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Akihiro Miwa
Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa

Acting•Born May 15, 1935•Died June 20, 2026 (age 91)•Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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

Howl's Moving Castle
8.4

Howl's Moving Castle

Movie2004
Princess Mononoke
8.3

Princess Mononoke

Movie1997
Hanako & Anne
7.3

Hanako & Anne

TV Series2014
Yoshitsune
8.3

Yoshitsune

TV Series2005
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
9.0

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

TV Series1980
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
7.1

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Movie2009
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
7.3

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Movie1971
Harmagedon
5.2

Harmagedon

Movie1983

Filmography

2025
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
Movie
2014
Hanako & Anne

as Narrator

TV
2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon

as Himself

Movie
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

as Arceus (voice)

Movie
2008
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
TV
2005
Takeshis'

as Self

Movie
2005
Yoshitsune

as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)

TV
2004
Howl's Moving Castle

as Witch of the Waste (voice)

Movie
2002
Toy Reanimator
Movie
1997
Princess Mononoke

as Mrs. Moro (voice)

Movie
1985
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

as Self

Movie
1983
Harmagedon

as Froy (voice)

Movie
1983
The Hunchback of Aomori
Movie
1983
La Marie-vison
Movie
1980
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

as Queen of the Night (voice)

TV
1977
The Japanese Belly Button

as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

Movie
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
Movie
1971
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

as Maya at the Hell

Movie
1970
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Movie
1969
Black Rose Mansion

as Ryuko

Movie
1968
Black Lizard

as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)

Movie
1964
The Hunter's Diary

as Singer

Movie
1961
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
Movie
1960
Ginza Tomboy

as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)

Movie
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Movie
1959
Brutal Battle
Movie
1959
Unmarried
Movie
1959
Ai no Noutan
Movie
1958
Maria of the Ant Village
Movie
1958
The Capital of Love
Movie
1958
Woman Unveiled

as Singer

Movie
1958
City Boys, City Girls
Movie
1957
Warm Current

as Singer

Movie
1957
The Betrothed
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 15, 1935
Day of DeathJune 20, 2026
Place of BirthNagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Popularity1.6