Miho Nakayama

Born: 1970-03-01

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).


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Love Letter

as Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii
Released: 1995-03-25

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing...

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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

as uncredited
Released: 1989-02-04

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...

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Be-Bop High School

as Kyoko Izumi
Released: 1985-12-14

An upbeat, action-filled drama that depicts the lives of two obnoxious high school students,...

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Lesson in Murder

as Ms. Kakei
Released: 2022-05-06

Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days...

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Marmalade Boy

as Chiyako
Released: 2018-04-27

Two sets of parents divorce and marry each other, while their children Miki and Yuu are caught...

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I Have To Buy New Shoes

as Aoi Teshigawara
Released: 2012-10-16

Freelance writer Aoi Teshigahara lives in Paris, France. Sen Yagami is a photographer who came...

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Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

as uncredited
Released: 2017-10-14

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Last Letter

as Skae
Released: 2020-01-17

It is only at their sister's and mother's funeral when a woman meets her niece after many years....

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Tokyo Fair Weather

as Yoko Shimazu
Released: 1997-10-18

This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading...

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Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito

as Saeko Hashino
Released: 2019-01-25

Not having the courage to love, Toru became an adult. One day, he meets his and old friend who...

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Be-Bop High School 2

as Kyoko Izumi
Released: 1986-08-09

Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are...

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Goodbye, Someday

as Toko
Released: 2010-01-23

Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months,...

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Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1

as uncredited
Released: 1999-08-27

The first special of the Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi drama series.

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Butterfly Sleep

as Ryoko Matsumura
Released: 2018-05-12

Ryoko Matsumura is a popular writer in her 50's. She also knows that she has Alzheimer’s. Ryoko...

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The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

as uncredited
Released: 2019-05-18

How much of a role does luck play in a person's life? Some people believe you create your own...

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The Tragedy of W

as uncredited
Released: 2019-11-23

The story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being...

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108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba

as Ayako
Released: 2019-10-25

Screenwriter Goro Kaiba is horrified to learn via Facebook that his wife Ayako is having an...

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Cover as Many Waves as Possible

as Mariko
Released: 1991-08-31

The year is 1982, and the place is Shōnan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate...

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Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt

as Fuyukawa Sayaka
Released: 2021-04-12

The story describes how Kaidou Azusa, a practising lawyer and a special appointment associate...

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The King of Minami 27

as uncredited
Released: 2004-05-01

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花実のない森

as uncredited
Released: 2017-03-29

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Why Do I Choose?

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-26

Who Do I Choose? is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko.

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Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School

as Herself
Released: 1988-02-29

Hello, my name is Miho Nakayama. Thank you very much for participating in the Famicom event...

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LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92

as Herself
Released: 1992-12-04

LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92 is the 11th video release released by Nakayama...

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Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special

as Tamaki Sugihara
Released: 1988-12-20

Tamaki (Miho Nakayama) and Ako (Shizuka Kudo) are two friends living together. Although their...

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CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88

as Herself
Released: 1988-04-05

CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88 is the third video release released by Nakayama Miho. It was...

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

as Herself
Released: 1991-04-27

MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE is the ninth video release...

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Tales of the Bizarre

as (segment "Kyofu no tezawari")
First aired: 1990-04-19

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show...

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Sotsugyō

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-01-12

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Time Limit Investigator

as Machiko Kotobuki
First aired: 2006-01-13

Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have...

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Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

as Miho Yamagata
First aired: 1986-10-13

Kokuchou Academy used to be an elite school but it is now a nest of evil. Accordingly, spunky...

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Renovation Like Magic

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-07-18

Thirty-year-old Koume Shingyouji leaves her job at a major building firm to join family-run...

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A Sleeping Forest

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-10-08

Nemureru Mori is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from 8 October 1998 to...

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Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-10

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The High School Heroes

as Ruriko Manaka
First aired: 2021-07-31

Gosei School has a long history. The principal of the school is highly ambitious and he tries to...

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Love of Sage

as Mayuko Takanaka
First aired: 2016-08-20

A woman has trained her ex-best friend's son to be her sexual slave for 20 years because her...

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Daddy, the Newscaster

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-01-09

He didn’t even like children, yet without warning, the handsome, single newscaster finds himself...

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Stage Play "Journey to the West"

as uncredited
First aired: 2024-05-26

Born from the stone egg of Mount Huaguo, Son Goku (played by Ainosuke Kataoka) wreaks havoc in...

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Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight

as Mariko Takizawa
First aired: 2018-10-11

Kanji Takizawa worked diligently at a bank, successfully reaching the position of branch...

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Platonic

as Sara Mochizuki
First aired: 2014-05-25

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Love 2000

as Mashiro Rieru
First aired: 2000-01-10

Yuri Maroev is a secret agent and assassin from the Ural Republic sent along with his brother on...

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Things You Can Know by Looking at Them

as 内田百百子
First aired: 2020-01-11

Momoko Uchida lives in an expensive apartment in Tokyo. She is a manga writer. Momoko Uchida is...

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Tokyo 23-ku Onna

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-04-12

Freelance writer Harada Ririko and former lecturer on folklore Shimano Hitoshi go around to...

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おヒマなら来てよネ!

as 佐竹希望 / 広瀬洋子 (二役)
First aired: 1987-10-22

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Story of a Summer Experience

as Sugimoto Yuki
First aired: 1985-08-20

Four high school girls from troubled homes are living in a high school dormitory, and decide to...

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The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!

as Hirose Tomoko
First aired: 1988-07-08

Tomoko and Satoshi who got married after the great love affair. Start a sweet newly-married life...

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The Makioka Sisters

as Makioka Tsuruko
First aired: 2018-01-07

Taking place in the spring of 1992, the story begins with the father of the Makioka company...

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Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-02-11

Three Star Bar is a small bar in the Nishi Ogikubo area of Tokyo, Japan. Three men work at the...

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Wonderful Unrequited Love

as Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi
First aired: 1990-10-15

Shumpei sometimes sees his neighbor Keiko, but doesn't think much of her. One of Keiko's friends...

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Mama is an Idol

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-04-14

A junior high school teacher marries a much younger woman despite his teenaged daughter’s...

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Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

as 高木瞳
First aired: 1989-01-16

The three girls start to live together. The two boys in the next room are interested in them....

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Somebody Loves Her

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-10-14

Manabu and his father Kouhei love Tsubasa in the same time, but they don't know that they are in...

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Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai

as Miyoko Oki
First aired: 1991-10-07

Miyoko and Yusuke love each other. But Yusuke is told to work in Hokkaido where is far from...

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Love Story

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-04-15

Sudo Misaki, an editor with misgivings about her professional and private life, is assigned to...

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Love Story

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-04-15

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Delicious Relation

as 藤原 百恵
First aired: 1996-10-14

Momoe lives a life of luxury until one day, she loses everything... her money, her father and...

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For You

as Yoshikura Yayoi
First aired: 1995-09-01

When only 19 years old Yayoi found herself pregnant and alone after the tragic death of her...

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もしも願いが叶うなら

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-01-07

A romcom drama starring Miho Nakayama

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