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Actor

Akihiro Miwa

Acting

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Acting credits

33

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.0

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Movies: 29Series: 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: 7.07

Wikidata: Q1076203

Also known as

Akihiro Maruyama • Shingo Maruyama • 丸山臣吾

Other jobs

Theme Song Performance (1)

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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).

Movies

Movie credits linked with Akihiro Miwa.

Movie poster for Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

2025 Movie

Movie poster for Miwa: A Japanese Icon (2013)

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

as Self

2013 Movie

Movie poster for Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

as Arceus (voice)

2009 Movie

Movie poster for Takeshis' (2005)

Takeshis'

as Self

2005 Movie

Movie poster for Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Howl's Moving Castle

as Witch of the Waste (voice)

2004 Movie

Movie poster for Toy Reanimator (2002)

Toy Reanimator

2002 Movie

Movie poster for Princess Mononoke (1997)

Princess Mononoke

as Mrs. Moro (voice)

1997 Movie

Movie poster for The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima (1985)

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

as Self

1985 Movie

Movie poster for Harmagedon (1983)

Harmagedon

as Froy (voice)

1983 Movie

Movie poster for La Marie-vison (1983)

La Marie-vison

1983 Movie

Movie poster for The Japanese Belly Button (1977)

The Japanese Belly Button

as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor

1977 Movie

Movie poster for The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)

The Three Ginza Rascals

1976 Movie

Movie poster for Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

as Maya at the Hell

1971 Movie

Movie poster for Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance (1970)

Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

1970 Movie

Movie poster for Black Rose Mansion (1969)

Black Rose Mansion

as Ryuko

1969 Movie

Movie poster for Black Lizard (1968)

Black Lizard

as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)

1968 Movie

Movie poster for The Hunter's Diary (1964)

The Hunter's Diary

as Singer

1964 Movie

Movie poster for Invitation to the Enchanted Town (1961)

Invitation to the Enchanted Town

1961 Movie

Movie poster for Ginza Tomboy (1960)

Ginza Tomboy

as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)

1960 Movie

Movie poster for The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

1960 Movie

Movie poster for Brutal Battle (1959)

Brutal Battle

1959 Movie

Movie poster for Unmarried (1959)

Unmarried

1959 Movie

Movie poster for Ai no Noutan (1959)

Ai no Noutan

1959 Movie

Movie poster for Maria of the Ant Village (1958)

Maria of the Ant Village

1958 Movie

Series

Series credits linked with Akihiro Miwa.

Series poster for Hanako & Anne (2014)

Hanako & Anne

as Narrator • 156 eps

2014 Series

Series poster for Taro no Tō (2011)

Taro no Tō

Theme Song Performance • 4 eps

2011 Series

Series poster for Ariehen ∞ Sekai (2008)

Ariehen ∞ Sekai

2 eps

2008 Series

Series poster for Yoshitsune (2005)

Yoshitsune

as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) • 49 eps

2005 Series

Series poster for Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980)

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

as Queen of the Night (voice) • 26 eps

1980 Series