Engeki Joshibu

Engeki Joshibu (演劇女子部; Women's Theater Club), also known as Gekijyo (劇女), is a Hello! Project acting club created at the end of 2013. The first production by Engeki Joshibu took place in March 2014.

Like Takarazuka, its productions include an all female cast playing roles of either gender. Historically, Engeki Joshibu has had members from all current Hello! Project groups as well as some Hello! Project OG members and girls solely a part of Engeki Joshibu through audition. Since Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa, productions have also included actresses unaffiliated with in their casts, such as former Takarasiennes.

Sudo Maasa of Berryz Koubou was appointed as playing manager of the acting club in March of 2015. She has appeared in only six productions since becoming playing manager, and has also directed one of them.

Featured Members
Current Members=
 * Engeki Joshibu
 * Sudo Maasa (Playing manager since March 3, 2015)


 * Hello! Project
 * Morning Musume '17
 * 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
 * 10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki
 * 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
 * 12th Gen: Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
 * 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina
 * 14th Gen: Morito Chisaki


 * ANGERME
 * 1st Gen: Wada Ayaka
 * 2nd Gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina
 * 3rd Gen: Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako
 * 4th Gen: Kamikokuryo Moe
 * 5th Gen: Kasahara Momona
 * 6th Gen: Kawamura Ayano, Funaki Musubu


 * Juice=Juice
 * Miyazaki Yuka
 * Kanazawa Tomoko
 * Takagi Sayuki
 * Miyamoto Karin
 * Uemura Akari
 * Yanagawa Nanami


 * Kobushi Factory
 * Hirose Ayaka
 * Nomura Minami
 * Hamaura Ayano
 * Taguchi Natsumi
 * Wada Sakurako
 * Inoue Rei


 * Tsubaki Factory
 * Yamagishi Riko
 * Ogata Risa
 * Niinuma Kisora
 * Tanimoto Ami
 * Kishimoto Yumeno
 * Asakura Kiki
 * Ono Mizuho


 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei
 * 17th Gen: Ichioka Reina
 * 22nd Gen: Horie Kizuki
 * 23rd Gen: Takase Kurumi
 * 24th Gen: Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki
 * 25th Gen: Noguchi Kurumi, Ono Kotomi, Kiyono Momohime
 * 26th Gen: Nishida Shiori
 * 27th Gen: Shimakura Rika, Yamada Ichigo


 * Other UP-FRONT GROUP Talent
 * Takahashi Ai
 * Shimizu Saki
 * Yajima Maimi
 * Nakajima Saki


 * -|Former / Inactive Members=
 * The following people or groups within Hello! Project no longer participate in Engeki Joshibu :
 * Sayashi Riho
 * From Country Girls
 * Yamaki Risa
 * Ozeki Mai
 * Inaba Manaka


 * The following people or groups graduated from Hello! Project and decided to longer participate in Engeki Joshibu :
 * Berryz Koubou
 * Tokunaga Chinami
 * Natsuyaki Miyabi
 * Kumai Yurina
 * Sugaya Risako
 * From Morning Musume
 * Kudo Haruka
 * From ANGERME
 * 1st Gen: Fukuda Kanon


 * The following people outside of Hello! Project no longer actively participate with Engeki Joshibu :
 * Yasuda Kei
 * Ogawa Makoto


 * The following people left Hello! Project and cut ties with UP-FRONT PROMOTION :
 * From Morning Musume
 * 9th Gen: Suzuki Kanon
 * From ANGERME
 * 2nd Gen: Tamura Meimi
 * 3rd Gen: Aikawa Maho
 * From Kobushi Factory
 * Fujii Rio
 * Ogawa Rena
 * From Hello Pro Kenshuusei
 * 9th Gen: Tanabe Nanami
 * 20th Gen: Oura Hirona
 * 21st Gen: Saito Kana
 * 22nd Gen: Hashimoto Nagisa
 * 26th Gen: Yoshida Marie

Musicals

 * Note: Dates indicate the day of the first showing and the day of the final showing


 * 1) [2014.03.14 - 2014.03.23] Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan
 * 2) [2014.05.12 - 2014.05.16] Sengoku Jieitai
 * 3) [2014.06.05 - 2014.06.21] LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-
 * 4) [2014.10.04 - 2014.10.13] SMILE FANTASY!
 * 5) [2014.11.19 - 2014.11.24] Koisuru Hello Kitty
 * 6) [2015.03.26 - 2015.04.05] Week End Survivor
 * 7) [2015.06.18 - 2015.06.28] TRIANGLE
 * 8) [2015.10.08 - 2015.10.18] Thank You Very Berry
 * 9) [2016.03.25 - 2016.04.03] Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!
 * 10) [2016.06.11 - 2016.06.26] Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa
 * 11) [2016.10.01 - 2016.10.10] MODE
 * 12) [2016.11.03 - 2016.11.20] Nega Poji Poji
 * 13) [2017.06.02 - 2017.06.11] Pharaoh no Haka
 * 14) [2017.10.05 - 2017.10.15] Yumemiru Television
 * 15) [2017.10.26 - 2017.11.12] Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan (Revival)
 * 16) [2017.11.27 - 2017.12.03] Ichimai no Ticket ~Beatles ga Yattekuru!~

Trivia

 * The acting club was announced on the opening day of Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~GOiSU MODE~.
 * The "Engeki Joshibu Project Auditions" were held in 2014 to bring in girls to the club that were not involved in Hello! Project. Those that passed would be cast in SMILE FANTASY!. BS-TBS producer Tamon Niwa Andrew welcomed anyone who could sing, dance, or act as well as those without experience.
 * Tsugunaga Momoko was the only member of Berryz Koubou and Country Girls to have not starred in an Engeki Joshibu musical.
 * ℃-ute was the only group to have never starred in an Engeki Joshibu musical.
 * Nakajima Saki became the first former ℃-ute member to participate in an Engeki Joshibu musical, starring in Yumemiru Television in October 2017.
 * As of June 2017, all Engeki Joshibu productions are musicals.