Akihiro Miwa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1935
- Died
- June 20, 2026 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
Movie
Hanako & Anne
TV · as Narrator · 156 eps
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Movie · as Self
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Movie · as Arceus (voice)
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
TV · 2 eps
Takeshis'
Movie · as Self
Yoshitsune
TV · as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) · 49 eps
Howl's Moving Castle
Movie · as Witch of the Waste (voice)
Toy Reanimator
Movie
Princess Mononoke
Movie · as Mrs. Moro (voice)
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Movie · as Self
The Hunchback of Aomori
Movie
Harmagedon
Movie · as Froy (voice)
La Marie-vison
Movie · as Marie in Fur
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
TV · as Queen of the Night (voice) · 26 eps
The Japanese Belly Button
Movie · as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Three Ginza Rascals
Movie
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Movie · as Maya at the Hell
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Movie
Black Rose Mansion
Movie · as Ryuko
Black Lizard
Movie · as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
The Hunter's Diary
Movie · as Singer
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
Movie
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Movie
Ginza Tomboy
Movie · as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
Ai no Noutan
Movie
Brutal Battle
Movie
Unmarried
Movie
Woman Unveiled
Movie · as Singer
Maria of the Ant Village
Movie
The Capital of Love
Movie
City Boys, City Girls
Movie · as The Foreign Sister Boy
Warm Current
Movie · as Singer
The Betrothed
Movie