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Akihiro Miwa

Acting Born May 15, 1935 Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan 24 credits

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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Known for

Film

Howl's Moving Castle

as Witch of the Waste (voice)
Film

Princess Mononoke

as Mrs. Moro (voice)
Film

Mad Max

as Queen of the Night (voice)
Film

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

as Arceus (voice)
Film

Harmagedon

as Froy (voice)
Film

The Japanese Belly Button

as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

Full filmography

  • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) as Witch of the Waste (voice)
  • Princess Mononoke (1997) as Mrs. Moro (voice)
  • Yoshitsune (2005) as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
  • Hanako & Anne (2014) as Narrator
  • Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) as Queen of the Night (voice)
  • Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) as Arceus (voice)
  • Harmagedon (1983) as Froy (voice)
  • Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971) as Maya at the Hell
  • Black Lizard (1968) as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
  • Takeshis' (2005) as Self
  • Black Rose Mansion (1969) as Ryuko
  • The Japanese Belly Button (1977) as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
  • Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)
  • The Capital of Love (1958)
  • Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013) as Himself
  • Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
  • Warm Current (1957) as Singer
  • The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
  • Woman Unveiled (1958) as Singer
  • The Betrothed (1957)
  • Ginza Tomboy (1960) as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
  • Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance (1970)
  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
  • Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)