Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
15 maggio 1935
Died
20 giugno 2026
Place of birth
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Also known as
Akihiro Maruyama · Shingo Maruyama · 丸山臣吾
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).
Conosciuto per
8.4
Film
Howl's Moving Castle
Witch of the Waste (voice)
2004
8.3
Film
Princess Mononoke
Mrs. Moro (voice)
1997
7.3
Series
Hanako & Anne
Narrator
2014
8.3
Series
Yoshitsune
KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
2005
4.8
Film
The Japanese Belly Button
Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
1977
7.1
Film
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Arceus (voice)
2009
9.0
Series
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
Queen of the Night (voice)
1980
8.0
Film
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
Acting credits 8 titles
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
8.0
2025
Hanako & Anne
as Narrator
7.3
2014
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
7.1
2009
Yoshitsune
as KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
8.3
2005
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
8.4
2004
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
8.3
1997
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
as Queen of the Night (voice)
9.0
1980
The Japanese Belly Button
as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
4.8
1977