Acting

Akihiro Miwa

Born May 15, 1935Died June 20, 2026 (91)JapanNagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan35 creditsIMDb

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).

Known for

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Howl's Moving Castle2004 · as Witch of the Waste (voice)
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Princess Mononoke1997 · as Mrs. Moro (voice)
Black Lizard1968 · as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life2009 · as Arceus (voice)
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets1971 · as Maya at the Hell
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Harmagedon1983 · as Froy (voice)
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Howl's Moving Castle2004 · as Witch of the Waste (voice)
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Princess Mononoke1997 · as Mrs. Moro (voice)
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Hanako & Anne2014 · as Narrator · 156 ep
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Yoshitsune2005 · as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) · 49 ep
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Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey1980 · as Queen of the Night (voice) · 26 ep
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life2009 · as Arceus (voice)
Takeshis'2005 · as Self
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets1971 · as Maya at the Hell
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Harmagedon1983 · as Froy (voice)
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima1985 · as Self
Miwa: A Japanese Icon2013 · as Self
Black Rose Mansion1969 · as Ryuko
Black Lizard1968 · as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
City Boys, City Girls1958 · Cast
Series
Ariehen ∞ Sekai2008 · Cast · 2 ep
The Betrothed1957 · Cast
The Japanese Belly Button1977 · as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Three Ginza Rascals1976 · Cast
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 21960 · Cast
La Marie-vison1983 · Cast
Invitation to the Enchanted Town1961 · Cast
Toy Reanimator2002 · Cast
Ginza Tomboy1960 · as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
Woman Unveiled1958 · as Singer
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance1970 · Cast
The Hunter's Diary1964 · as Singer
Unmarried1959 · Cast
Maria of the Ant Village1958 · Cast
Warm Current1957 · as Singer
Ai no Noutan1959 · Cast
The Capital of Love1958 · Cast
Brutal Battle1959 · Cast
The Hunchback of Aomori1983 · Cast
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash2025 · Cast