Miho Nakayama

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

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

  • The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

    The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Renovation Like Magic

    Renovation Like Magic

  • The High School Heroes

    The High School Heroes

  • The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

    The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

  • 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

    108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

    Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

  • Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

    Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

  • Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

    Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

  • Wonderful Unrequited Love

    Wonderful Unrequited Love

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Love of Sage

    Love of Sage

  • Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

    Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

  • Mama Is an Idol

    Mama Is an Idol

  • Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

    Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

  • Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

  • Graduation

    Graduation

  • Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

    Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

  • Tokyo 23-ku Onna

    Tokyo 23-ku Onna

  • A Sleeping Forest

    A Sleeping Forest

  • Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

    Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

  • Love 2000

    Love 2000

  • Last Letter

    Last Letter

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • Somebody Loves Her

    Somebody Loves Her

  • Stage Play "Journey to the West"

    Stage Play "Journey to the West"

  • Platonic

    Platonic

  • Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

  • Story of a Summer Experience

    Story of a Summer Experience

  • The Noble Detective

    The Noble Detective

  • おヒマなら来てよネ!

    おヒマなら来てよネ!

  • Marmalade Boy

    Marmalade Boy

  • Home & Away

    Home & Away

  • Goodbye, Someday

    Goodbye, Someday

  • Lesson in Murder

    Lesson in Murder

  • Butterfly Sleep

    Butterfly Sleep

  • 花実のない森

    花実のない森

  • Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

    Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

  • For You

    For You

  • The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

    The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

  • Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

    Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

  • Be-Bop High School

    Be-Bop High School

  • Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

    Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

  • The Tragedy of W

    The Tragedy of W

  • Delicious Relation

    Delicious Relation

  • Be-Bop High School 2

    Be-Bop High School 2

  • Who Do I Choose?

    Who Do I Choose?

  • I Have to Buy New Shoes

    I Have to Buy New Shoes

  • Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

    Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

  • Cover as Many Waves as Possible

    Cover as Many Waves as Possible

  • Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara

    Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara

  • Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

    Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

  • Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

    Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi

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

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

  • Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

    Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

  • Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter

    Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter

  • CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

    CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

  • Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert

    Miho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert

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

    LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92