Akihiro Miwa

Known for: Acting

Born: 1935-05-15 – 2026-06-20 (aged 91)

From: 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).

Filmography (33)

MOVIE★ 8.0
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
TV★ 7.3
Hanako & Anne
2014
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.3
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.1
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009
as Arceus (voice)
TV
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008
MOVIE★ 6.1
Takeshis'
2005
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Yoshitsune
2005
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
MOVIE★ 8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Toy Reanimator
2002
MOVIE★ 8.3
Princess Mononoke
1997
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
Harmagedon
1983
as Froy (voice)
MOVIE
The Hunchback of Aomori
1983
MOVIE
La Marie-vison
1983
TV★ 9.0
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980
as Queen of the Night (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Japanese Belly Button
1977
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
MOVIE★ 7.3
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971
as Maya at the Hell
MOVIE
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970
MOVIE★ 4.9
Black Rose Mansion
1969
as Ryuko
MOVIE★ 6.9
Black Lizard
1968
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Hunter's Diary
1964
as Singer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
MOVIE
Ginza Tomboy
1960
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
MOVIE
Brutal Battle
1959
MOVIE
Unmarried
1959
MOVIE
Ai no Noutan
1959
MOVIE★ 8.0
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
MOVIE
The Capital of Love
1958
MOVIE★ 8.0
Woman Unveiled
1958
as Singer
MOVIE★ 7.8
Warm Current
1957
as Singer
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Betrothed
1957