Acting credits
32
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Akihiro Miwa
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 5Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 20338
IMDb ID: nm0594271
Known for: Acting
Born: May 15, 1935
Died: June 20, 2026
Age: 91
Place of birth: Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2025
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 7.06
Wikidata: Q1076203
Also known as
Akihiro Maruyama • Shingo Maruyama • 丸山臣吾
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (1)
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Akihiro Miwa.
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025 • Movie
as Himself
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
2013 • Movie
as Arceus (voice)
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
2009 • Movie
as Self
Takeshis'
2005 • Movie
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 • Movie
Toy Reanimator
2002 • Movie
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
Princess Mononoke
1997 • Movie
as Self
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
1985 • Movie
as Froy (voice)
Harmagedon
1983 • Movie
La Marie-vison
1983 • Movie
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Japanese Belly Button
1977 • Movie
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976 • Movie
as Maya at the Hell
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 • Movie
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970 • Movie
as Ryuko
Black Rose Mansion
1969 • Movie
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
Black Lizard
1968 • Movie
as Singer
The Hunter's Diary
1964 • Movie
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961 • Movie
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
Ginza Tomboy
1960 • Movie
Brutal Battle
1959 • Movie
Unmarried
1959 • Movie
Ai no Noutan
1959 • Movie
Maria of the Ant Village
1958 • Movie
The Capital of Love
1958 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Akihiro Miwa.
as Narrator • 156 eps
Hanako & Anne
2014 • Series
Theme Song Performance • 4 eps
Taro no Tō
2011 • Series
2 eps
Ariehen ∞ Sekai
2008 • Series
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) • 49 eps
Yoshitsune
2005 • Series
as Queen of the Night (voice) • 26 eps
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
1980 • Series