Known For
Acting
Born
May 15, 1935
Died
Jun 20, 2026
Place of Birth
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Credits
35 titles
Akihiro Miwa
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
Filmography
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
Hanako & Anne
Narrator
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Himself
Taro no Tō
Theme Song Performance
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Arceus (voice)
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
Takeshis'
Self
Yoshitsune
KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
Howl's Moving Castle
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Toy Reanimator
Princess Mononoke
Mrs. Moro (voice)
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Self
Harmagedon
Froy (voice)
La Marie-vison
The Hunchback of Aomori
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Queen of the Night (voice)
The Japanese Belly Button
Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Three Ginza Rascals
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Maya at the Hell
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Black Rose Mansion
Ryuko
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
The Hunter's Diary
Singer
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
Ginza Tomboy
Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Brutal Battle
Unmarried
Ai no Noutan
Maria of the Ant Village
The Capital of Love
City Boys, City Girls
Woman Unveiled
Singer
Warm Current
Singer
The Betrothed