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Akihiro Miwa

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Akihiro Miwa

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 15, 1935 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Akihiro Maruyama (born May 15, 1935), better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, is 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

Acting
2025Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2014Hanako & AnneNarrator
2013Miwa: A Japanese IconHimself
2009Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of LifeArceus (voice)
2008Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2005Takeshis'Self
2005YoshitsuneKI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2004Howl's Moving CastleWitch of the Waste (voice)
2002Toy Reanimator
1997Princess MononokeMrs. Moro (voice)
1985The Strange Case of Yukio MishimaSelf
1983The Hunchback of Aomori
1983HarmagedonFroy (voice)
1983La Marie-vison
1980Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous JourneyQueen of the Night (voice)
1977The Japanese Belly ButtonBusiness man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1976The Three Ginza Rascals
1971Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the StreetsMaya at the Hell
1970Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1969Black Rose MansionRyuko
1968Black LizardBlack Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1964The Hunter's DiarySinger
1961Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1960The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960Ginza TomboyJirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1959Ai no Noutan
1959Brutal battle
1958Woman UnveiledSinger
1958Maria of the Ant Village
1958The Capital of Love
1957Warm CurrentSinger
1957The Betrothed