Miho Nakayama
Known for: Acting
Born: March 1, 1970
Died: December 6, 2024
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
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).
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Filmography
43 movies · 31 TV shows, newest first
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Stage Play "Journey to the West"
2024
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Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert
2023
7.2
Renovation Like Magic
2022
7.5
Lesson in Murder
2022
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The High School Heroes
2021
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Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
2021
6.6
Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo
2021
7.0
Last Letter
2020
7.0
Things You Can Know by Looking at Them
2020
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The Tragedy of W
2019
6.3
108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba
2019
7.0
The Confidence Man JP: Fortune
2019
5.3
Tokyo 23-ku Onna
2019
6.3
Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
2019
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Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight
2018
6.1
Butterfly Sleep
2018
6.2
Marmalade Boy
2018
8.0
The Makioka Sisters
2018
6.5
Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
2017
7.0
The Noble Detective
2017
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花実のない森
2017
6.1
Love of Sage
2016
6.0
Platonic
2014
6.2
I Have to Buy New Shoes
2012
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Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi
2012
5.4
Goodbye, Someday
2010
6.7
Time Limit Investigator
2006
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The King of Minami: The Masked Woman
2004
6.7
Home & Away
2001
7.0
Love Story
2001
7.5
Love 2000
2000
6.2
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
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Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
1999NR
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’98 Live・O・Live
1998
7.3
A Sleeping Forest
1998
7.2
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997NR
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’96 Sound of Lip
1996
7.0
Delicious Relation
1996NR
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’95 f
1996
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For You
1995
7.8
Love Letter
1995NR
Miho Nakayama Live ’94 Pure White
1994
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Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara
1994NR
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’93 On My Mind
1993
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LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
1992
3.0
Somebody Loves Her
1992NR
Mellow
1992
4.0
Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai
1991
7.5
Cover as Many Waves as Possible
1991
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MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE
1991NR
LOVE SUPREME Miho Nakayama Selection ’90
1990
7.2
Wonderful Unrequited Love
1990
7.8
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
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Graduation
1990
7.5
Who Do I Choose?
1989
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WHUU!! NATURAL MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE AT BUDOKAN ’89
1989
6.5
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
4.0
Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
1989NR
心の夜明け L’Aube de mon cœur
1988
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Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
1988
4.0
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
1988
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CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88
1988
6.0
Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter
1988
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Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School
1988
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おヒマなら来てよネ!
1987
7.8
Mama Is an Idol
1987
8.0
Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
1986
6.5
Be-Bop High School 2
1986NR
VIRGIN FLIGHT ’86 MIHO NAKAYAMA FIRST CONCERT
1986
6.0
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
6.7
Be-Bop High School
1985NR
na・ma・i・ki
1985
3.0
Story of a Summer Experience
1985
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Maido Osawagase Shimasu
1985