Miho Nakayama

Biography

Miho Nakayama (中山 美穂) was a Japanese singer and actress born 1 March 1970. 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

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
Lesson in Murder
Lesson in Murder
Love Letter
Love Letter
Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
Goodbye, Someday
Goodbye, Someday
I Have To Buy New Shoes
I Have To Buy New Shoes
Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather
LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
Why Do I Choose?
Why Do I Choose?
Be-Bop High School
Be-Bop High School

Filmography

2024 Stage Play "Journey to the West"
as
2022 Renovation Like Magic
as
2022 Lesson in Murder
as Ms. Kakei
2021 The High School Heroes
as Ruriko Manaka
2021 Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
as Fuyukawa Sayaka
2021 Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo
as
2020 Last Letter
as Skae
2020 Things You Can Know by Looking at Them
as 内田百百子
2019 The Tragedy of W
as
2019 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba
as Ayako
2019 The Confidence Man JP: Fortune
as
2019 Tokyo 23-ku Onna
as
2019 Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
as Saeko Hashino
2018 Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight
as Mariko Takizawa
2018 Butterfly Sleep
as Ryoko Matsumura
2018 Marmalade Boy
as Chiyako
2018 The Makioka Sisters
as Makioka Tsuruko
2017 Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
as
2017 花実のない森
as
2016 Love of Sage
as Mayuko Takanaka