Acting
Akihiro Miwa
Acting · Born 1935-05-15 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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 · 25
FilmNagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
Hanako & Anne
2014 · Narrator
FilmMiwa: A Japanese Icon
2013 · Himself
Taro no Tō
2011 · Theme Song Performance
FilmPokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009 · Arceus (voice)
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008
FilmTakeshis'
2005 · Self
Yoshitsune
2005 · KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
FilmHowl's Moving Castle
2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)
FilmToy Reanimator
2002
FilmPrincess Mononoke
1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)
FilmThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985 · Self
FilmHarmagedon
1983 · Froy (voice)
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980 · Queen of the Night (voice)
FilmThe Japanese Belly Button
1977 · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
FilmThe Three Ginza Rascals
1976
FilmThrow Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · Maya at the Hell
FilmBlack Rose Mansion
1969 · Ryuko
FilmBlack Lizard
1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
FilmThe Hunter's Diary
1964 · Singer
FilmInvitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
FilmMaria of the Ant Village
1958
FilmWoman Unveiled
1958 · Singer
FilmWarm Current
1957 · Singer
FilmThe Betrothed
1957