Risa Junna

is a Japanese actress, singer, and voice actress. She was part of Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe and Flower Troupe. During her time in the Revue, she specialized in female roles (musumeyaku). She was the musumeyaku top star from 1995 to 1996.

Career Junna was born on March 15, 1971, in Minoh, Osaka, and grew up in the nearby Toyonaka. Her parents were both junior high school teachers. Her father taught English and her mother taught physical education. She trained for two years and graduated at the top of her class. She joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1990. Her first stage was in Flower Troupe's The Rose of Versailles: Fersen. Due to her singing ability, she was chosen to be the etoile (the singer in the last scene). She took one year off from the revue for the drama. After returning in 1995, she transferred to the Flower Troupe. She made her top musumeyaku debut that same year, starring alongside Miki Maya in East of Eden/Dandyism! Her final stage was How to Succeed in 1996.

Stage + Takarazuka Revue Year Title Role Notes Theatre 1990 The Rose of Versailles: Fersen Flower Troupe, etoile Takarazuka Grand Theater 1990–1991 The Apollon Mystery/Jesus Diamante Newspaper seller/Liza (shinjin kōen) Star Troupe, Two performances as Liza Takarazuka Grand Theater Snow Troupe 1991 Kagenshou/Sweet Typhoon Girl (shinjin kōen) Two performances as Girl Takarazuka Grand Theater 1991–1992 The Land of Smiles Lisa Lead role Takarazuka Bow Hall 1991–1992 The Great Gatsby/Lovers’ Concerto Judy/Daisy Buchanan (shinjin kōen) Two performances as Daisy Buchanan (musumeyaku lead), etoile Takarazuka Grand Theater 1992 Kono Koi wa Kumo no Hate Made Setona Etoile Takarazuka Grand Theater 1992–1993 Valentino Alice Takarazuka Bow Hall 1992–1993 Chuushingura (Hana ni Chiri Yuki ni Chiri) Okiku/Aguri/Oran (shinjin kōen) Two performances as Aguri/Oran (musumeyaku lead) Takarazuka Grand Theater 1992 Jump For Joy Maria Theater Drama City 1993 Heaven and Hell/Take Off Jean/Hortense/Amanda/Hérminie (shinjin kōen) Two performances as Amanda/Hérminie (musumeyaku lead) Takarazuka Grand Theater 1993–1994 Bourbon no Fūin/La Côte d’Azur Henriette/Liza Etoile Takarazuka Grand Theater Flower Troupe 1995 Kanashimi no Córdoba/Mega Vision Anfelita Navarro Etoile Takarazuka Grand Theater 1995 Last Dance Claudia Takarazuka Bow Hall 1995 East of Eden/Dandyism! Abra Bacon Musumeyaku lead Takarazuka Grand Theater 1995 Beni wa Kobe/Mega Vision Marguerite Blakeney Musumeyaku lead National Tour 1996 Hana wa Hana Nari/Hyperion Kasumi Musumeyaku lead Takarazuka, Tokyo 1996 How to Succeed Rosemary Pilkington Musumeyaku lead Takarazuka, Tokyo

+ Post-Takarazuka Year Title Role Theatre 1997–1999 Les Misérables Cosette Imperial Theatre 1999 Chikyu Gorgeous Vol 3: Chizu ni Nai Machi Izumi Sunahara The Galaxy Theatre, Theater Drama City 2000 The Makioka Sisters Taeko Imperial Theatre 2000 Chikyu Gorgeous Vol 4: Sakura no Uta Tomiko Azuma Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon, Theater Drama City 2001 Christmas Box Kelly Aoyama Theatre 2002 Love Letters Melissa Gardner Parco Theater 2003 The Angels with Closed Eyes Le Theatre Ginza 2003 Saturday Night Fever: The Musical Stephanie Mangano Shinjuku Koma Theater 2004–2005 Nine The Musical Claudia Theater Brava!, The Galaxy Theatre 2006 Nobunaga Nōhime Shinbashi Enbujō, Osaka Shochikuza Theatre 2006 Me and My Girl Jacqueline Carstone Imperial Theatre 2007 Blue Stockings no Onna-tachi Noe Itō Kinokuniya Hall 2007 LOVE 30 (Kitamuki no Onna) Misako Parco Theater 2007 Misuzu to Teru to Haha-sama to Teru Kaneko/Misuzu Kaneko Suntory Hall 2007 Ijin no uta: Antigone Mei New National Theatre Tokyo 2009 Reijō to Meshitsukai Akasaka Red Theater

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes/ 1999 Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace Teacher 2001 Shokoki! Lead role 2001 Midnight Fly Miki Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film SongNomination, Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress 2003 Ashita o Tsukutta Otoko Unknown Voice role 2006 Pet Box: Ichioku no Neko Unknown 2009 Hanamuko wa 18-Sai Aiko Hatsuki

+ Television Year Title Role Notes/ 1994 Piano Lead role, asadora 1997 Love Generation 1998 Love Generation '98 Television special 1998 Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni 1998 Seikimatsu no Uta Episode: "Kurumaisu no Koi" 1999 Rasen 2000 Aijin no Okite 2001 Akui 2002 Joshi-ana Keiji Kareinaru Zaihō Satsujin Television special 2002 Okashina Futari 2 Television special 2002 24th NHK Kayō Charity Concert Host Music program 2002 Kuro no Honryū Television special 2002 Aibō Season 1, episode 1 2002 Ally McBeal Voice role, 13 episodes 2003 Kasai Chōsakan Kurenai Renjirō Television special 2003 Koi no Etude Unknown Episode: "Storm" 2003 Chūshingura Okaru Television special 2003 Kōgen e Irasshai Karu 2003 Astro Boy Voice role, Episode: "Robot Boy" 2003 Yosomono Television special 2004 Sekai de Ichiban Nagai 24-jikan Nao Television special 2005 Ruri no Shima 2 episodes 2005 Kuidōraku! Shutchō Ryōrijin Television special 2006 Yaoh Tamaki Episode 9 2007 NHK Kansai Special Feature Herself Television special 2007 Shokatsudeka 3 Television special 2007 Zou no Hanako Television special 2007 Manhattan Diaries 2008 Seikatsu Hot Morning Herself Television special 2008 Little Charo: Karada ni Shimikomu Eikaiwa Herself (guest) Episode 1 2008–2009 Little Charo Charo Voice role, 50 episodes 2008 37th NHK Kayō Charity Concert Herself Television special 2008 Mito Kōmon Season 39, episode 1 2009 Risa Junna Yūkyū no Taiga 800km no Tabi Herself Documentary 2009 Okan no Gyakushū Lead role, television special 2009 Keiji no Genba 2 Unknown Episode 4 2009 Kareinaru Spy Episode: Mission 6 2010–2011 Little Charo 2 Charo Voice role, 50 episodes 2010 Natsuko to Tensai Sagishi-tachi 2011 Kyūkyū Kyūmei-shi 8 Television special 2012 Yume Kikō Minamisatsuma Herself Documentary 2012 Little Charo: Tōhoku-hen Charo Voice role, 12 episodes 2013 Little Charo 4: Eigo de Aruku New York Charo Voice role, 36 episodes 2014 Hana wa Saku: Tōhoku ni Saku Charo Voice role

+ Radio Year Title Role Channel 2010–present Arigatō Sensei! Another Story Narrator Tokyo FM 2011 Seishun Adventure: Kosode Nikki Kyoko (Murasaki Shikibu) NHK FM Broadcast 2011 Survivors Guilt: Watashi no Inai Machi de NHK FM Broadcast 2018 Seishun Adventure: Toki Suna no Ō Himiko NHK FM Broadcast

+ Video games Year Title Role 2011 Little Charo Travels in English! Charo

Discography Albums [1995.09.21] Propose [2007.08.22] Misty Moon [2015.10.21] Silent Love (Anata o Omou 12 no Uta)

Singles [1994.08.21] "Pīka Pika" [1995.09.06] "Propose"