Acting
Akihiro Miwa
Also Known As: Akihiro Maruyama, Shingo Maruyama, 丸山臣吾
Birth Date
May 15, 1935
Death Date
June 20, 2026
(passed away at 91)
Place of Birth
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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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).
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Movie
Howl's Moving Castle
Witch of the Waste (voice)
2004
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TV Show
Hanako & Anne
Narrator
2014 • 156 episodes
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Princess Mononoke
Mrs. Moro (voice)
1997
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TV Show
Yoshitsune
KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2005 • 49 episodes
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Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Queen of the Night (voice)
1980 • 26 episodes
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Arceus (voice)
2009
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Harmagedon
Froy (voice)
1983
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Maya at the Hell
1971
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The Betrothed
1957
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Takeshis'
Self
2005
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Toy Reanimator
2002
Movie
La Marie-vison
1983
TV Show
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008 • 2 episodes
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Movie
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1968
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Movie
Black Rose Mansion
Ryuko
1969
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Movie
The Japanese Belly Button
Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1977
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Movie
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Himself
2013
Movie
Unmarried
1959
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Warm Current
Singer
1957