Orie Tsusaka - Orie Tsusaka

…In 1937, the new Asakusa International Theater, which could accommodate 3,600 people, opened and became the company'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 nicknamed "Turkey," was at the height of her popularity, and Orie Tsusaka and others were also executives. However, as the war intensified, the company also faced a difficult path, and in 1944, the company was dissolved and the Shochiku Entertainment Headquarters Women's Volunteer Corps was formed. …

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…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。しかし，戦争の激化とともに，やはり苦しい道を歩むこととなり，44年には同歌劇団を解消して松竹芸能本部女子挺身隊を結成した。…

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