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