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  1. Akihiro Miwa in Advertising Still from "Black Lizard" (1968)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Fukasaku, Kinji
    Date: circa 1968
    Topics: Actors, Asian LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Drag, Female impersonators, Female impersonators in motion pictures, Film, Japanese, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Akihiro Maruyama, Akihiro Miwa, Black Lizard, Kuro Tokage
    Description: "Black Lizard" (1968) is the English name for Japanese film "Kuro tokage" (1968). A synopsis of the film from its IMDB page reads: "Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief...

  2. Akihiro Miwa Riding in Her Rolls Royce in Tokyo Nightclub District (1980)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Burri, Rene
    Date: 1980
    Topics: Actors, Drag, Female impersonators, Japanese
    Subject: Akihiro Miwa

  3. Ella Zoyara: Death of the Noted Circus Female Impersonator

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: San Francisco Chronicle
    Date: May 28, 1879
    Topics: Circus, Female impersonators, Theatre, Theatre groups
    Subject: Ella Zoyara, Omar Kingsley

  4. Girl Track Star Stirs Jap Furor, Becoming 'Man'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Service
    Date: Jan. 15, 1956
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Sports, Sportspersons, Track and field, Youth

  5. Japanese Athlete Aims at New Title After Sex Change

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Service
    Date: Apr. 16, 1958
    Topics: FtMs, Legal status, Masculinities, Sports, Track and field, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Toshio Lanbongi