Akihiro Miwa
Popularity:2.851
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1935-05-15
Place of Birth:Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Homepage:http://o-miwa.co.jp/
Also Known As:Akihiro Maruyama, 丸山明宏
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way,...
The Hunchback of Aomori (1983)
This is Shuji Terayama memorial performance of The Hunchback of Aomori from 1983 (featuring Akihiro Miwa). Terayama gathered dwarfs, circus freaks,...
Black Lizard (1968)
A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)
An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense...
Woman Unveiled (1958)
Story of a family torn apart when Teiji (Mori), the father, develops intimate feelings for a runaway (Kuga) the family has taken into their home.
Black Rose Mansion (1969)
A feverishly perverse 1969 film noir oddity starring female impersonator Akihiro Maruyama. When wealthy Kyohei hires transvestite singer "Black Rose"...
The Japanese Belly Button (1977)
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.
Harmagedon (1983)
From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his...
Takeshis' (2005)
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience...
Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013)
A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion...
Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)
Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
Warm Current (1957)
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...
The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985)
A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality.
Toy Reanimator (2002)
Set in a toy store specialized in antique toys, a boy works in the toy store and is obsessed with tin toys. There's one particular tin toy he loves...
Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...
City of Love (1958)
Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the...
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets...
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
When the creator of the world, Arceus, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the legendary Jewel of Life, Ash and his friends are sent...
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance (1970)
16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
La Marie-vison (1983)
"La Marie-Vison" tells the perversely fascinating tale of Marie, a transvestite prostitute who lives in elegant squalor with her dedicated servant....
Brutal battle (1959)
The president of the Hong Kong Almond Cola company, Liu's grandfather, signed a purchase and sale agreement with Showa Nakajima from Japan, and...
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980)
Set in a German-speaking country in the seventies, brother and sister Tyltyl and Mytyl live with their parents, a dog and a cat. When their mother...
Yoshitsune (2005)
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation...
Yoshitsune (1970)
A life story of Taro Okamoto, one of the most prominent Japanese avant-garde artists of the 20th Century. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of his...