Michiko is a specialist in Jidaigeki (Japanese period drama), blending the Bella Reine System and classical Japanese etiquette (Shosa) with modern international acting techniques such as the Ivana Chubbuck method.
Traditional Japanese Performance:
Shosa, Classical Etiquette, and Period-accurate Movement
Works
Theatrical
Production Title Theater VenueNotes / Starring
Sasameyuki (The Makioka Sisters) Meijiza Yuko Asano
Kyo no Hotarubi Meijiza Hitomi Kuroki
Ninjin (Musical) Shinbashi Enbujo Shinobu Otake
Nezumi Kozo: The Seven-Faced Thief Shochiku Za Yuko Asano
Giwaku (Doubt) Minamiza Yuko Asano
The Labyrinth of Love Minamiza Yuko Asano
Atami Goro Ichiza Sunshine Theatre Directed by Yuji Miyake
Black Lizard (Kurotokage) Meijiza Yuko Asano
Tenku no Yume Meijiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Takajo Ranman Misonoza Miyuki Kawanaka
Ooku: The Inner Palace (Multiple Runs) Meijiza / Hakataza / etc. Yuko Asano
Shiawase no Yukue Meijiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Otose Misonoza Miyuki Kawanaka
1945 Setagaya Public Theatre Dir: Robert Allan Ackerman
Hibotan Oryu Shin Kabukiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Fukirou Okura Meijiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Izumo no Okuni Shin Kabukiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Akaho no Kanzakura Misonoza Miyuki Kawanaka
Irodori Bashi Chunichi Theatre Yasuko Sawaguchi
Okiku Renka Meijiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Haruya Haru Shin Kabukiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Naniwa Kanzashi Shin Kabukiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Taki no Shiraito Misonoza Miyuki Kawanaka
Toshiue no Onna Chunichi Theatre Tamao Nakamura
Hikkoshi Daimyo Meijiza Miyuki Kawanaka
Akane Sora Shinbashi Enbujo Yukiyo Toake
Omoroi Onna Shin Kabukiza. Tamao Nakamura
Watashi no Takarajima Minamiza / Tour Yumi Takigawa
Yukinojo Henge Meijiza Makoto Matsui
Nezumi Kozo: Critical Moment Meijiza Masaaki Sakai
Edo wo Kiru Meijiza
Tabisugata: Tokaido Road of Love Shinjuku Koma Yoko Nagayama
Sakura (NHK Morning Drama Stage) Meijiza Shiho Takano
Abare Jishi Meijiza Kotaro Satomi
Begin the Beguine Imperial Theatre Mitsuko Mori
Aho wa Aho Narini Shinjuku Koma Ikuzo Yoshi
Makashitoki Nahare Shin Kabukiza Tamao Nakamura
Choshichiro, Tenka Gomen! Meijiza Kotaro Satomi
Chieko, Tobu Shinbashi Enbujo Kyoko Kataoka
Gokurakucho 1-chome Geijutsuza Yuko Hama
Kansuke, Miyako e Yuku Shinjuku Koma Ikuzo Yoshi
Shinbashi Rhapsody Geijutsuza Mitsuko Mori
Yoimachigusa Shinbashi Enbujo Kazuo Funaki
Friendship Theater V Akasaka