Akihiro Miwa
Known for acting · Born 15 May 1935 · Died 20 June 2026 · aged 91 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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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
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
Hanako & Anne
2014
Princess Mononoke
1997
Yoshitsune
2005
Black Lizard
1968
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980
The Japanese Belly Button
1977
Black Rose Mansion
1969
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
Takeshis'
2005
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971
The Hunchback of Aomori
The Hunchback of Aomori
1983
Acting (34)
2025Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the FlashFilm
2014Hanako & AnneNarrator · 156 episodesSeries
2013Miwa: A Japanese IconSelfFilm
2009Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of LifeArceus (voice)Film
2008Ariehen ∞ Sekai · 2 episodesSeries
2005Takeshis'SelfFilm
2005YoshitsuneKI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) · 49 episodesSeries
2004Howl's Moving CastleWitch of the Waste (voice)Film
2002Toy ReanimatorFilm
1997Princess MononokeMrs. Moro (voice)Film
1985The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaSelfFilm
1983HarmagedonFroy (voice)Film
1983The Hunchback of AomoriFilm
1983La Marie-visonFilm
1980Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous JourneyQueen of the Night (voice) · 26 episodesSeries
1977The Japanese Belly ButtonBusiness man / Yakuza / Assistant professorFilm
1976The Three Ginza RascalsFilm
1971Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the StreetsMaya at the HellFilm
1970Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of ChanceFilm
1969Black Rose MansionRyukoFilm
1968Black LizardBlack Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)Film
1964The Hunter's DiarySingerFilm
1961Invitation to the Enchanted TownFilm
1960The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2Film
1960Ginza TomboyJirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)Film
1959Ai no NoutanFilm
1959Brutal BattleFilm
1959UnmarriedFilm
1958Woman UnveiledSingerFilm
1958Maria of the Ant VillageFilm
1958The Capital of LoveFilm
1958City Boys, City GirlsFilm
1957Warm CurrentSingerFilm
1957The BetrothedFilm
Sound (1)
2011Taro no TōTheme Song PerformanceSeries