Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 15, 1935
Died
June 20, 2026
Age
91
Place of Birth
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Popularity
2.0
Akihiro Miwa
Acting
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).
Also known as
Akihiro Maruyama · Shingo Maruyama · 丸山臣吾
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Known For
8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Movie
8.3
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Movie
7.3
Hanako & Anne
2014 · TV
8.3
Yoshitsune
2005 · TV
9.0
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980 · TV
7.1
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009 · Movie
6.1
Takeshis'
2005 · Movie
5.2
Harmagedon
1983 · Movie
7.4
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · Movie
8.0
The Betrothed
1957 · Movie
0.0
Taro no Tō
2011 · TV
9.0
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960 · Movie
Filmography
2025
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
Movie
8.0
2014
Hanako & Anne
TV · Narrator
7.3
2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Movie · Himself
6.3
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Movie · Arceus (voice)
7.1
2008
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
TV
0.0
2005
Takeshis'
Movie · Self
6.1
2005
Yoshitsune
TV · KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
8.3
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
Movie · Witch of the Waste (voice)
8.4
2002
Toy Reanimator
Movie
5.7
1997
Princess Mononoke
Movie · Mrs. Moro (voice)
8.3
1985
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Movie · Self
3.5
1983
Harmagedon
Movie · Froy (voice)
5.2
1983
The Hunchback of Aomori
Movie
0.0
1983
La Marie-vison
Movie
0.0
1980
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
TV · Queen of the Night (voice)
9.0
1977
The Japanese Belly Button
Movie · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
4.8
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
Movie
10.0
1971
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Movie · Maya at the Hell
7.4
1970
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Movie
0.0
1969
Black Rose Mansion
Movie · Ryuko
4.9
1968
Black Lizard
Movie · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
6.9
1964
The Hunter's Diary
Movie · Singer
4.8
1961
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
Movie
8.0
1960
Ginza Tomboy
Movie · Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
0.0