Miwa: A Japanese Icon

6.3 2013 65 min
Documentary

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 g…

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Pascal-Alex Vincent
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Pascal-Alex Vincent

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Akihiro Miwa Self
Kinji Fukasaku Self (archive footage)
Takeshi Kitano Self
Hayao Miyazaki Self
Tadanori Yokoo Self

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