Miki Maya
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Miki Maya (真矢みき; born January 31, 1964 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese Actress, also a former top star of Takarazuka Revue. Her real name is Miki Sato (佐藤美季). Her blood type is O. During her childhood, she had been living in several different cities because of her father's job nature. It was Toyonaka, Osaka, where she had spent most of her teenager time before she joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1981. Her debut performance was "Takarazuka Haru no Odori" and became the top star of Flower Troupe in 1995. She retired in 1998 and her last show was 'Speakeasy'.
Miki, as she is more affectionately known as, is considered by some as one that affected many changes in the image of the "otokoyaku", having many "first"s under her name. Many would consider her one of the most forceful (and sexiest) top stars of all time. Surprisingly, she originally wanted to be a musumeyaku when she first entered the music school.
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[edit] Troupe History
1981-1998 Flower Troupe
[edit] Trivia
She is the first Takarasienne to have a solo photo book shot by Shinoyama Kishin, "Guy". She is also the first and only Takarasienne to appear in NHK's Top Runner in December 1997. Furthermore, her live concert, "Miki In Budokan", had a sell-out crowd of 30,000 in just 2 days. Her other talents include Japanese dance and baton work.
She debuted in Flower troupe and stayed in the same troupe until she became top star and retired.
Since her retirement, she has enjoyed popularity as a drama, stage and movie actress and has acted in various dramas including Himitsu no Hanazono, Kaze no Haruka and Attention Please. She has also shot commercials for Wella, Hagen Daz and Kikkoman, among others.
[edit] Notable Roles and Performances
[edit] Takarazuka Era
[edit] New Actor Era
- If There's Love, I'll Live Forever - Napoleon Bonaparte (lead role)
[edit] Regular Cast Era
- Berusaiyu no Bara - Girodelle [Star Troupe Special Performance]
- Jewel of Romanov - Angelo
- Beautiful Beast - Quinby
- The Rose of Versailles:Fersen - Oscar and Joseph II
- The Prelude to Winter - L'Ubor
- Chou-Saishi's Choice - Ryudou
- The Emblem of Venetia - Vittorio
- Dance Festival - Savinius
- Melancholic Gigolo - Stan
- Bay City Blues - Leonard
- Apple Tree - Adam, Barbara and Ella
- Black Jack:A Lucky Bet - Cain [Takarazuka Cast]
- Gone with the Wind - Rhett Butler [guest]
- Black Jack:A Lucky Bet - Black Jack [Tokyo Cast]
- Winter Storm ~Death in St. Petersburg~ - Andre
- Kanashimi no Cordova - Romero
[edit] Top Star Era
- East of Eden - Cal
- The Scarlet Pimpernel - Sir Percy Blakeney
- Hana wa Hana Nari - Hanawaka
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - J.Pierrepont Finch
- Ryoma - Sakamoto Ryoma
- Hollywood Babylon - Arthur Cochran
- Gone with the Wind - Rhett Butler [National Tour]
- That's Revue - Harukaze Taihei
- Blue Swan - Alex
- Speakeasy - Macheath [Sayonara Show]
[edit] Concerts/Dinner Shows
- Song and Portrait
- Miki in Person
- Nice Guy
- Miki in Budokan
[edit] Performance After Takarazuka
[edit] Concert
- Adieu Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre
- TCA Special OG
[edit] TV
- "Sirius no Michi" - (WOWOW, 2008)
- "Zettai Kareshi" - (Fuji TV, 2008)
- "Attention Please" - SP (Fuji TV, 2008)
- "Tokyo Daikushu" - (NTV, 2008)
- "Shabake" - (Fuji TV, 2007)
- "Galileo" - (Fuji TV, 2007)
- "Shinkansen Girl" - (NTV, 2007)
- "LIFE" - (Fuji TV, 2007)
- "Attention Please SP" - (Fuji TV, 2007)
- "Himitsu no Hanazono" - (Fuji TV, 2007)
- "Bengoshi Haijima Hideki" - (Fuji TV, 2006)
- "Attention Please" - (Fuji TV, 2006)
- "Kaze no Haruka" - (NHK, 2005)
- "Batsu Kare" - (TBS, 2004)
- "Onjuku Kawasemi" - (御宿かわせみ) (NHK, 2004)
- "Teruteru Kazoku" - (NHK, 2003)
- "Boku dake no Madonna" - (Fuji TV, 2003)
- "Dobutsu no Oisha-san" - (TV Asahi, 2003)
- "Two Hand Man" - (TV Asahi, 2002)
- "Straight News" - (NTV, 2000)
- "Ai wo Kudasai" - (Fuji TV, 2000)
- "Kizu Darake no Onna" - (Fuji TV, 1999)
[edit] Film
- Bayside Shakedown 2 - Superintendent Okita
[edit] Stage
| Preceded by Mira Anju |
Top Star (Otokoyaku) for Flower Troupe 1995-1998 |
Succeeded by Mire Aika |
