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Akihiro Miwa

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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Akihiro Miwa was born on 15 May 1935 in Nagasaki, Japan. He is an actor and executive, known for Princess Mononoke (1997), Howl's Moving Castle (2004) and Black Lizard (1968).
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    • Known for

    Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Yuriko Ishida, and Akihiro Miwa in Princess Mononoke (1997)
    Princess Mononoke
    8.3
    • Moro-no-kimi(voice)
    • 1997
    Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    Howl's Moving Castle
    8.2
    • Witch of the Waste(voice)
    • 2004
    Yukio Mishima in Black Lizard (1968)
    Black Lizard
    6.9
    • Black Lizard(as Akihiro Maruyama)
    • 1968
    Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
    Altered Carbon
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack

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    Actor

    • Yuriko Yoshitaka in Hanako & Anne (2014)
      Hanako & Anne
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Narration
      • 2014
    • Mink Marie (2010)
      Mink Marie
      Video
      • Marie
      • 2010
    • Emily Bauer, Dan Green, Ikue Ôtani, Tom Wayland, Carrie Keranen, Michele Knotz, and Sarah Natochenny in Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
      Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
      6.3
      • Arceus (voice)
      • 2009
    • Hideaki Takizawa in Yoshitsune (2005)
      Yoshitsune
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Kiichi Hogen
      • 2005
    • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
      Howl's Moving Castle
      8.2
      • Witch of the Waste (voice)
      • 2004
    • Gangu shuriya
      6.8
      • Toy Reanimator (voice)
      • 2002
    • Suzuran (1999)
      Suzuran
      8.9
      TV Series
      • 1999
    • Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Yuriko Ishida, and Akihiro Miwa in Princess Mononoke (1997)
      Princess Mononoke
      8.3
      • Moro-no-kimi (voice)
      • 1997
    • The Hunchback of Aomori (1983)
      The Hunchback of Aomori
      Video
      • 1983
    • Harmagedon (1983)
      Harmagedon
      5.5
      • Floy (voice)
      • 1983
    • Japanese Belly Button (1977)
      Japanese Belly Button
      6.4
      • Business man
      • Yakuza
      • Assistant professor
      • 1977
    • Bakamasa horamasa toppamasa (1976)
      Bakamasa horamasa toppamasa
      7.0
      • 1976
    • Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)
      Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
      7.6
      • Maya in Hell
      • 1971
    • Ren'aijutsu nyûmon (1970)
      Ren'aijutsu nyûmon
      TV Series
      • Kaori Sonomura (as Akihiro Maruyama)
      • 1971
    • Yukinojô henge
      TV Series
      • Yukinojô Nakamura
      • Yamitarô
      • 1970

    Music Department

    • Yukinojô henge
      TV Series
      • theme song performed by (as Akihiro Maruyama)
      • 1970

    Videos4

    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Clip 1:31
    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
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    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Clip 1:17
    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Clip 1:12
    Howl's Moving Castle: BD
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
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    • Alternative name
      • Akihiro Maruyama
    • Born
      • May 15, 1935
      • Nagasaki, Japan

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      Famous as a female impersonator.

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