Actor
Akihiro Miwa
- Born May 15, 1935 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
- Died June 20, 2026
Akihiro Maruyama (May 15, 1935 - 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 Castle2004
Princess Mononoke1997
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life2009
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets1971
Black Lizard1968
Harmagedon1983
The Japanese Belly Button1977
Black Rose Mansion1969
Filmography
- 2025Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the FlashFilm
- 2014Hanako & AnneSeriesNarrator
- 2013Miwa: A Japanese IconFilmSelf
- 2011Taro no TōSeriesTheme Song Performance
- 2009Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of LifeFilmArceus (voice)
- 2008Ariehen ∞ SekaiSeries
- 2005Takeshis'FilmSelf
- 2005YoshitsuneSeriesKI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
- 2004Howl's Moving CastleFilmWitch of the Waste (voice)
- 2002Toy ReanimatorFilm
- 1997Princess MononokeFilmMrs. Moro (voice)
- 1985The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaFilmSelf
- 1983HarmagedonFilmFroy (voice)
- 1983The Hunchback of AomoriFilm
- 1983La Marie-visonFilmMarie in Fur
- 1980Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous JourneySeriesQueen of the Night (voice)
- 1977The Japanese Belly ButtonFilmBusiness man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
- 1976The Three Ginza RascalsFilm
- 1971Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the StreetsFilmMaya at the Hell
- 1970Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of ChanceFilm
- 1969Black Rose MansionFilmRyuko
- 1968Black LizardFilmBlack Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
- 1964The Hunter's DiaryFilmSinger
- 1961Invitation to the Enchanted TownFilm
- 1960The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2Film
- 1960Ginza TomboyFilmJirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
- 1959Ai no NoutanFilm
- 1959Brutal BattleFilm
- 1959UnmarriedFilm
- 1958Woman UnveiledFilmSinger
- 1958Maria of the Ant VillageFilm
- 1958The Capital of LoveFilm
- 1958City Boys, City GirlsFilmThe Foreign Sister Boy
- 1957Warm CurrentFilmSinger
- 1957The BetrothedFilm