Akihiro Miwa
Birthday: 1935-05-15
Place of Birth: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Biography: Akihiro Maruyama (born May 15, 1935), better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, is a Japanese singer, actor, author and drag queen. As an actor he is known for voicing characters in Hayao Miyazaki films Princess Mononoke (1997) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Movies
Princess Mononoke
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must jou...
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The Hunchback of Aomori
This is Shuji Terayama memorial performance of The Hunchback of Aomori from 1983 (featuring Akihiro ...
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Black Lizard
A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get t...
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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disil...
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Woman Unveiled
Story of a family torn apart when Teiji (Mori), the father, develops intimate feelings for a runaway...
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Black Rose Mansion
When wealthy Kyohei hires singer "Black Rose" to perform in his exclusive club, he gets more than he...
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The Japanese Belly Button
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss....
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Harmagedon
From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He...
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Takeshis'
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his ...
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Miwa: A Japanese Icon
A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young si...
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Invitation to the Enchanted Town
Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku"....
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant bus...
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Warm Current
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose betwee...
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The Three Ginza Rascals
Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talent...
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The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspec...
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Toy Reanimator
Set in a toy store specialized in antique toys, a boy works in the toy store and is obsessed with ti...
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Maria of the Ant Village
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young ...
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City of Love
Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose f...
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Howl's Moving Castle
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses ...
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
When the creator of the world, Arceus, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the lege...
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Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series...
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La Marie-vison
"La Marie-Vison" tells the perversely fascinating tale of Marie, a transvestite prostitute who lives...
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Brutal battle
The president of the Hong Kong Almond Cola company, Liu's grandfather, signed a purchase and sale ag...
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Ginza Tomboy
A rebellious heiress clashes with gangsters, dodges an arranged marriage, and unexpectedly falls for...
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長崎―閃光の影で―
Nagasaki, 1945. Three nursing students, Tanaka Sumi, Ohno Atsuko, and Iwanaga Misao, return home whe...
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The Hunter's Diary
Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an elite b...
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