1789: The Lovers of Bastille

Overview

Takarazuka Star Troupe 2023 production. The story is set in France in the latter half of the 1780s. Cracks are starting to appear in the rule of the once-flourishing Bourbon Dynasty. Uprisings by citizens burdened by excessive taxes are a common occurrence throughout the country. Ronan's father was shot to death by officers and his farmland taken away. He makes a desperate vow to take revenge for his father and to have his property returned. Leaving his hometown and heading for Paris, he encounters the young revolutionaries Desmoulins and Robespierre at their stronghold of Palais Royal. Having come into contact with their ideology, he now starts to put his hopes on the coming of a new era.

Cast & Crew

Shuichiro Koike

Director

Makoto Rei

Ronan Mazurier

Maisora Hitomi

Olympe du Puget

Yuria Seo

Charles, Comte d'Artois

Chisei Akatsuki

Camille Desmoulins

Shin Kiwami

Maximilien de Robespierre

Hitomi Arisa

Marie Antoinette

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