Sei Matobu | |
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真飛 聖 | |
| Born | 13 October 1976 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Agent | Watanabe Entertainment |
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| Television | AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo |
| Awards | Osaka Cinema Festival New Actress Award (2015) Zakurozaka no Adauchi |
Sei Matobu (Japanese: 真飛 聖, Hepburn: Matobu Sei; born October 13, 1976) is a Japanese actress who is a former Hanagumi Top Star of the Takarazuka Revue. In addition to her stage roles, she has acted for television, feature films, radio and advertisements. She is represented by Watanabe Entertainment.
Born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, she is nicknamed "Yuu" (ゆう, Yū). Sometimes, she was called "Unta" in her early school days. She graduated from Nakanobu Gakuen High School (now Hōyū Gakuin High School).
She learned ballet since she was a child.
According to an interview from the Sankei Shimbun, her encounter of Takarazuka Revue was recommended from her friends in her third year of junior high school. "It was from a friend who got me into Takarazuka after seeing The Rose of Versailles (Tsukigumi, starring Mayo Suzukaze), and I was shown Kageki (a monthly magazine) without receiving it. I did not know about Takarazuka at all, but I decided to enter with that," she answered. She herself was against her interest ballet that started at the age of three, "I got taller and my balance became worse for becoming a ballerina, maybe it was because I thought that I could keep going. It is a wonderful magical edge," she explained her feelings that she did not keep continuing her ballet.
In 1993, she made her second admission to the Takarazuka Music College.
In March 1995, she joined the Takarazuka Revue Complex as a student in its Stage 81. Her score at the time of her entry was 12th out of 41 people. She made her debut with Kokkyō no nai Chizu. Her colleague during her active duties was Rin Yuma, and the graduates were Yūga Yamato, Miyo Fuzuki, Rira Maikaze, Mizuka Hanase, and Rea Ranka.
On May 1, 1995, she was assigned to Hoshigumi.
In 1996, she was selected as the black angel in Elisabeth.
In 1999, she was starring for the first time in a rookie performance with Waga Ai wa Yama no Kanata ni.
In 2000, she was selected as a member of the Berlin performance.
In 2002, with Winter Garden, and a double starring role with Kei Asazumi, she made her first performance at the Bow Hall.
In 2003, at the Nissay Theatre performance of Singin' in the Rain, she challenged her first female role, in which she played the actress Lina Lamont.
In December 2003, she played the role of the Prince in her first external appearance of Cinderella.
In 2004, in the Bow Hall performance of Flower Stop, she made her first starring role at the Bow Hall.
In 2005, her first dinner show, Sky Blue, was held. In the same year, she was reclassified to Hanagumi on 15 August.
In November 2006, she starred for the first time on a Theatre Drama City performance with Mind Traveller.
On December of the same year, along with Mao Ayabuki, she was promoted to Hanagumi's 2nd Men's Star in the Great Theatre Performance, The Case of Kogoro Akechi -Black Lizard-/Tuxedo Jazz, the following year.
On December 25, 2007, she was inaugurated as the Top Star of the Hanagumi as a successor to Sumire Haruno. It was the first time in twenty years that the Hanagumi Top Star was from another group since Mizuki Ooura, who took its position in 1987. Matobu's partner was Ayane Sakurano.
In February 2008, the Chunichi Theatre performance of Melancholic Gigolo -Abdomen Heiress-/Love Symphony 2 became her first performance after taking position as the Top Star.
In May 2008, in Ai to Shino Arabia/Red Hot Sea, she became the Showcase performance at the Takarazuka Great Theatre.
On January 14, 2009, her first solo CD, Hanama, was released. She also challenged lyrics on her coupling song. One. In the same year, with stage plays such as Taiō Shijinki, Aibō, etc., she continues to play leading roles by appearing in television dramas.
In May 2010, with her concluding festivity, the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater performance Gubijin –Aratanaru Densetsu–, her partner, Sakurano, resigned.
In July 2010, from Uruwashi Sabrina/Exciter!!, Hana Ranno became her partner.
On April 24, 2011, she made her concluding festivities with the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater performance, Prelude of Love/Le Paradis!! -Seinaru Toki-, and left the Takarazuka Revue Company.
On July of the same year, her Talk & Live was held at the Tokyo Kaikan.
On September of the same year, she joined Watanabe Entertainment and start performing entertainment activities.
In April 2012, she made her first appearance in a television drama with 37-Sai de Isha ni natta Boku: Kenshui Junjō Monogatari (Kansai Telecasting Corporation).
With the film, Zakurozaka no Adauchi, published in 2014, she won the 10th Osaka Cinema Festival New Actress Award.
From 2015, "I want to become an actress who can perform conte," she desired. It is serious in terms of Aibō but it is a reputation, since the Takarazuka era, she also had many third roles, and had a reputation for comedy.
In October 2016, she appeared as Shushi Imaichi at IQ246: Kareinaru Jiken-bo (TBS Television).