Miho Nakayama
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1970
- Died
- December 6, 2024 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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).
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Filmography
Stage Play "Journey to the West"
TV · 1 ep
Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert
Movie
Lesson in Murder
Movie · as Ms. Kakei
Renovation Like Magic
TV · 1 ep
Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
Movie · as Fuyukawa Sayaka
The High School Heroes
TV · as Ruriko Manaka · 8 eps
Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo
TV · 1 ep
Last Letter
Movie · as Skae
Things You Can Know by Looking at Them
TV · as 内田百百子 · 8 eps
Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
Movie · as Saeko Hashino
The Confidence Man JP: Fortune
Movie
108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba
Movie · as Ayako
The Tragedy of W
Movie
Tokyo 23-ku Onna
TV · as Kaoru · 1 ep
Marmalade Boy
Movie · as Chiyako
Butterfly Sleep
Movie · as Ryoko Matsumura
Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight
TV · as Mariko Takizawa · 10 eps
The Makioka Sisters
TV · as Makioka Tsuruko · 4 eps
Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
Movie
花実のない森
Movie
The Noble Detective
TV · 11 eps
Love of Sage
TV · as Mayuko Takanaka · 4 eps
Platonic
TV · as Sara Mochizuki · 8 eps
I Have to Buy New Shoes
Movie · as Aoi Teshigawara
Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi
Movie · as 高津千絵
Goodbye, Someday
Movie · as Toko
Time Limit Investigator
TV · as Machiko Kotobuki · 1 ep
The King of Minami: The Masked Woman
Movie
Love Story
TV · 11 eps
Home & Away
TV · 11 eps
Love 2000
TV · as Mashiro Rieru · 11 eps
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
Movie
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’98 Live・O・Live
Movie · as Herself
A Sleeping Forest
TV · 12 eps
Tokyo Fair Weather
Movie · as Yoko Shimazu
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’95 f
Movie · as Herself
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’96 Sound of Lip
Movie · as Herself
Delicious Relation
TV · as 藤原 百恵 · 10 eps
Love Letter
Movie · as Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii
For You
TV · as Yoshikura Yayoi · 11 eps
Miho Nakayama Live ’94 Pure White
Movie · as Herself
Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara
TV · 12 eps
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’93 On My Mind
Movie · as Herself
LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
Movie · as Herself
Mellow
Movie · as Herself
Somebody Loves Her
TV · 11 eps
Cover as Many Waves as Possible
Movie · as Mariko
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE
Movie · as Herself
Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai
TV · as Miyoko Oki · 11 eps
LOVE SUPREME Miho Nakayama Selection ’90
Movie · as Herself
Wonderful Unrequited Love
TV · as Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi · 10 eps
Tales of the Bizarre
TV · as (segment "Kyofu no tezawari") · 1 ep
Graduation
TV · 12 eps
Who Do I Choose?
Movie · as Nobuko Kuwata
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Movie
WHUU!! NATURAL MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE AT BUDOKAN ’89
Movie · as Herself
Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
TV · as 高木瞳 · 11 eps
Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
Movie · as Tamaki Sugihara
Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School
Movie · as Herself
CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88
Movie · as Herself
Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter
Movie · as Miho Nakayama
心の夜明け L’Aube de mon cœur
Movie · as Herself
The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
TV · as Hirose Tomoko · 12 eps
おヒマなら来てよネ!
TV · as 佐竹希望 / 広瀬洋子 (二役) · 9 eps
Mama Is an Idol
TV · as Miho Nakayama · 10 eps
Be-Bop High School 2
Movie · as Kyoko Izumi
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Movie · as Sayoko Shiratori
VIRGIN FLIGHT ’86 MIHO NAKAYAMA FIRST CONCERT
Movie · as Herself
Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
TV · as Miho Yamagata · 23 eps
Be-Bop High School
Movie · as Kyoko Izumi
na・ma・i・ki
Movie · as Herself
Natsu Taiken Monogatari
TV · as Sugimoto Yuki · 17 eps
Maido Osawagase Shimasu
TV · 12 eps