Death falls for an empress in this glam-rock fever dream of obsession and crowns.
Acting
Nao Ayaki's Death: seductive, terrifying, gender-fluid perfection.
Production
Moon Troupe's lavish sets and costumes eat period dramas alive.
Direction
Koike stages suicide and waltzes with equal operatic excess.
Director
Shuichiro Koike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka's all-female troupe inverts gender dynamics—women playing men playing desire creates layers of queer subversion.
This production launched Nao Ayaki to top-star status; her Death became the definitive interpretation for Moon Troupe devotees.
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