Akihiro Miwa
Acting
Biography
Akihiro Maruyama (born May 15, 1935), better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, is 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)
Born: May 15, 1935
Place of Birth: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Filmography
2025
2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
2005
Takeshis'
as Self
2005
Yoshitsune
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
2002
1997
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
1985
1983
Harmagedon
as Froy (voice)
1983
1980
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
as Queen of the Night (voice)
1977
The Japanese Belly Button
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1971
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
as Maya at the Hell
1969
Black Rose Mansion
as Ryuko
1968
Black Lizard
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1964
The Hunter's Diary
as Singer
1960
Ginza Tomboy
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1959
1959
1958
1958
Woman Unveiled
as Singer
1957
Warm Current
as Singer