Kayoko returned to Japan, she worked as a teacher at Takarazuka Music School.[1] After Kayoko's death, she was inducted into the Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame in 2014 with her older sister Otome.[12] The Tezuka Osamu family lived next door to Kayoko's parents' house.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 宝塚歌劇今昔物語 小学館 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Kobayashi, Koichi (2014-04-01). 宝塚歌劇 100 Year History "Rainbow Bridge Across The Spreading" person 8pcs. p. 8. ASIN 4484146010. ISBN 978-4484146010
  3. ^ Fusando, Hirai (5 October 1934). 宝塚 啓方閣 (in Japanese). p.196.
  4. ^ キネマ旬報 文生書院 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ 百人一首万華鏡 思文閣出版 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b 企画・構成・執筆:橋本雅夫 著、編集統括:北川方英 編 (1994-09-09). 夢を描いて華やかに―宝塚歌劇80年史― (in Japanese). 宝塚歌劇団. p. 196. ISBN 4-924333-11-5.
  7. ^ Kobayashi, Koichi (2014-04-01). 宝塚歌劇 100 Year History "Rainbow Bridge Across The Spreading" person 8pcs. p. 29. ASIN 4484146010. ISBN 978-4484146010
  8. ^ a b c Kobayashi, Koichi (2014-04-01). 宝塚歌劇 100 Year History "Rainbow Bridge Across The Spreading" person 8pcs. pp. 8–9. ASIN 4484146010. ISBN 978-4484146010
  9. ^ a b c Kobayashi, Koichi (2014-04-01). 宝塚歌劇 100 Year History "Rainbow Bridge Across The Spreading" about a stage (in Japanese). pp. 42–83. ASIN 4484146002.ISBN 978-4484146003
  10. ^ 映画史研究第11~21号 佐藤忠男 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ^ 続高見順日記 勁草書房 (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  12. ^ 村上久美子 (2014-01-11). "宝塚が八千草薫ら殿堂100人を発表". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  13. ^ 常設展1「宝塚と手塚治虫」3|常設展|手塚治虫記念館 手塚プロダクション (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2022.