Akihiro Miwa — Marquee

Akihiro Miwa

Acting · 1935–2026 · Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan

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).

Known for

Howl's Moving Castle

8.4

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)

Princess Mononoke

8.3

Princess Mononoke

1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)

Black Lizard

6.9

Black Lizard

1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)

The Japanese Belly Button

4.8

The Japanese Belly Button

1977 · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

Black Rose Mansion

4.9

Black Rose Mansion

1969 · Ryuko

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

7.3

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971 · Maya at the Hell

Yoshitsune

8.3

Yoshitsune

2005 · Series · KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

7.1

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

2009 · Arceus (voice)

Toy Reanimator

5.7

Toy Reanimator

2002

Hanako & Anne

7.3

Hanako & Anne

2014 · Series · Narrator

Harmagedon

5.2

Harmagedon

1983 · Froy (voice)

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

9.0

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

1980 · Series · Queen of the Night (voice)

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Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

8.0

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

2025

Hanako & Anne

7.3

Hanako & Anne

2014 · Series · Narrator

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

7.1

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

2009 · Arceus (voice)

Ariehen ∞ Sekai

Ariehen ∞ Sekai

2008 · Series

Yoshitsune

8.3

Yoshitsune

2005 · Series · KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)

Howl's Moving Castle

8.4

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)

Toy Reanimator

5.7

Toy Reanimator

2002

Princess Mononoke

8.3

Princess Mononoke

1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)

Harmagedon

5.2

Harmagedon

1983 · Froy (voice)

La Marie-vison

La Marie-vison

1983

The Hunchback of Aomori

The Hunchback of Aomori

1983

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

9.0

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

1980 · Series · Queen of the Night (voice)

The Japanese Belly Button

4.8

The Japanese Belly Button

1977 · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

The Three Ginza Rascals

10.0

The Three Ginza Rascals

1976

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

7.3

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971 · Maya at the Hell

Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

1970

Black Rose Mansion

4.9

Black Rose Mansion

1969 · Ryuko

Black Lizard

6.9

Black Lizard

1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)