Michelangelo: The Man Who Would Become God (2001)
Takarazuka Flower Troupe 2001 performance. In the sixteenth century, at the Villa Medici in Rome, the nobles, ecclesiastics and artists invited to a banquet congratulate Giovanni de' Medici on his promised accession to the Holy See for the next term. Contessina, Giovanni's younger sister talks to Raphaello eminent for most beautifully portraying women. Knowing that he has come to Rome to see Michelangelo's Pieta`, she admiringly speaks of Michlangelo as a man of eternal burning passion.
Director: Masasumi Tani
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Mire Aika as Michelangelo Buonarroti |
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Rei Otori as Contessina de' Medeci |
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Hibiki Takumi as Giuliano Bugiardi |
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Sakiho Juri as Mendolini |
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Natori Rei as Julius II |
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You Natsumi as Giovanni Cardinal Medici |
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Masumi Rika as Carla |
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Ayano Kanami as Clarice |
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Takashou Mizuki as Cardinal Glorice |
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Sumire Haruno as Raphaello Sanzio |
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Jun Sena as Ascanio Condivi |
| Directing | Masasumi Tani | Director |
| Writing | Masasumi Tani | Writer |
| Sound | Yoshizaki Kenji | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Miyahara Tooru | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Shou Sumire | Choreographer |