Regarding the death of a 25-year-old member of the Takarazuka Revue, the attorney representing the bereaved family held a third meeting with the company’s representative last month (January), with the bereaved family present to express their feelings. It has been revealed that he has conveyed his opinions directly to the opera company.
Regarding the statement made by the opera company, it said, “The content was changed from its previous position and gave considerable consideration to the opinions of the bereaved family,” but the company did not provide details and said that negotiations would continue. is.
In September last year (2023), a 25-year-old member of Takarazuka Revue’s Cosmos Troupe died, and in November last year, the Revue Company announced that it was under heavy psychological stress due to long hours of activities. Although the possibility of bullying or power harassment cannot be ruled out, the company released the contents of an investigation report that found no evidence of bullying or power harassment.
In response, the lawyer representing the bereaved family submitted a written opinion to the opera company pointing out the problems in the investigation report and demanding an apology and compensation. Based on this, we will once again examine the facts.
Under these circumstances, the lawyer representing the bereaved family released a comment on the 1st, revealing that he had a third meeting with the opera company’s representative on the 24th of last month.
According to the report, the mother and younger sister of the troupe member also attended the meeting, where they directly expressed their feelings and opinions to the troupe for approximately 20 minutes.
On the other hand, regarding the statement made by the opera company, the bereaved family stated, “The statement clearly changed the previous position and gave considerable consideration to the bereaved family’s opinion,” but did not provide details.
The bereaved family stated, “Even at this point, there are still quite a few points in which the views of the opera company and the bereaved family do not agree,” and they hope to continue negotiations and reach a mutually agreed resolution.
The next interview is expected to be held by the end of this month at the latest.
[Takarazuka Revue “Proceed with discussions”]
Regarding this interview, the Takarazuka Revue posted a comment on its website on the 1st.
The statement states, “Although there are no facts that can be disclosed at this time, we will continue to proceed with discussions in good faith.”