Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

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)

  • Title: Akihiro Miwa
  • Popularity: 4.482
  • 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
img

Akihiro Miwa Movies

  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    8.3 1997 HD

    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,...

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Hunchback of Aomori

    The Hunchback of Aomori

    1 1983 HD

    This is Shuji Terayama memorial performance of The Hunchback of Aomori from 1983 (featuring Akihiro Miwa). Terayama gathered dwarfs, circus freaks,...

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Black Lizard

    Black Lizard

    6.7 1968 HD

    A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

    Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

    7.4 1971 HD

    An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense...

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

    6 1958 HD

    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.

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Black Rose Mansion

    Black Rose Mansion

    4.5 1969 HD

    A feverishly perverse 1969 film noir oddity starring female impersonator Akihiro Maruyama. When wealthy Kyohei hires transvestite singer "Black Rose"...

    img
  • 1977
    imgMovies

    The Japanese Belly Button

    The Japanese Belly Button

    4.6 1977 HD

    Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Ai no Noutan

    Ai no Noutan

    1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Harmagedon

    Harmagedon

    5 1983 HD

    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...

    img
  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Takeshis'

    Takeshis'

    6 2005 HD

    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...

    img
  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Miwa: A Japanese Icon

    Miwa: A Japanese Icon

    6.3 2013 HD

    A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion...

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    Invitation to the Enchanted Town

    Invitation to the Enchanted Town

    1 1961 HD

    Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

    1 1960 HD

    Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Warm Current

    Warm Current

    7.7 1957 HD

    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...

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    The Three Ginza Rascals

    The Three Ginza Rascals

    1 1976 HD

    Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.

    img
  • 1985
    imgMovies

    The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

    The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

    4.3 1985 HD

    A BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality.

    img
  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Toy Reanimator

    Toy Reanimator

    5.6 2002 HD

    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...

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

    1 1958 HD

    Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    City of Love

    City of Love

    1 1958 HD

    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...

    img
  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Moving Castle

    8.4 2004 HD

    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...

    img
  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

    Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

    7.1 2009 HD

    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...

    img
  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

    Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

    1 1970 HD

    16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    La Marie-vison

    La Marie-vison

    1 1983 HD

    "La Marie-Vison" tells the perversely fascinating tale of Marie, a transvestite prostitute who lives in elegant squalor with her dedicated servant....

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Brutal battle

    Brutal battle

    1 1959 HD

    The president of the Hong Kong Almond Cola company, Liu's grandfather, signed a purchase and sale agreement with Showa Nakajima from Japan, and...

    img
  • 1980
    imgS1 E26

    Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

    Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

    1 1980 HD

    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...

    img
  • 2005
    imgS1 E49

    Yoshitsune

    Yoshitsune

    8.5 2005 HD

    Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E4

    Yoshitsune

    Yoshitsune

    1 1970 HD

    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...

    img