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Akihiro Miwa

Also known as Akihiro Maruyama, 丸山明宏

91 yearsMay 15, 1935Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, JapanPopularity 2.4

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)

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Known For

Howl's Moving Castle poster
8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
Princess Mononoke poster
8.3
Princess Mononoke
1997
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash poster
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash
2025
The Betrothed poster
The Betrothed
1957

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)

Career

Filmography

Howl's Moving Castle poster
8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
Princess Mononoke poster
8.3
Princess Mononoke
1997
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
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