Cast & creator
Akihiro Miwa
Best known for Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Hanako & Anne
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).
Also known as: Akihiro Maruyama, Shingo Maruyama, 丸山臣吾
30
film credits
5
television credits
34
1957–2025 · acting roles
7.1
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (35)
Showing 35 of 35 credits
Howl's Moving Castle
Witch of the Waste (voice)
2004
Princess Mononoke
Mrs. Moro (voice)
1997
Hanako & Anne
Narrator
2014
Yoshitsune
KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2005
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Queen of the Night (voice)
1980
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Arceus (voice)
2009
Harmagedon
Froy (voice)
1983
Taro no Tō
Theme Song Performance
2011
Takeshis'
Self
2005
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Maya at the Hell
1971
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
Self
2013
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1968
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
Self
1985
Black Rose Mansion
Ryuko
1969
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
The Japanese Belly Button
Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1977
City Boys, City Girls
1958
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008
The Betrothed
1957
Woman Unveiled
Singer
1958
La Marie-vison
1983
Ginza Tomboy
Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1960
The Hunter's Diary
Singer
1964
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970
Unmarried
1959
Warm Current
Singer
1957
Toy Reanimator
2002
The Capital of Love
1958
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
Ai no Noutan
1959