1966
Yoitomake no Uta
A song closely associated with Miwa’s musical career.
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MIWA
อากิฮิโระ มิวะ
A singular voice across song, stage and animation
Akihiro Miwa’s work crossed Japanese chanson, theatre and Studio Ghibli animation.
Nagasaki, Japan
A life in performance
Akihiro Miwa was born in Nagasaki on 15 May 1935. Miwa survived the atomic bombing as a child and later began a professional singing career in Tokyo, becoming known for chanson as well as original songs.
A career across music and theatre included the song Yoitomake no Uta and the stage production Black Lizard. Miwa’s work extended to film and television, with a distinctive presence across several forms of performance.
For Studio Ghibli, Miwa voiced the wolf god Moro in Princess Mononoke and the Witch of the Waste in Howl’s Moving Castle. Miwa died on 20 June 2026, leaving a body of work heard on stage and screen.
Song, stage and voice
1997
Princess Mononoke
Voiced the wolf god Moro.
2004
Howl’s Moving Castle
Voiced the Witch of the Waste.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.