Acting · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan · Born May 15, 1935
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).
MovieNagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
TVHanako & Anne
2014
as Narrator
MovieMiwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
as Himself
MoviePokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009
as Arceus (voice)
TVAriehen ∞ Sekai
2008
MovieTakeshis'
2005
as Self
TVYoshitsune
2005
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
MovieHowl's Moving Castle
2004
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
MovieToy Reanimator
2002
MoviePrincess Mononoke
1997
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
MovieThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985
as Self
MovieHarmagedon
1983
as Froy (voice)
The Hunchback of Aomori
1983
MovieLa Marie-vison
1983
TVMaeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980
as Queen of the Night (voice)
MovieThe Japanese Belly Button
1977
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
MovieThe Three Ginza Rascals
1976
MovieThrow Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971
as Maya at the Hell
MovieWoman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970
MovieBlack Rose Mansion
1969
as Ryuko
MovieBlack Lizard
1968
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
MovieThe Hunter's Diary
1964
as Singer
MovieInvitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
MovieGinza Tomboy
1960
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
MovieBrutal Battle
1959
MovieUnmarried
1959
MovieAi no Noutan
1959
MovieMaria of the Ant Village
1958
MovieThe Capital of Love
1958
MovieWoman Unveiled
1958
as Singer
MovieCity Boys, City Girls
1958
MovieWarm Current
1957
as Singer
MovieThe Betrothed
1957
