Akihiro Miwa

Acting

Born 15/05/1935
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Died 20/06/2026

Akihiro Maruyama (May 15, 1935 - 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).

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Known For

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
Hanako & Anne
2014
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008
Takeshis'
2005
Yoshitsune
2005
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
Toy Reanimator
2002
Princess Mononoke
1997
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985
La Marie-vison
1983
Harmagedon
1983
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980
The Japanese Belly Button
1977
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970
Black Rose Mansion
1969
Black Lizard
1968
The Hunter's Diary
1964
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
Ginza Tomboy
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
Brutal Battle
1959
Unmarried
1959
Ai no Noutan
1959
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
The Capital of Love
1958
Woman Unveiled
1958
City Boys, City Girls
1958
Warm Current
1957
The Betrothed
1957