Akihiro Miwa

Akihiro Miwa (May 15, 1935 – June 20, 2026) was a Japanese actor born in Nagasaki. Across 31 screen credits, his work ranged from early appearances as a singer in Warm Current (1957) and The Hunter’s Diary (1964) to leading roles in Black Lizard (1968), where he played the title character, and Black Rose Mansion (1969) as Ryuko. He also appeared in Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971) and The Japanese Belly Button (1977). Miwa received the Golden Arrow Award.

His voice work includes Froy in Harmagedon (1983), Moro in Princess Mononoke (1997) and the Witch of the Waste in Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). On television he played Ki-ichi Hougen, Yoshitsune’s tutor, in Yoshitsune (2005), and his most recent listed film credit is the voice of Arceus in Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009).

Where to watch their movies

• Amazon Video: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
• Apple TV Store: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
• Fandango At Home: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
• Google Play Movies: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
• HBO Max: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
• HBO Max Amazon Channel: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke
• YouTube: Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke

Platforms listed for our film pages in your country (source: JustWatch via TMDB).

Frequent co-stars

• Bunta Sugawara · 2 films together: Invitation to the Enchanted Town, The Three Ginza Rascals
• Eiji Funakoshi · 2 films together: Warm Current, The Betrothed
• Chieko Naniwa · 2 films together: The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2, Unmarried
• Nijiko Kiyokawa · 2 films together: The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2, City Boys, City Girls

Awards won

• Golden Arrow Award

Career at a glance

First credit: The Betrothed (1957) · Credits: 31

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Howl's Moving Castle2004 · Witch of the Waste (voice)Reviewed
• Princess Mononoke1997 · Mrs. Moro (voice)Reviewed

Other work

• Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash2025
• Hanako & Anne2014 · Narrator
• Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life2009 · Arceus (voice)
• Ariehen ∞ Sekai2008
• Yoshitsune2005 · KI-ichi Hougen (Yoshitune's tutor)
• Toy Reanimator2002
• Harmagedon1983 · Froy (voice)
• La Marie-vison1983
• The Hunchback of Aomori1983
• Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey1980 · Queen of the Night (voice)
• The Japanese Belly Button1977 · Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
• The Three Ginza Rascals1976
• Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets1971 · Maya at the Hell
• Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance1970
• Black Rose Mansion1969 · Ryuko
• Black Lizard1968 · Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
• The Hunter's Diary1964 · Singer
• Invitation to the Enchanted Town1961

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