Miwa Akihiro

Name: Miwa Akihiro
Native name: 美輪明宏
Given name: Maruyama Akihiro
Also Known as: 丸山明宏, Maruyama Akihiro
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: May 15, 1935
Age: 91

Akihiro Maruyama, better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, is a Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, and author. He writes most of his own music. He was in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945, but escaped relatively unhurt. Miwa is openly gay, and a drag queen who is nowadays mostly known for having shoulder-length bright yellow hair. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2025	Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash	Movie	0.0
2020	Oedo Mononoke Monogatari	Drama	7.1
2018	Inochi Urimasu	Drama	7.3
2016	Tsuioku	Movie	0.0
2014	Hanako to Anne	Drama	7.9

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2005	Yoshitsune Japanese Drama, 2005, 49 eps Hougen Kiichi (Support Role)	49	Hougen Kiichi Support Role	7.7
1999	Suzuran Japanese Drama, 1999, 156 eps (Unknown)	156	Unknown	8.0
1994	Journey to the West Japanese Drama, 1994, 17 eps Daibadatta [Voice only] (Support Role)	17	Daibadatta [Voice only] Support Role	4.5
1979	Kusa Moeru Japanese Drama, 1979, 51 eps Himi-o (Support Role)	51	Himi-o Support Role	10.0
1973	Hijo no License Japanese Drama, 1973, 52 eps Sally Maruyama (Ep. 23) (Support Role)	52	Sally Maruyama (Ep. 23) Support Role	0.0
1969	Gobanme no Keiji Japanese Drama, 1969, 25 eps (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)	25	(Ep. 11) Guest Role	0.0
1969	Playgirl Japanese Drama, 1969, 287 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	287	(Ep. 1) Guest Role	6.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2021	Prayer: The Time to Think of Nagasaki in a Phantom Japanese Movie, 2021, [Statue of Mary] (Voice Actor)	[Statue of Mary] Voice Actor	8.0
2005	Takeshis' Japanese Movie, 2005, [Singer] (Bit part)	[Singer] Bit part	6.9
2004	Howl's Moving Castle Japanese Movie, 2004, Witch of the Waste (Voice Actor)	Witch of the Waste Voice Actor	8.4
1977	The Japanese Belly Button Japanese Movie, 1977, [Company employee] (Guest Role)	[Company employee] Guest Role	2.0
1971	Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets Japanese Movie, 1971, Maya (Support Role)	Maya Support Role	7.5
1969	Black Rose Mansion Japanese Movie, 1969, Fujio Ryuko (Main Role)	Fujio Ryuko Main Role	7.3
1968	Black Lizard Japanese Movie, 1968, Black Lizard (Main Role)	Black Lizard Main Role	7.4
1964	The Hunter’s Diary Japanese Movie, 1964, [Singer at Gin-Paris] (Bit part)	[Singer at Gin-Paris] Bit part	10.0
1960	Bananas Japanese Movie, 1960, Osawa Jiro (Support Role)	Osawa Jiro Support Role	0.0
1960	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha 2 Japanese Movie, 1960, Koyanagi Akira (Support Role)	Koyanagi Akira Support Role	0.0
1959	Yoru no Haiyaku Japanese Movie, 1959, Yoshioka (Support Role)	Yoshioka Support Role	0.0
1958	Maria of the Ant Village Japanese Movie, 1958, Jean (Support Role)	Jean Support Role	0.0
1958	City of Love Japanese Movie, 1958, [Singer] (Bit part)	[Singer] Bit part	0.0
1958	Onna de aru Koto Japanese Movie, 1958, [Singer] (Guest Role)	[Singer] Guest Role	6.0
1957	Warm Current Japanese Movie, 1957, [Singer] (Support Role)	[Singer] Support Role	6.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2015	EIGHT-JAM Japanese TV Show, 2015, 430 eps (Ep. 147) (Guest)	430	(Ep. 147) Guest	0.0
2011	Nazotoki Battle TORE Japanese TV Show, 2011, 54 eps (Ep. 50) (Guest)	54	(Ep. 50) Guest	0.0
2011	Honne Biyori Japanese TV Show, 2011, 50 eps (Ep. 28) (Guest)	50	(Ep. 28) Guest	0.0
2007	Bokura no Jidai Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps (Guest)	900	Guest	0.0
1998	Jounetsu Tairiku Japanese TV Show, 1998, 1331 eps (Ep. 345) {Apr 10, 2005} (Guest)	1331	(Ep. 345) {Apr 10, 2005} Guest	8.0
1985	A TV That Gives the Energy of the Genius Takeshi !! Japanese TV Show, 1985, 408 eps (Guest)	408	Guest	0.0
1976	Tetsuko's Room Japanese TV Show, 1976, 1854 eps (1976.02.24) (Guest)	1854	(1976.02.24) Guest	0.0
1960	Panorama Theater Japanese TV Show, 1960, 45 eps (Ep. 27) (Bit part)	45	(Ep. 27) Bit part	0.0

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