A hidden Parisian revue where gender melts and spotlight becomes sorcery.
The French word "charme" can express ideas such as "attractiveness," "loveliness," "magic" and "bewitchment." Lurking amid the flowers and lights of the city of Paris is a revue that unfolds on a stage below the city streets that is at once both provocative and captivating. Flower Troupe, a unique group led by Asumi Rio and her ability to amaze and mesmerize audiences with the variegated forms she takes on with each performance, hits the stage to present sophisticated brilliance, sensual beauty, along with hope of finding the light in the darkness.
Production
Underground Paris stage that feels illegally beautiful.
Costume
Rio's transformations defy physics and your eyeliner skills.
Director
Inaba Daichi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka Revue is Japan's all-female musical theater phenomenon where women play male 'male role' leads, creating a century of devoted female fandom.
Asumi Rio was Flower Troupe's top star when this filmed; her retirement in 2021 makes this a time-capsule of peak performance.
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