Akihiro Miwa
Biography
Akihiro Maruyama (born May 15, 1935), better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, is 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)
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Acting History
2025
長崎―閃光の影で―
2014Hanako & Anne as Narrator
2013Miwa: A Japanese Icon as Himself
2009Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life as Arceus (voice)
2005Takeshis' as Self
2005Yoshitsune as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2004Howl's Moving Castle as Witch of the Waste (voice)
2002Toy Reanimator
1997Princess Mononoke as Mrs. Moro (voice)
1985The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima as Self
1983Harmagedon as Froy (voice)
1983La Marie-vison
1983The Hunchback of Aomori
1980Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey as Queen of the Night (voice)
1977The Japanese Belly Button as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1976The Three Ginza Rascals
1971Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets as Maya at the Hell
1970Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1969Black Rose Mansion as Ryuko
1968Black Lizard as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1964The Hunter's Diary as Singer
1961Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1960Ginza Tomboy as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1960The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1959Brutal battle
1959Ai no Noutan
1958Maria of the Ant Village
1958City of Love
1958Woman Unveiled as Singer
1957Warm Current as Singer