Actor
Akihiro Miwa
91 years · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan · 29 films
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).
Best known for
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)
On HBO Max
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)
On HBO Max
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009 · Arceus (voice)
On Hoopla
Takeshis'
2005 · Self
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · Maya at the Hell
Black Lizard
1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
Filmography 29
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025 · Actor
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013 · Self
On Dekkoo
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009 · Arceus (voice)
On Hoopla
Takeshis'
2005 · Self
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)
On HBO Max
Toy Reanimator
2002 · Actor
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)
On HBO Max
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985 · Self
Harmagedon
1983 · Froy (voice)
La Marie-vison
1983 · Actor
The Japanese Belly Button
1977 · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976 · Actor
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · Maya at the Hell
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970 · Actor
Black Rose Mansion
1969 · Ryuko
Black Lizard
1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
The Hunter's Diary
1964 · Singer
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961 · Actor
Ginza Tomboy
1960 · Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960 · Actor
Brutal Battle
1959 · Actor
Unmarried
1959 · Actor
Ai no Noutan
1959 · Actor
Maria of the Ant Village
1958 · Actor