Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Maruyama (May 15, 1935 - 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

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 · Movie

as Witch of the Waste (voice)

Princess Mononoke

1997 · Movie

as Mrs. Moro (voice)

2014 · TV

as Narrator

2005 · TV

as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

1980 · TV

as Queen of the Night (voice)

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

2009 · Movie

as Arceus (voice)

2005 · Movie

as Self

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971 · Movie

as Maya at the Hell

1983 · Movie

as Froy (voice)

Black Rose Mansion

1969 · Movie

as Ryuko

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2013 · Movie

as Self

The Japanese Belly Button

1977 · Movie

as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

1968 · Movie

as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)

Ariehen ∞ Sekai

2008 · TV

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

1985 · Movie

as Self

The Three Ginza Rascals

1976 · Movie

City Boys, City Girls

1958 · Movie

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

1960 · Movie

The Capital of Love

1958 · Movie

1960 · Movie

as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

2025 · Movie

Invitation to the Enchanted Town

1961 · Movie

1959 · Movie

2002 · Movie