Asakusa International Theatre

Japanese: 浅草国際劇場 - あさくさこくさいげきじょう

…In 1957, the group was renamed Shochiku Girls' Opera Department (SSK), and after the dispute was resolved the following year, it became the Shochiku Girls' Opera Company (SSKD), and at the same time established the Shochiku Girls' Opera School. In 1962, the new Asakusa International Theater, which could accommodate 3,600 people, opened, and it became the group's home base. At the time, Mizunoe Takiko (1915-), who was popular as a "beauty in men's clothing" with her short hair, top hat, and tuxedo, and was affectionately nicknamed "Turkey," was at the height of her popularity, and Orie Tsusaka and others were also executives. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Asakusa International Theater are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…32年には松竹少女歌劇部(SSK)と改称，翌年の争議解決後には，松竹少女歌劇団(SSKD)として，同時に松竹少女歌劇学校を新設した。37年に3600人収容の浅草国際劇場が新築開場，ここが本拠地となった。当時は，ショートカットにシルクハット，タキシードのスタイルで〈男装の麗人〉として人気をさらい〈ターキー〉の愛称で親しまれていた水の江滝子(1915‐　)の人気絶頂期であり，またオリエ津阪らも幹部であった。…

※「浅草国際劇場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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