Sea Towaki

Sea Towaki (永久輝 せあ, born 8 August) is a Japanese actress and a Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku (男役, "male role"). She is a current leading actress of the Flower Troupe ("Top Star").

Career
In 2009, she entered Takarazuka Music School as part of the 97th class. In 2011, debuted in Star Troupe's performance "Nova Bossa Nova / A Second Fortuitous Meeting" and was later assigned to the Snow Troupe. She graduated 6th in her class.

In 2013, Towaki was featured in NEW GENERATION III. In 2015, had her first lead role in a newcomer performance (新人公演) "Lupin III" as Arsene Lupin. She was the first otokoyaku from 97th class to have a lead role. In 2019, had her first main stage lead in a Bow Hall performance "PR×PRince". Same year, she was transferred to Flower Troupe, and became the spokesperson and image model for VISA after Rio Asumi's retirement.

In 2022, had her first lead role in the Flower Troupe with the performance "Paris in the Winter Fog".

On May 27, 2024, she became a Flower Troupe Top Star with her Top Combi partner Top musumeyaku (娘役, "young female role") Misaki Hoshizora. She is the first Top Star from 97th class. Their first performance as leading actresses will be "Don Juan" in July 2024 (in 2016 production of Don Juan, she played Raphael).

Biography
Towaki has an older brother. When she was a child, happened to be in a car accident after which didn't wake up for three days. At the age of four, she started learning classical ballet and later joined a dance club in middle school.

She is a fan of the former Takarazuka Revue Top Stars Sei Matobu and Sumire Haruno; in 2023 she met with Sumire Haruno on Sky Stage program "Dream Concert". Towaki chose her stage name based on the former Top Stars Yuki Amami (they have the same birthday) and Hikaru Asami (first performance that she saw "The Rose of Versailles" with her lead); she made a word play on the character "海" (umi, meaning sea) in both their names, hence "せあ" (Sea). While underclassmen, was influenced by Seina Sagiri, whose characters she portrayed five times in newcomer performances, four of which are lead roles. She also used to write down all the advice she received from her upperclassmen at that time.

She is a close friend of her classmate Hikari Ayaki. They appeared together in the first episode of the Sky Stage's program "Yururi Funwari Futari" (ゆるりふんわりふたり).

Notable Takarazuka roles
As a Top Star
 * 2024, Don Juan - Don Juan

Flower Troupe performances
 * 2023, Passion: Jose and Carmen - Don Jose Navarro
 * 2023, Singing Lovebirds - Minezawa Tanba no Kami
 * 2022, Years of Pilgrimage - George Sand (female role)
 * 2022, Paris in the Winter Fog - Octave
 * 2021, Nice Work If You Can Get It - Eileen Evergreen (female role)

Snow Troupe performances
 * 2019, PR×PRince - Victor
 * 2018, Phantom - Sergio, Young Carrière
 * 2017, New Wave!
 * 2016, Don Juan - Raphael

Newcomer performances
 * 2017, Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate - Saheiji
 * 2016, The Wanderer Kenshin - Himura Kenshin
 * 2015, Lupin III - Arsene Lupin