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
2004
Princess Mononoke
1997
Hanako & Anne
2014
Yoshitsune
2005
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009
Takeshis'
2005
Taro no Tō
2011
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013
Harmagedon
1983
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
34
Sound
1
2025
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2014
Hanako & Anne
as Narrator
2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Self
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
2008
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2005
Takeshis'
as Self
2005
Yoshitsune
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
2002
Toy Reanimator
1997
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
1985
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
as Self
1983
The Hunchback of Aomori
1983
Harmagedon
as Froy (voice)
1983
La Marie-vison
1980
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
as Queen of the Night (voice)
1977
The Japanese Belly Button
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
1971
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
as Maya at the Hell
1970
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1969
Black Rose Mansion
as Ryuko
1968
Black Lizard
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1964
The Hunter's Diary
as Singer
1961
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
Ginza Tomboy
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1959
Ai no Noutan
1959
Brutal Battle
1959
Unmarried
1958
Woman Unveiled
as Singer
1958
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
The Capital of Love
1958
City Boys, City Girls
1957
Warm Current
as Singer
1957
The Betrothed