Miho Nakayama
An image from Goodbye, Someday, one of the productions that also features Miho Nakayama.
Miho Nakayama

Miho Nakayama

March 1, 1970 — Tokyo, Japan

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).

Love Letter

Love Letter

1995

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989

Marmalade Boy

Marmalade Boy

2018

Last Letter

Last Letter

2020

The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

2019

I Have To Buy New Shoes

I Have To Buy New Shoes

2012

Goodbye, Someday

Goodbye, Someday

2010

Lesson in Murder

Lesson in Murder

2022