Akihiro Miwa
Acting
Biography
Akihiro Maruyama (born May 15, 1935, died June 20, 2026), better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, was a Japanese singer, actor, author and drag queen. As an actor he is known for voicing characters in Hayao Miyazaki films Princess Mononoke (1997) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004).
Filmography 34
Movies (30)
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash2025
Miwa: A Japanese Icon2013Himself
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life2009Arceus (voice)
Takeshis'2005Self
Howl's Moving Castle2004Witch of the Waste (voice)
Toy Reanimator2002
Princess Mononoke1997Mrs. Moro (voice)
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima1985Self
Harmagedon1983Froy (voice)
La Marie-vison1983- The Hunchback of Aomori1983
The Japanese Belly Button1977Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Three Ginza Rascals1976
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets1971Maya at the Hell
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance1970
Black Rose Mansion1969Ryuko
Black Lizard1968Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
The Hunter's Diary1964Singer
Invitation to the Enchanted Town1961
Ginza Tomboy1960Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)- The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 21960
Brutal Battle1959
Unmarried1959
Ai no Noutan1959
Maria of the Ant Village1958
The Capital of Love1958
Woman Unveiled1958Singer
City Boys, City Girls1958
Warm Current1957Singer
The Betrothed1957
Shows (4)
Hanako & Anne2014Narrator
Ariehen ∞ Sekai2008
Yoshitsune2005KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey1980Queen of the Night (voice)