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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) — Witch of the Waste (voice)
2. Princess Mononoke (1997) — Mrs. Moro (voice)
3. Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) — Arceus (voice)
4. Takeshis' (2005) — Self
5. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971) — Maya at the Hell
6. Black Lizard (1968) — Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
7. Harmagedon (1983) — Froy (voice)
8. The Japanese Belly Button (1977) — Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
9. Black Rose Mansion (1969) — Ryuko
10. Yoshitsune (2005) — KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
11. Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013) — Himself
12. Toy Reanimator (2002)
13. The Hunter's Diary (1964) — Singer
14. Warm Current (1957) — Singer
15. The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985) — Self
16. Hanako & Anne (2014) — Narrator
17. Woman Unveiled (1958) — Singer
18. Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)
19. The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
20. Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
21. Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)
22. The Betrothed (1957)
23. Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) — Queen of the Night (voice)
24. The Hunchback of Aomori (1983)
25. Ai no Noutan (1959)
26. The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
27. The Capital of Love (1958)
28. Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance (1970)
29. La Marie-vison (1983)
30. Brutal Battle (1959)
31. Ginza Tomboy (1960) — Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
32. Unmarried (1959)
33. City Boys, City Girls (1958)
34. Ariehen ∞ Sekai (2008)