Former Takarazuka actress Shinobu Homori sacrificed at the atomic bomb Morioka August 21, 13:08
74 years ago, Morioka City held a memorandum of honor for former Takarazuka actress from Iwate Prefecture who was sacrificed by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Born in Iwate-machi, Iwate Prefecture, Reiko Sonoi appeared on numerous stages as an actress Takarazuka and was expected to play an active role. However, she was bombed in Hiroshima, which was visited by the theater company, and died 15 years later at the age of 32.
Legal matters are held every year at Onryu Temple in Morioka City by the local residents group on the 21st, the day of Sonai ’s death, and more than 20 people attended.
The people who attended the event made a new commitment to peace by offering incense sticks in front of Sonai's grave.
The main point is that Sonai's classmates were also attending, but now there are almost no generations who know directly.
On the other hand, Mr. Sonoi has been attracting attention again, such as joining the Takarazuka Opera Hall of Fame as an award.
In November, local residents will participate in Iwate-machi, where I was born, and a stage performance will be held to convey the footsteps of Sonai and the misery of the war.
Mr. Yasuo Harada, the son of Sonoi, said, “I want you to tell me about Reiko Sonoi who passed away in the mid-term.”
Mr. Kazuko Shibata, Chairman of the “Seizo Sonoi Association”, said, “I want many people to know how to live as a person who conveys the misery of the war and who has fulfilled their dreams with a strong will.” I was talking.