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

  • Time Limit Investigator

    Time Limit Investigator

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • I Have To Buy New Shoes

    I Have To Buy New Shoes

  • Be-Bop High School

    Be-Bop High School

  • Marmalade Boy

    Marmalade Boy

  • Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

  • Butterfly Sleep

    Butterfly Sleep

  • Cover as Many Waves as Possible

    Cover as Many Waves as Possible

  • 花実のない森

    花実のない森

  • Goodbye, Someday

    Goodbye, Someday

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

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

  • Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

    Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

  • Be-Bop High School 2

    Be-Bop High School 2

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

    LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92

  • Last Letter

    Last Letter

  • Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

    Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

  • Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

  • Renovation Like Magic

    Renovation Like Magic

  • The High School Heroes

    The High School Heroes

  • 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

    108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

  • Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

  • Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera

    Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera

  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

    Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

  • The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

    The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

  • Lesson in Murder

    Lesson in Murder

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

    Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

  • Mama Is an Idol

    Mama Is an Idol

  • The Tragedy of W

    The Tragedy of W

  • Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

    Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

  • Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert

    Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert

  • Why Do I Choose?

    Why Do I Choose?

  • Wonderful Unrequited Love

    Wonderful Unrequited Love

  • Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

    Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

  • Graduation

    Graduation

  • Love 2000

    Love 2000

  • Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

    Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

  • Somebody Loves Her

    Somebody Loves Her

  • A Sleeping Forest

    A Sleeping Forest

  • Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

    Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

  • Love of Sage

    Love of Sage

  • The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

    The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

  • Story of a Summer Experience

    Story of a Summer Experience

  • Tokyo 23-ku Onna

    Tokyo 23-ku Onna

  • CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

    CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

  • The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

    The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

  • Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

    Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

  • Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

    Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

  • Platonic

    Platonic

  • Stage Play "Journey to the West"

    Stage Play "Journey to the West"

  • For You

    For You

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • おヒマなら来てよネ!

    おヒマなら来てよネ!

  • Home & Away

    Home & Away

  • Delicious Relation

    Delicious Relation

  • Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

    Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

  • Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara

    Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara

  • Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

    Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School