Acting
Miho Nakayama
JA, KO cinema · 43 credits
Born
1 March 1970
Died
6 December 2024 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 中山美穗
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).
Known for
Filmography
Lesson in Murder
as Ms. Kakei
Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
as Fuyukawa Sayaka
Last Letter
as Skae
Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
as Saeko Hashino
Marmalade Boy
as Chiyako
Butterfly Sleep
as Ryoko Matsumura
I Have to Buy New Shoes
as Aoi Teshigawara
Goodbye, Someday
as Toko
Jubaku: Spellbound
Theme Song Performance
Tokyo Fair Weather
as Yoko Shimazu
Love Letter
as Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii
Mellow
1992
Mellow
as Herself
Who Do I Choose?
as Nobuko Kuwata
Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
as Tamaki Sugihara
Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter
as Miho Nakayama
Be-Bop High School 2
as Kyoko Izumi
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
as Sayoko Shiratori
Be-Bop High School
as Kyoko Izumi