Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Known for

Acting

Born

May 15, 1935

Birthplace

Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

Died

June 20, 2026 (aged 91)

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).

Best known work

Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009
Takeshis'
Takeshis'
2005
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971
Black Lizard
Black Lizard
1968
Harmagedon
Harmagedon
1983
The Japanese Belly Button
The Japanese Belly Button
1977
Black Rose Mansion
Black Rose Mansion
1969
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune
2005

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

  2. 2014

    Hanako & AnneTV

    as Narrator (156 episodes)

  3. 2013

    Miwa: A Japanese Icon

    as Self

  4. 2011

    Taro no TōTV

    Theme Song Performance

  5. 2009

    Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

    as Arceus (voice)

  6. 2008

    Ariehen ∞ SekaiTV

  7. 2005

    Takeshis'

    as Self

  8. 2005

    YoshitsuneTV

    as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) (49 episodes)

  9. 2004

    Howl's Moving Castle

    as Witch of the Waste (voice)

  10. 2002

    Toy Reanimator

  11. 1997

    Princess Mononoke

    as Mrs. Moro (voice)

  12. 1985

    The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

    as Self

  13. 1983

    Harmagedon

    as Froy (voice)

  14. 1983

    The Hunchback of Aomori

  15. 1983

    La Marie-vison

  16. 1980

    Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous JourneyTV

    as Queen of the Night (voice) (26 episodes)

  17. 1977

    The Japanese Belly Button

    as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

  18. 1976

    The Three Ginza Rascals

  19. 1971

    Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

    as Maya at the Hell

  20. 1970

    Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

  21. 1969

    Black Rose Mansion

    as Ryuko

  22. 1968

    Black Lizard

    as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)

  23. 1964

    The Hunter's Diary

    as Singer

  24. 1961

    Invitation to the Enchanted Town

  25. 1960

    Ginza Tomboy

    as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)

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