ACTOR · FROM NAGASAKI, JAPAN
Akihiro Miwa
1935–202631 credits since 1957
WhimsicalGrowing upThought provokingQuirkyFunny
ABOUT AKIHIRO
Akihiro Maruyama (May 15, 1935 - 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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born15 May 1935
Died20 June 2026
BirthplaceNagasaki, Japan
Known forActing
On Cineora7 of 31 titles
Known for
The titles people know Akihiro from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 7
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- Princess MononokeIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1957
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
The 2010s
1 title
as Narrator · 156 episodes
The 2000s
5 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
Movieas Arceus (voice)
2 episodes
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor) · 49 episodes
Movieas Witch of the Waste (voice)
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 8.3 on average
Movieas Mrs. Moro (voice)
The 1980s
4 titles · IMDb 5.6 on average
Movieas Froy (voice)
The Hunchback of Aomori
Not on Cineora
as Queen of the Night (voice) · 26 episodes
The 1970s
4 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
Movieas Maya at the Hell
The 1960s
6 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Ryuko
Movieas Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
as Singer
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
The 1950s
9 titles
as Singer
as Singer
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Akihiro’s titles.
