Aran Kei
Biography
Kei Aran (安蘭 けい, Aran Kei), real name Touko Yasuda (安田 瞳子, Yasuda Touko) (born October 9, 1970), is a Japanese actress and former top star otokoyaku (an actress who plays male roles) of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007. She resigned from the company in April 2009 and is currently pursuing an acting career outside of the Revue. She is of Zainichi Korean descent and the first from such background to become the top star of the company.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Musical 『Misaeng』
2024The Rose of Versailles 50 ~Trajectory of Half a Century~
2022血の婚礼
2021Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Margaret New
2018Takarazuka Premiere Live 2018
2017Little Voice
2016『漂流劇ひょっこりひょうたん島』
2015Fantastic Girls as Takemi Akimoto (adult)
2014The Nutcracker 3D as Minister (voice)
2014Takarazuka Revue 100th Anniversary Dream Festival
2011Antony and Cleopatra
2011Mitsuko
2010Aran Kei's Ark 2010
2009The Musical 「AIDA アイーダ」
2009My Dear New Orleans / à Bientôt
2008Takarazuka Special 2008 ~La Festa!~
2008Side Story: The Rose of Versailles -Bernard- / Neo Dandyism! III as ベルナール
2008The Scarlet Pimpernel as パーシー・ブレイクニー
2008The Red and the Black
2007El Halcon -The Falcon- / Revue Orchis -A Star Named Orchis- as ティリアン・パーシモン
2007TCA Special 2007 "'Allo! Revue! -80th Anniversary of Mon Paris-"
2007Cherry Blossoms / Secret Hunter -There's Nothing in This World I Can't Steal- as Dagobert
2007ヘイズ・コード
2006Too Short a Time to Fall in Love / Neo Dandyism! -Men's Aesthetics- as アンソニー・ランドルフ
2006TCA Special 2006 "Wonderful Dreamers ~People Dreaming~"
2006The Rose of Versailles: Oscar as Andre Grandier
2006The Rose of Versailles -Fersen and Marie-Antoinette- as Andre Grandier/Oscar Francois de Jarjayes
2005龍星⎯闇を裂き天翔けよ。朕は、皇帝なり⎯ as 龍星
2005TCA Special 2005 "Beautiful Melody, Beautiful Romance"
2005王家に捧ぐ歌 as アイーダ
2004Phantom as Count Philippe de Chandon
2004TCA Special 2004 "Takarazuka 90 ~On the Road to 100~"
2004Aran Kei Dinner Show 「Sense」
2003Lightning in the Daytime / Temptation! as Edmond de Lambrouse
2003TCA Special 2003 "Dear Grand Theater"
2003Singin' in the Rain as Don Lockwood
2003Aran Kei Dinner Show 「Late Show」
2002The Glassy Landscape / Babylon
2002Butterfly Lovers / Southern Cross Revue in China as Villager S
2002The Prague Spring / Lucky Star! as Jan Palach
2002Revolt of a Gallant Poet as Fujiwara no Tokitsura
2001Revolt of a Gallant Poet as Fujiwara no Tokitsura
2001The Rose of Versailles 2001: Oscar and Andre (Star Troupe, 2001) as Hans Axel von Fersen
1999The Wonder Three
1999Meet Again / Nova Bossa Nova as Pierre Clement
1998Frozen Tomorrow: Bonnie & Clyde as Jeremy Methvin
1998Icarus as Icarus
1997Ghost at Midnight / Les Cherubim as William
1997Wuthering Heights as Edgar Linton
1997Romanesque Mask / Golden Days as アゾラン
1996Elisabeth as Young Rudolph
1995Love Blooms Out on the Murasakino as Midori
1994A Battlefield for the Two of Us as Shiek
1991'91 TMP Music Festival - Ethno Pops
—Revolt of a Gallant Poet as Fujiwara no Tokitsura