Akihiro Miwa
Known for
Acting
Life
1935 – 2026 (aged 91)
Born in
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb31 acting credits
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).
Known For
Howl's Moving Castle
09 Sep 2004
Princess Mononoke
12 Jul 1997
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
18 Jul 2009
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
24 Apr 1971
Black Lizard
14 Aug 1968
Harmagedon
12 Mar 1983
The Japanese Belly Button
15 Mar 1977
Black Rose Mansion
30 Jul 1969
Filmography
2014
- Hanako & Anneas Narrator156 episodes
2009
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Lifeas Arceus (voice)
2008
- Ariehen ∞ Sekai2 episodes
2005
- Yoshitsuneas KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)49 episodes
2004
- Howl's Moving Castleas Witch of the Waste (voice)
2002
1997
- Princess Mononokeas Mrs. Moro (voice)
1983
- Harmagedonas Froy (voice)
- The Hunchback of Aomori
- La Marie-vison
1980
- Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journeyas Queen of the Night (voice)26 episodes
1977
- The Japanese Belly Buttonas Business man
1971
- Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streetsas Maya at the Hell
1969
- Black Rose Mansionas Ryuko
1968
- Black Lizardas Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1964
- The Hunter's Diaryas Singer
1960
- Ginza Tomboyas Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
- The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1957
- Warm Currentas Singer
- The Betrothed