Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Visit website6.3/10 • 6
2013-08-31 • 1h 5m
In the 1960s, Japan's most popular actress was… a man
A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion statement, fusing the masculine and the feminine into a signal of a new generation of aesthetics. This evolved into performing as a woman and living off-stage as a man. With glitter, wit, evening gowns, and enchanting storytelling, Miwa looks back over a 50-year career and a fascinating life in music, film, and television.
- Directors
- Pascal-Alex Vincent
- Writters
- Pascal-Alex Vincent
- Editors
- Pascal-Alex Vincent, Cédric Defert
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Visit website2013-08-31 • 1h 5m
6.3/10 • 6
In the 1960s, Japan's most popular actress was… a man
A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion statement, fusing the masculine and the feminine into a signal of a new generation of aesthetics. This evolved into performing as a woman and living off-stage as a man. With glitter, wit, evening gowns, and enchanting storytelling, Miwa looks back over a 50-year career and a fascinating life in music, film, and television.
- Directors
- Pascal-Alex Vincent
- Writters
- Pascal-Alex Vincent
- Editors
- Pascal-Alex Vincent, Cédric Defert
Top Billed Cast
View Credits
Akihiro Miwa
Himself
Kinji Fukasaku
Himself (archive footage)
Takeshi Kitano
Himself
Hayao Miyazaki
Himself
Tadanori Yokoo
Himself
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for Miwa: A Japanese Icon.
Media
Recommendations
Hush!
6.5
Android Re-Enactment
7.1
Every Day
7.3
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
6.3
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
7.5
Full Out
7.2
The Kissing Booth 2
7.6
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
6.8
The Next 365 Days
6.4
Barbie as the Island Princess
7.3
Gabriel's Inferno
8.4
Sorry If I Call You Love
7.4
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
7.3
Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess
6.9
Ruby Red
6.9
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
7.2
Space Jam: A New Legacy
6.7
He's All That
6.5
Maine-Ocean Express
5.8
Re-Elected
6.9
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- transvestitelgbt