Miho Nakayama

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-03-01

Day of death

2024-12-06 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

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

  • Tales of the Bizarre

    Tales of the Bizarre

  • Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

    Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

  • The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

    The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

  • Time Limit Investigator

    Time Limit Investigator

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE

    MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE

  • Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

  • Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

    Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

  • Marmalade Boy

    Marmalade Boy

  • Be-Bop High School

    Be-Bop High School

  • Last Letter

    Last Letter

  • Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

    Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

    Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

  • 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

    108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

  • Goodbye, Someday

    Goodbye, Someday

  • LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92

    LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92

  • Butterfly Sleep

    Butterfly Sleep

  • Lesson in Murder

    Lesson in Murder

  • Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

    Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

  • The Tragedy of W

    The Tragedy of W

  • The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

    The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

  • CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

    CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

  • Cover as Many Waves as Possible

    Cover as Many Waves as Possible

  • Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

  • Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

  • 花実のない森

    花実のない森

  • Be-Bop High School 2

    Be-Bop High School 2

  • Love of Sage

    Love of Sage

  • Mama Is an Idol

    Mama Is an Idol

  • The High School Heroes

    The High School Heroes

  • Renovation Like Magic

    Renovation Like Magic

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

    Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

  • Who Do I Choose?

    Who Do I Choose?

  • A Sleeping Forest

    A Sleeping Forest

  • I Have to Buy New Shoes

    I Have to Buy New Shoes

  • Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

    Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

  • Wonderful Unrequited Love

    Wonderful Unrequited Love

  • Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert

    Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert

  • Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

    Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

  • Story of a Summer Experience

    Story of a Summer Experience

  • Love 2000

    Love 2000

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Delicious Relation

    Delicious Relation

  • Platonic

    Platonic

  • Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

    Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

  • Graduation

    Graduation

  • For You

    For You

  • おヒマなら来てよネ!

    おヒマなら来てよネ!

  • Tokyo 23-ku Onna

    Tokyo 23-ku Onna

  • Somebody Loves Her

    Somebody Loves Her

  • The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

    The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

    Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

  • Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

    Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

  • Stage Play "Journey to the West"

    Stage Play "Journey to the West"

  • Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara

    Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara

  • Home & Away

    Home & Away

  • Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

    Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

  • Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

    Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School