The glamorous heroine of the 1968 film Black Lizard was played by a man, Akihiro Miwa. This film looks back at the unique destiny of a man who has spent 50 years defying questions of gender, all the while remaining a popular celebrity in Japan, thanks to his films, songs and television programmes.
The glamorous heroine of the 1968 film Black Lizard was played by a man, Akihiro Miwa. This film looks back at the unique destiny of a man who has spent 50 years defying questions of gender, all the while remaining a popular celebrity in Japan, thanks to his films, songs and television programmes.