LUNA / BLUE MOON BLUE

LUNA / BLUE MOON BLUE – Takarazuka Revue Poster (2000)
Title: LUNA / BLUE MOON BLUE
Year: 2000
Designer: Tadanori Yokoo (横尾忠則)
Category: Theater poster / Japanese graphic design

Description:
Produced for the Moon Troupe production LUNA and the musical revue BLUE MOON BLUE of the Takarazuka Revue, the poster is Tadanori Yokoo's late-period theatrical visual discourse. Mixed photomontage, surreal symbolism, and retro-modern composition, the piece promotes Takarazuka's characteristic fusion of fantasy, gender play, and spectacle.

Design Notes:
Central red disk and moonlit landscape anchor the picture
Star portraits in the glamorous photo-montage style
Gold and black Art Deco-border framing
Banks on Yokoo's characteristic Western-Japanese layering

Designer Bio:
Tadanori Yokoo (b. 1936) is one of Japan's most esteemed graphic designers. His body of work spans psychedelic posters, printmaking, and theater design. This piece exemplifies his shift away from political surrealism to operatic, oneiric visual storytelling.