Sei Matobu

Biography timeline

Early life

She learned ballet since she was a child.

Career

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.

Major stage appearances of Takarazuka Revue years

Hoshigumi era

Mar 1995, Kokkyō no nai Chizu*Debut

May 1996, Futaridake ga Waru Newcomer Performance: Kicho (Played by: Wataru Kozuki)/Passion Blue

Nov 1996, Elisabeth Black Angel, Newcomer Performance: Death (Played by: Nao Ayaki)

May 1997, Makoto no Gunzō Newcomer Performance: Sozaburo Kuro (Played by: Nao Ayaki)/Attraction II

Nov 1997, Dar Lake's Love Newcomer Performance: Jasville (Played by: Naoki Ema)

Jun 1998, Emperor Newcomer Performance: Bustle (Played by: Yu Emao)/Hemingway Review

Aug 1998, Temptation of Icon (Bow—Tokyo Special) Seryoja

Feb 1999, West Side Story, Baby John, Newcomer Performance: Riff (Played by: Yu Emao)

Aug 1999, Waga Ai wa Yama no Kanata ni Ryurin/Great Century -Memories & Melodies- (Hakata-za)

Oct 1999, Waga Ai wa Yama no Kanata ni Newcomer Performance: (Played by: Ko Minoru)/Great Century -Memories & Melodies- *First starring as newcomer

Dec 1999, Epiphany (Bow) Shingoro Ando

Mar 2000, Love Insurance (Drama City—Tokyo Special) Jeff

Jun 2000, Takarazuka Snow–Moon–Flower/Sunrise Takarazuka (Berlin performance)

Aug 2000, Golden Pharaoh Paki, Newcomer Performance: Seita Hato (Played by: Yu Emao)/Birei Neko (Tokyo only)

Hanagumi era

Nov 2005, Palermo of Rakuyo Earl of Rodrigo Salvatore Fontini/Asian Winds!

Mar 2006, Appartement Cinema (Drama City—Tokyo Special—Nagoya Special) Orlando

Aug 2006, Phantom Earl of Philip de Chandon

Nov 2006, Mind Traveller (Drama City—Tokyo Special) Max Plummer *First starring in Drama City

Feb 2007, The Case of Kogoro Akechi -Black Lizard- Junichi Amamiya/Tuxedo Jazz

Jul 2007, The Tale of Genji Asaki Yumemishi II (Umeda Arts Theater) Time Spirit

Sep 2007, Adeu Marseille Simon Berard/Love Symphony

Hanagumi Top era

Feb 2008, Melancholic Gigoro Daniel/Love Symphony II (Nissay)

May 2008, Ai to Shi no Arabia/Red Hot Sea Thomas Keith

Dec 2008, The Rose of Versailles Side Story —Alain Version— Alain de Soissons/Enter the Review (National Tour)

Jan 2009, Taiō Shijinki –Tusin no Hoshi no moto ni– Tamudoku

May 2009, Sorrow of Cordoba Elio Salvador/Red Hot SeaII (National Tour)

Jul 2009, Me and My Girl (Umeda Arts Theater) William Snybunsen (Bill)

Sep 2009, The Rose of Versailles Side Story –Andre Version– Andre Grandia/Exciter!!

Dec 2009, Aibō (Drama City—Tokyo Special) Ukyo Sugishita

Mar 2010, Gubijin —Aratanaru Densetsu— Xiang Yu

Jul 2010, Uruwashi no Sabrina Linus Larrabie/Exciter!!

Nov 2010, Melancholic Gigoro Daniel/Love Symphony (National Tour)

Feb 2011, Prelude of Love Freddie Clark/Le Paradis!! -Seinaru Toki- *Leaving performance

Mar 2011, Sei Matobu Dinner Show For You

Discography

CD

HanaMai (released Jan 14, 2009, Takarazuka Creative Arts)

HanaMai (Lyrics: Yoshiyasu Ichikawa—Takahiro Iida, Composition—Arrangement: Takahiro Iida)

One (Lyrics: Sei Matobu—Yoshiyasu Ichikawa, Composition: Yoshiyasu Ichikawa, Arrangement: Taichi Nakamura)

Mikazuki (Lyrics: Ayaka, Composition: Yoshihiko Nishio—Ayaka, Arrangement: Taichi Nakamura)

HanaMai (Instrumental)

One (Instrumental)

Mikazuki (Instrumental)

Main appearances after leaving Takarazuka Revue

TV dramas

37-Sai de Isha ni natta Boku: Kenshui Junjō Monogatari (10 Apr – Jun 19, 2012, KTV) – as Naomi Aizawa

Renai Kentei Episode 4 (Jun 24, 2012, NHK BS Premium) – as Kanori Sawada

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo season11 Episode 1 – season13 Final Episode (Oct 10, 2012 – Mar 18, 2015, EX) – as Etsuko Usui

Kuro Neko, tokidoki Hanaya (1 Oct – Nov 19, 2013, NHK BS Premium) – as Atsuko Kinugawa

Tenchū: Yami no Shioki Hito Episode 1 (Jan 24, 2014, CX) – as Mayumi Nagase

Saikō no omotenashi (Feb 28, 2014, NTV) – as Chinatsu Suzuki

Renzoku Drama W Tokusou (11 May – Jun 8, 2014, Wowow) – as Tomoko Sakurai

Kayō Drama Masshiro Episode 2 (Jan 20, 2015, TBS) – as Reiko Tamagaki

Suiyō Drama Dr. Rintarō (15 Apr – Jun 17, 2015, NTV) – as Machiko Yabe

Renzoku Drama W Shingari: Yamaichi Shōken: Saigo no Seisen (Aug 2015 –, Wowow) – as Gamou

Mokuyō Drama Isan Sōzoku (22 Oct – Dec 17, 2015) – as Riko Kanazawa

Kinyō Drama Watashi wo Hanasanaide (15 Jan – Mar 18, 2016, TBS) – as Madam

Saturday Night at the Mysteries Shūchakueki Series 30 "Satsujin no Saiken" (Jun 25, 2016, EX) – as Ayuko Muneiko

Kinyō Drama Kami no Shita o Motsu Otoko Episode 4 (Jul 29, 2016, TBS) – as Eiko Akaike

Films

The Apology King (2013), Minowa's wife

Partners: The Movie III (2014), Etsuko Usui

Snow on the Blades (2014), Masa

Yamikin Ushijima-kun (Part4) (2016), Mariko Imai

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High (2017)

Call Boy (2018)

The Forest of Love (2019)

Midnight Swan (2020)

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021)

Ginji the Speculator (2022)

Matched (2024), Akane Nishiyama

52-Hertz Whales (2024), Yuki Mishima

Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game (2024), Itsuko Kubota

Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality (2024)

All of Tokyo! (2024), Kanae Igarashi

Rental Family (2025), Masami

Titanic Ocean (2026)

Matched: True Love (2026), Akane Nishiyama

High School Family (2027), Maki Yashiki

Television

Takarazuka Premiere (Wowow, Apr 2012 – Mar 2013) – Navigator

TV de France-go (NHK-E, Apr–Sep 2013)

Radio

Sei Matobu: Heartful Days (InterFM, Oct 2012 – Mar 2013, Saturdays 10:35-11:00) – Personality

Words of Wisdom —Tokimeku, Kotoba— (JFN, Oct 2016 –, Weekdays 12:55 - 13:00) – Navigator

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Nestle Japan—Nescafé (2011)

Stage

Koi to Ongaku (Dec 2012 – Jan 2013, Parco Theater, Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Izmiti 21 Large Hall) – as Mysterious lady (heroine) (co-starred with Goro Inagaki)

Musical My Fair Lady (May 2013, Nissay Theatre) – as Eliza (heroine) (double cast with Hiromu Kiriya)

Love and Music II: Me and She Manager (Jun–Jul 2014, Parco Theater) – as Kimiko

On the Town (Sep–Oct 2014, Aoyama Theatre, Orix Theatre) – as Ivy Smith (Miss Subway)

Stand By You: Katei-nai Saikon (Jan 2015, Theatre Creation) – as Aiko Sakaki

Motono Mokuami (Aug–Sep 2015, Shinbashi Enbujō—Osaka Shochiku-za) – as Oshige

Koi to Ongaku Final: Jikan Gekijō no Kiseki (Feb 2016, Parco Theater) – as Reiko Mine

Musical My Fair Lady (Jul–Aug 2016, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Play House) – as Eliza (heroine) (double cast with Hiromu Kiriya)

Player (Aug 2017, Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon) – as Director Azuma

Award history

2003 Takarazuka Revue Fiscal Year Award "Effort Award"

2003 Hankyu Sumire Society—Pansy Prize "New Face Award"

2009 Hankyu Sumire Society—Pansy Prize "Male Performance Award"

2010 Takarazuka Revue Fiscal Year Award (2009) "Outstanding Performance Award"

2015 10th Osaka Cinema Festival "New Actress Award" – Zakurozaka no Adauchi