Akihiro Miwa

Personal Info

Birthday

May 15, 1935

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Akihiro Maruyama

丸山明宏

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

Princess Mononoke

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

Yoshitsune

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Harmagedon

Black Lizard

Filmography

2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
2005
Takeshis'
as Self
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
1997
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
1985
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
as Self
1983
Harmagedon
as Froy (voice)
1977
The Japanese Belly Button
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1971
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
as Maya at the Hell
1969
Black Rose Mansion
as Ryuko
1968
Black Lizard
as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
1960
Ginza Tomboy
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1958
Woman Unveiled
as Singer
1957
Warm Current
as Singer