Tomokazu Miura

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-01-28 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Enzan, Yamanashi, Japan

Tomokazu Miura

Biography

Tomokazu Miura (三浦 友和, Miura Tomokazu, born Miura Minoru (三浦 稔) on January 28, 1952) is a Japanese actor. Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract.[1][2] However, impressed by his looks, the management company asked him to try out acting.[1] In 1974 he appeared in an advertisement for Glico with young singer Momoe Yamaguchi. When casting the male lead for her film Izu no Odoriko, they thought of Miura, and he was chosen as the male lead. The popularity of the Miura/Yamaguchi combination led to them starring together in a series of films and television series. They became known as the "Golden Combi". Although Yamaguchi had a separate career as a singer, this was Miura's main form of employment through the 1970s. In 1980 Miura and Yamaguchi married, and the 21-year-old Yamaguchi retired from show business. Initially Miura struggled with his acting career, which had consisted of playing Yamaguchi's romantic partner.[3] However, after a few years of struggle, he was able to establish himself as an actor, changing his type from the "clean cut youth" roles he had played with Yamaguchi to "bad boy" roles. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 10th Hochi Film Award[4] and at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival[5] for Typhoon Club.[6] Miura is a keen pachinko player and was a smoker until he gave it up at the age of 50. Because of his appearance in cigarette advertisements, it was debated in the Japanese diet whether Miura was an "idol" who could be considered to have a strong influence on underage smoking. Due to his wife's relatively greater fame and popularity, he is sometimes referred to as just "Momoe's husband" (Momoe-chan no Danna-san), a name which he dislikes.[1] The couple have two sons, Yutaro, who went on to marry singer and seiyuu Yui Makino, and Takahiro, and have repeatedly been chosen as "the ideal celebrity couple".[7] According to Miura, they have never had a marital quarrel.[

Known For

  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

    Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

  • AI Amok

    AI Amok

  • Sayonara Color

    Sayonara Color

  • Perfect Days

    Perfect Days

  • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

  • Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~

    Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

  • Junjo Kirari

    Junjo Kirari

  • The Secret World of Arrietty

    The Secret World of Arrietty

  • Unification of Japan Episode Collection III: The Boss' Love

    Unification of Japan Episode Collection III: The Boss' Love

  • Toshiie and Matsu

    Toshiie and Matsu

  • Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

    Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

  • Masamune Shogun

    Masamune Shogun

  • Masamune Shogun

    Masamune Shogun

  • A Pale View of Hills

    A Pale View of Hills

  • Shinobugawa

    Shinobugawa

  • Beyond Goodbye

    Beyond Goodbye

  • Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Always - Sunset on Third Street

  • Tree of Youth

    Tree of Youth

  • Top Knife

    Top Knife

  • The Black Swindler

    The Black Swindler

  • White Love

    White Love

  • House

    House

  • Angel's Egg

    Angel's Egg

  • Song of Goodbye

    Song of Goodbye

  • Akan ni hatsu

    Akan ni hatsu

  • 64: Part 2

    64: Part 2

  • 64: Part 1

    64: Part 1

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood

    Four Days of Snow and Blood

  • Ties of Shooting Stars

    Ties of Shooting Stars

  • Testimony of N

    Testimony of N

  • Tokyo Dogs

    Tokyo Dogs

  • Flower Shop Without Rose

    Flower Shop Without Rose

  • Second to Last Love 3

    Second to Last Love 3

  • Sea Without Exit

    Sea Without Exit

  • Shinzanmono

    Shinzanmono

  • Deer Friend

    Deer Friend

  • Detective Chinatown 3

    Detective Chinatown 3

  • Red Suspicion

    Red Suspicion

  • The Taste of Tea

    The Taste of Tea

  • Ikenaka Genta 80 kilo

    Ikenaka Genta 80 kilo

  • Outrage

    Outrage

  • Yokoyama Hideo Suspense

    Yokoyama Hideo Suspense

  • シークレット部隊

    シークレット部隊

  • Akai Shougeki

    Akai Shougeki

  • Strawberry Night

    Strawberry Night

  • Beyond Outrage

    Beyond Outrage

  • Say Hello to Black Jack

    Say Hello to Black Jack

  • M/Other

    M/Other

  • Freezing Point 2001

    Freezing Point 2001

  • Oh! Expecting a baby!

    Oh! Expecting a baby!

  • Villiany Ganbo

    Villiany Ganbo

  • The Farthest Galaxy

    The Farthest Galaxy

  • The Farthest Galaxy

    The Farthest Galaxy

  • The Unbroken

    The Unbroken

  • Akai shisen

    Akai shisen

  • His Motorbike, Her Island

    His Motorbike, Her Island

  • A Family Goes Job Hunting

    A Family Goes Job Hunting

  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

  • Small, Slow But Steady

    Small, Slow But Steady

  • Typhoon Club

    Typhoon Club

  • Station to Heaven

    Station to Heaven

  • Jūkyūsai

    Jūkyūsai

  • Adrift in Tokyo

    Adrift in Tokyo

  • Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

  • The Forest of Wool and Steel

    The Forest of Wool and Steel

  • Survive Style 5+

    Survive Style 5+

  • 坂本龍馬

    坂本龍馬

  • The Matsugane Potshot Affair

    The Matsugane Potshot Affair

  • Angel's Uppercut

    Angel's Uppercut

  • The Longest Tunnel

    The Longest Tunnel

  • My Darling of the Mountains

    My Darling of the Mountains

  • The Great Shogunate Battle

    The Great Shogunate Battle

  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

    Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

  • Sugata Sanshiro

    Sugata Sanshiro

  • Wait and See

    Wait and See

  • Into the Faraway Sky

    Into the Faraway Sky

  • The Imperial Japanese Empire

    The Imperial Japanese Empire

  • Ellie My Love

    Ellie My Love

  • Goryokaku

    Goryokaku

  • Heaven's Door

    Heaven's Door

  • Voices in the Wind

    Voices in the Wind

  • Rinco's Restaurant

    Rinco's Restaurant

  • Sky Cannot Be This Blue

    Sky Cannot Be This Blue

  • The Hidden Trail of the Beasts

    The Hidden Trail of the Beasts

  • Hold Me and Kiss Me

    Hold Me and Kiss Me

  • A Portrait of Shunkin

    A Portrait of Shunkin

  • The Lines That Define Me

    The Lines That Define Me

  • Goodbye Cruel World

    Goodbye Cruel World

  • Tokyo Heaven

    Tokyo Heaven

  • Sayonara Jupiter

    Sayonara Jupiter

  • Star Watching Dog

    Star Watching Dog

  • Love in the Mud

    Love in the Mud

  • Welcome Home, Hayabusa

    Welcome Home, Hayabusa

  • My Back Page

    My Back Page

  • Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

    Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

  • A Tender Place

    A Tender Place

  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 3

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 3

  • An Angel with Many Scars

    An Angel with Many Scars

  • Terigaki

    Terigaki

  • Rescue Wings

    Rescue Wings

  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2

  • Nowhere Man

    Nowhere Man

  • Take Me Away!

    Take Me Away!

  • Faraway Tomorrow

    Faraway Tomorrow

  • Sabu to Ichi Dorimono Hikae

    Sabu to Ichi Dorimono Hikae

  • Koto: The Ancient City

    Koto: The Ancient City

  • Shiro and Marilyn

    Shiro and Marilyn

  • The Surf

    The Surf

  • Otoko no Ibasho

    Otoko no Ibasho

  • The Stupid Teacher

    The Stupid Teacher

  • Sweet Revenge

    Sweet Revenge

  • Autumn Interlude

    Autumn Interlude

  • Temptation of Angel

    Temptation of Angel

  • 警視庁特捜刑事の妻

    警視庁特捜刑事の妻

  • Hasegawa Machiko's Story

    Hasegawa Machiko's Story

  • The Last Song

    The Last Song

  • Flowers in the Shadow

    Flowers in the Shadow

  • Monument to Holy Service

    Monument to Holy Service

  • Farewell for Today

    Farewell for Today

  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

  • いちど死んだ妻

    いちど死んだ妻

  • The Izu Dancer

    The Izu Dancer

  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 4

    Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 4

  • The Mystery of Rampo

    The Mystery of Rampo

  • Kaze no Sumu Ie

    Kaze no Sumu Ie

  • Happy Family Plan

    Happy Family Plan

  • Kawaki no machi

    Kawaki no machi

  • The Katsuragi Murder Case

    The Katsuragi Murder Case

  • The Strange Pair

    The Strange Pair

  • Sea of ​​Wandering

    Sea of ​​Wandering

  • Aoi sanmyaku

    Aoi sanmyaku

  • The Pearl Legacy

    The Pearl Legacy

  • Journey of a Dying Wife

    Journey of a Dying Wife

  • Kazoku Netsu

    Kazoku Netsu

  • Just Two Of Us

    Just Two Of Us

  • 不在宴会　死亡記事の女

    不在宴会　死亡記事の女

  • The Passed Scene

    The Passed Scene

  • Golden Partners

    Golden Partners

  • 突然の明日

    突然の明日

  • Soul Music: Lovers Only

    Soul Music: Lovers Only

  • Tokusou

    Tokusou

  • 墓場から生きかえった男

    墓場から生きかえった男

  • Mystery Experience Zone: Really Scary Stories: Ghost Photos sent to you & Ghost Detectives

    Mystery Experience Zone: Really Scary Stories: Ghost Photos sent to you & Ghost Detectives

  • Lonely Hitman

    Lonely Hitman

  • Until the Day Comes

    Until the Day Comes

  • The Last Snow

    The Last Snow

  • Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

  • 3 Beautiful Lies

    3 Beautiful Lies

  • Touch a Dream

    Touch a Dream

  • The Nearest Place to the Sky

    The Nearest Place to the Sky

  • Dances of Flame

    Dances of Flame

  • Take It

    Take It

  • Quartet

    Quartet

  • 横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ

    横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ

  • 温かなお皿

    温かなお皿

  • Futashika na melody

    Futashika na melody

  • はみだし弁護士・巽志郎

    はみだし弁護士・巽志郎

  • 松本清張特別企画・渡された場面

    松本清張特別企画・渡された場面