Amatsu Otome

Actress. Her real name was Eiko Torii. In 1918 (Taisho 7), she was the first Tokyo native to join the Takarazuka Shojo Revue, and in 1919 she played the lead role in "Kurama Tengu" as early as the following year, and continued to perform on stage until the year before her death. She excelled in Japanese dance, and was a personal admirer of Onoe Kikugoro VI. She performed "Kagamijishi" and "Funabenkei" to Western music without compromising on the style inherited from Onoe Kikugoro VI, and established the tradition of Japanese dance at Takarazuka. In 1948 (Showa 23), she became the first woman to become a director of the revue, and in 1976 she received the Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class. Her autobiography is "Pure, Right, and Beautiful" (1978).

[Soya Mukai]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

女優。本名鳥居栄子。1918年（大正7）東京出身として初めて宝塚少女歌劇団に入り、翌1919年早くも『鞍馬天狗(くらまてんぐ)』で主役を務め、以来、死の前年まで舞台に立った。日本舞踊に優れ、6世尾上(おのえ)菊五郎に私淑、6代目譲りの『鏡獅子(かがみじし)』『船弁慶』などを格調を崩すことなく洋楽で上演し、宝塚の日舞の伝統をつくりあげた。1948年（昭和23）女性として初の歌劇団理事となり、1976年には勲四等宝冠章を受けた。自伝に『清く正しく美しく』（1978）がある。

［向井爽也］

出典　小学館　日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について　情報 | 凡例