美輪明宏
Acting1935Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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
Witch of the Waste (voice)
Princess Mononoke
Mrs. Moro (voice)
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Arceus (voice)
Takeshis'
Self
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Maya at the Hell
Black Lizard
Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
Harmagedon
Froy (voice)
The Japanese Belly Button
Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
Acting History
2014
Hanako & Anne
TVas Narrator• 156 eps
2013
Miwa: A Japanese Icon
as Himself
2011
Taro no Tō
TVTheme Song Performance• 4 eps
2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
as Arceus (voice)
2005
Takeshis'
as Self
Yoshitsune
TVas KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)• 49 eps
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
as Witch of the Waste (voice)
2002
1997
Princess Mononoke
as Mrs. Moro (voice)
1985
1983
1980
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey
TVas Queen of the Night (voice)• 26 eps
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)
1964
The Hunter's Diary
as Singer
1960
Ginza Tomboy
as Jirō Ōsawa (Chanson Singer)
1957
Warm Current
as Singer