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