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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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Akihiro Miwa
Born
15 May 1935
Died
20 June 2026
Place
Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Acting

Akihiro Miwa

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).

As actor

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash

2025
Miwa: A Japanese Icon

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2013 · Himself
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

2009 · Arceus (voice)
Takeshis'

Takeshis'

2005 · Self
Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)
Toy Reanimator

Toy Reanimator

2002
Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)
The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima

1985 · Self

The Hunchback of Aomori

1983
Harmagedon

Harmagedon

1983 · Froy (voice)
La Marie-vison

La Marie-vison

1983
The Japanese Belly Button

The Japanese Belly Button

1977 · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
The Three Ginza Rascals

The Three Ginza Rascals

1976
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971 · Maya at the Hell
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance

1970
Black Rose Mansion

Black Rose Mansion

1969 · Ryuko
Black Lizard

Black Lizard

1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
The Hunter's Diary

The Hunter's Diary

1964 · Singer
Invitation to the Enchanted Town

Invitation to the Enchanted Town

1961

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

1960
Ginza Tomboy

Ginza Tomboy

1960 · Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
Ai no Noutan

Ai no Noutan

1959
Brutal battle

Brutal battle

1959
Unmarried

Unmarried

1959
Woman Unveiled

Woman Unveiled

1958 · Singer
Maria of the Ant Village

Maria of the Ant Village

1958
The Capital of Love

The Capital of Love

1958
Warm Current

Warm Current

1957 · Singer
The Betrothed

The Betrothed

1957