Miwa: A Japanese Icon (movie)
Miwa, à la recherche du Lézard noir- User score: 6.3
- Production country: France, Japan
- Producer: Pascal-Alex Vincent
- Production companies: Local Films
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 8/31/2013
- Run time: 65 min.
Movie description
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.
