Actor
Akihiro Miwa
May 15, 1935 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Tsuzuki Kayako
2 titles together
Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
Toru Furuya
2 titles together
Harmagedon, Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Mami Koyama
2 titles together
Harmagedon, Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Ichiro Nagai
2 titles together
Harmagedon, Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Eiji Funakoshi
2 titles together
Warm Current, The Betrothed
Chieko Murata
2 titles together
Warm Current, The Betrothed
Full filmography · 28
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
cast
2025
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
20097.1
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
20048.4
Toy Reanimator
cast
2002
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
19978.3
Harmagedon
as Froy (voice)
19835.2
The Japanese Belly Button
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1977
The Three Ginza Rascals
cast
1976
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
as Maya at the Hell
19717.4
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
cast
1970
Black Rose Mansion
as Ryuko
1969
Black Lizard
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
19686.9