A month before his birthday, Yuki Tenkai was once again hotly debated over a group of street photos that had been taken.
Everyone was amazed that she was still so young, full of youthful spirits, as if she had equal time for all sentient beings, but forgot about her.
In addition to her years, she is also outside the world's rules and regulations for women: she is still not married, and she is increasingly enjoying a highly free single life. She loves sports and fitness and believes that muscles will never betray her.
She is still working on filming, full of energy, ready to make 100% satisfactory works before retiring.
It is not so much that Tenkai Yuki provides an ideal model of life, but that she allows us to see another possibility of living through life. Today is her 55th birthday, and we want to talk about this fascinating legend that transcends gender and time.
Ms. Yuki Tenkai, standing on a 54-year-old tail
28 years old from scratch
It's not too late at all
Twelve consecutive shots 📷💥
From now on, I will take the memories given to me by my comrades in the moon group, continue to walk with my own feet, and go farther and farther than I am now.
- Tenkai Yuki Takarazuka retired from the group
"Queen" is the affectionate name that many people love for Tenkai Yuki. Not only because she played a harsh and unkind teacher in the masterpiece "The Queen's Classroom", but also related to her own aura.
Tenkai Yuki is regarded as the responsibility of an independent woman, and the public's imagination of her is always unconsciously covered with an elite color, as if her life moments are shining and never bleak.
In fact, she once chose to retire at the age of 28 at the peak of her career and start a new life, and experienced a decade-long period of depression.
Tenkai Yuki during the male service period
He was admitted to the Takarazuka Music School with an admission rate comparable to that of UTokyo University, joined the prestigious Takarazuka Opera Troupe, starred in the main role of the newcomer in the early years of the troupe, and later became the first actor in Takarazuka's history to become a male top actor, gaining a large number of crazy and determined fans.
Tenkai Yuki's life before the age of 28 was as smooth as the protagonist of the novel. Of course, she has put a lot of effort into this, but it is difficult not to be impressed by her extraordinary talent.
The most widely circulated rehearsal drawing
Male Character Costume
The so-called male servant, that is, women play the role of men. Some people praised Tenkai Yuki, who has a good body performance, as a male servant seen in a hundred years, but she chose to quit Takarazuka at the peak of her glory, just to chase the dream of film and television actors. At that time, Tenkai Yuki was 28 years old.
This is not an easy choice. On one side is the Top Ofazuka male servant who is 28 years old and is still in his golden age; On the one hand, the uncertain future of the film and television industry, the 28-year-old is very embarrassing - not to mention that she has to start from scratch.
But so what, for Tenkai Yuki, life is only once, always have to give up for the dream of an actor since childhood. Hesitation and entanglement not only increase the cost of sunking, but also can make the courage to move forward be worn away.
Tenkai Yuxi withdrew from the group, and it caused a sensation in Japan that year
At the age of 38, his career was on the right track
Because life of sticking to oneself is never simple
● "The Queen's Classroom" is the starting point for many Chinese audiences to know her
I was often depressed when I was younger, and depression is an important thing. If it's really depressed because of the inability to do something, stop. Many times even depression has no room for change, and it is wasted to spend time on depression.
Almost no one in the world can step to the end of their dreams, there is always confusion, there is always a fork in the road, and the "queen" is no exception. But not everyone has the courage of Tenkai Yuki, and when he is low, he is still determined to take the path he wants to take.
Ten years after his retirement from Takarazuka, one of Tenkai's most successful works was The Tale of Genji in a Thousand Years of Love. She plays the role of the Light Source Clan in reverse, the male and female are indistinguishable, and the hands and feet are full of wind and currents. Some people believe that there is no light source after Tenkai Yuki.
However, this is not exactly what Tenkai Yuki longs for, she hopes to be known as an actress - if she continues to stay in the comfort zone of playing male servants, what is the meaning of leaving Takarazuka?
In that decade, Tenkai Yuki tried many female roles: a professional killer, a mother who cheated on others, a girl who was raped, a wife who carried the burden of the family alone...
There are many roles, but in the Japanese showbiz circle that admires the cuteness and sweetness of actresses, Yuki Tenkai at that time was not so irreplaceable.
Tenkai Yuki's early role
The turning point came in 2005, when Tenkai Yuki was 38 years old.
With the popularity of "The Queen's Classroom", people discovered the unique and charming queen temperament of Tenkai Yuki, which is not common among Japanese actresses. Mature, neutral, independent, these original disadvantages were turned into advantages by Tenkai Yuki, opening up the drama road. There is no need to deliberately drill into the sweet shackles of a thousand people, Tianhai Yuxi is good to be Tianhai Yuxi.
After this, Tenkai Yuki received more and more script invitations suitable for her, leaving classic independent female characters in different film and television dramas.
● Who says women can't be alone in the Japanese workplace?
But independent women don't just look
Cute is her, feminine is her, domineering is her
The experience of maintaining beauty... There seems to be no eh in the impression.
Under the baptism of feminist waves in recent years, "independent women" seems to have become an over-consumed word, but what does it mean?
Do independent women have to wear suits and trousers, and wear dresses to be beaten into the "good marriage style"? Is it necessary to be cool and domineering, not gentle and elegant? Do you want to always stay calm and sober, and not cry for the fragility of love?
If it is limited by the label "independent women", it may not be independent enough in itself.
The Queen's lines are also inspiring
Even if she became popular because of her role as an independent woman, Tenkai Yuki never wanted to cater to the expectations of the outside world and become a certain look, or set up dividends for the "domineering president" and tough masculine style.
She can be cute, can be humorous, and can also release elegant and mature feminine charm; She wears a straight suit, but also elegant dresses and kimonos.
Kimono Tenkai Yuki
Audiences who have watched "The Queen's Classroom" should have the impression that in each episode ending song, the Queen's teacher who does not smile will immediately switch states, greet the staff with a smile, and dance happily.
Originally, the staff was worried that taking over this play would damage the image of Tenkai Yuki, but she really liked this somewhat out of the ordinary character. However, she proposes to let her return to herself in the ending song mv, telling everyone that Tenkai Yuki will still laugh.
The ending song of "The Queen's Classroom"
Tenkai Yuki has played many professional women such as announcers, policemen, lawyers, doctors, and so on. They all shine in their respective fields, and their ability and demeanor are not inferior to those of male colleagues.
This also encourages more Japanese women to take the initiative to pursue the career they love, and life is not only an option for husbands and children.
Tenkai Yuki once said to a die-hard fan who asked for help, "Please support yourself as much as you support me, and your own life will definitely be more exciting." ”
Doctors, lawyers, policemen, she has made more Japanese women see the possibility of careers
Not married
It is also possible to live a rich and complete life
I hate to take care of people other than myself, I don't want someone to be at home, I don't want to be at home if someone is home. Rest assured, I will not get married.
Tenkai Yuki decided not to marry for the rest of his life and boldly announced this decision to the world. In Japan, where the concept of marriage is relatively conservative, this move is out of line and rebellious.
Her resolve is often questioned. In the variety show, the topic she was most asked about was marriage, and there were always good people who wanted to inquire whether her decision was shaken.
One male guest said, "It would be nice to find a lover, wouldn't it?" Tenkai replied, "Leave me alone." ”
The reason for not getting married is simple: you feel that your marriage is troublesome, you need space to be alone, and you don't like things to worry about your other half.
She made a condition that if she fell in love one day, the other party could only live near her home, but absolutely could not live together.
● Is it lonely to live alone? In "Don't Marry" she gives an answer
In 2012, she starred in the Japanese drama "Don't Get Married", playing a woman who insists on being single. Through the mouth of the character, she expresses many of her attitudes towards marriage and parenting.
If women have a natural mission, it must not be to have children, but to constantly explore themselves and find the life they want to live.
Do women really have to get married? Tenkai Yuki offers everyone another life option, and she herself is the ideal template for this option.
In the film and television drama, she borrowed the character's mouth and said, "By man, you can only be a princess; On your own, you are the Queen"; In the variety interview, she said, "Instead of dating, it is better to work out." Men will betray you, but muscles won't! ”
However, Tenkai Yuki does not encourage all women to choose not to marry. For women, what is more important is the right to make their own choices, and whether to marry or not is just one of them.
"Only muscles can save you!"
When living in self-agreement
Age is just a number
As long as you ensure that everyone is healthy, happy and happy today, then there will be good things happening tomorrow, so today we must desperately live happily.
Although the 38-year-old has only made some progress in the show business circle, Tenkai Yuki rarely shows age anxiety.
At the age of 40, she filmed "Woman Forty" and played a psychiatrist who was about to enter the 40 mark; At the age of 45, when filming "Not Married", the age setting of the character also rose. In 2021, Tenkai Yuki is 54 years old and plays a housewife with a crisis of pension funds in the movie "No Pension Funds".
"Woman Forty"
● The character of "Don't Marry" is set at 44 years old, only one year younger than Tenkai's real age at that time
Seeing actresses play roles much younger than themselves will also create age anxiety in the audience to some extent. But the roles played by Tenkai Yuki are not only close to his real age, but the topics discussed are also closely related to women of that age.
● "No Pension Funds" focuses on Japan's pension problems
This is the "truth" of Tenkai Yuki. By playing roles her age, she brings out her true side to the public. At the same time, through the experiences of the characters, she is also exploring what constitutes her current self.
Of course, Tianhai Yuxi should not need to worry about pension funds, but she expanded from it, paying attention to the plight of ordinary 50+ women, puncturing the dream bubble, and letting the public understand the "truth" of women her age.
● Old age is not only a good retirement lying flat, but also a pension dilemma
Tianhai Yuxi revealed that he is also slowly planning his retirement life, and may plan to retire with his friends. With options such as marriage and children being ruled out by age, she is more relaxed.
Because of his continued movement, Tenkai yuki looked younger than he actually was. At 55 years old, she is obviously more dashing than her past self.
Immortal legends will eventually grow old, and birthdays themselves are symbols of moving towards aging. If one day you see Tenkai Yuki's face full of wrinkles, don't be disappointed, because each wrinkle is just another jewel to her crown.
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Rather than admiring her beauty
I would like to thank her for showing us
It turns out that life can still live like this!
Thank you, Ms. Tenkai Yuki
Happy 55th birthday
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