Akihiro Miwa
Born: 1935-05-15 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Died: 2026-06-20
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2014
- Hanako & Anne as Narrator
2013
- Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself
2011
- Taro no Tō ... (Theme Song Performance)
2009
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life as Arceus (voice)
2008
2005
- Yoshitsune as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
- Takeshis' as Self
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)
- La Marie-vison
- The Hunchback of Aomori
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
- The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
- Ginza Tomboy as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1958
1957
- The Betrothed
- Warm Current as Singer