Akihiro Miwa

Biography

Akihiro Maruyama (born May 15, 1935), better known by his stage name Akihiro Miwa, is 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

Witch of the Waste (voice)

Princess Mononoke

Mrs. Moro (voice)

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Arceus (voice)

Hanako & Anne

Narrator

Harmagedon

Froy (voice)

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

La Marie-vison

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

Queen of the Night (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2013	Miwa: A Japanese Icon	Himself
2009	Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life	Arceus (voice)
2005	Takeshis'	Self
2004	Howl's Moving Castle	Witch of the Waste (voice)
2002	Toy Reanimator
1997	Princess Mononoke	Mrs. Moro (voice)
1985	The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima	Self
1983	The Hunchback of Aomori
1983	Harmagedon	Froy (voice)
1983	La Marie-vison
1977	The Japanese Belly Button	Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1976	The Three Ginza Rascals
1971	Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets	Maya at the Hell
1970	Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1969	Black Rose Mansion	Ryuko
1968	Black Lizard	Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1964	The Hunter's Diary	Singer
1961	Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1960	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960	Ginza Tomboy	Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1959	Ai no Noutan
1959	Brutal battle
1958	Woman Unveiled	Singer
1958	Maria of the Ant Village
1958	The Capital of Love
1957	Warm Current	Singer
1957	The Betrothed

Year	TV Show	Role
2014	Hanako & Anne	Narrator
2005	Yoshitsune	KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
1980	Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey	Queen of the Night (voice)