Acting

Akihiro Miwa

Born 1935-05-15 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

Died 2026-06-20

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).

Credits

Newest first

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
Hanako & Anne
as Narrator
2014
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Self
2013
Taro no Tō
Theme Song Performance
2011
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
2009
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008
Takeshis'
as Self
2005
Yoshitsune
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2005
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
2004
Toy Reanimator
2002
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
1997
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
as Self
1985
Harmagedon
as Froy (voice)
1983
The Hunchback of Aomori
1983
La Marie-vison
1983
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
as Queen of the Night (voice)
1980
The Japanese Belly Button
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1977
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
as Maya at the Hell
1971
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970
Black Rose Mansion
as Ryuko
1969
Black Lizard
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1968
The Hunter's Diary
as Singer
1964
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
Ginza Tomboy
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
Brutal Battle
1959
Unmarried
1959
Ai no Noutan
1959
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
The Capital of Love
1958
Woman Unveiled
as Singer
1958
City Boys, City Girls
1958
Warm Current
as Singer
1957
The Betrothed
1957