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Quick Facts

Born:
1970-03-01

Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan

Credits:
61 Total Roles

Miho Nakayama

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Biography

Miho Nakayama (March 1, 1970 – December 6, 2024) was a Japanese singer and actress. She was affiliated with Big Apple Co., Ltd. Nakayama is nicknamed Miporin (ミポリン), and sometimes uses the pseudonyms Mizuho Kitayama (北山 瑞穂, Kitayama Mizuho) or Issaque (一咲(いっさく), Issaku) when she writes the lyrics. Nakayama made her debut on 21 June 1985 with her single "C", as well as a starring role in the film Be-Bop High School. Throughout her career as a singer and actress, Nakayama recorded 22 studio albums and scored eight No. 1 singles on Oricon's charts; two of them selling over a million copies each. In 1995, director Shunji Iwai cast Nakayama in the starring dual roles of Hiroko Watanabe and Itsuki Fujii in the film Love Letter. The film was a huge box-office success, and Nakayama won Best Actress awards for her role in the film at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards, the 17th Yokohama Film Festival[8] and the 18th Hochi Film Awards. Nakayama was nominated for a Best Actress Japanese Academy Award in 1998 for her role in Tokyo Biyori, and has appeared in a number of TV series including Love Story (2001).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 Stage Play "Journey to the West" TV Self
2023 Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert MOVIE Self
2022 Renovation Like Magic TV Self
2022 Lesson in Murder MOVIE Ms. Kakei
2021 The High School Heroes TV Ruriko Manaka
2021 Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt MOVIE Fuyukawa Sayaka
2021 Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo TV Self
2020 Last Letter MOVIE Skae
2020 Things You Can Know by Looking at Them TV 内田百百子
2019 The Tragedy of W MOVIE Self

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