Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born March 1, 1970
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).
TVStage Play "Journey to the West"
2024
MovieMiho Nakayama 38th Anniversary Concert
2023
TVRenovation Like Magic
2022
MovieLesson in Murder
2022
as Ms. Kakei
TVThe High School Heroes
2021
as Ruriko Manaka
MovieNoukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
2021
as Fuyukawa Sayaka
TVThree Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo
2021
MovieLast Letter
2020
as Skae
TVThings You Can Know by Looking at Them
2020
as 内田百百子
MovieThe Tragedy of W
2019
Movie108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba
2019
as Ayako
MovieThe Confidence Man JP: Fortune
2019
TVTokyo 23-ku Onna
2019
as Kaoru
MovieAiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
2019
as Saeko Hashino
TVLike Shooting Stars in the Twilight
2018
as Mariko Takizawa
MovieButterfly Sleep
2018
as Ryoko Matsumura
MovieMarmalade Boy
2018
as Chiyako
TVThe Makioka Sisters
2018
as Makioka Tsuruko
MovieTales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
2017
TVThe Noble Detective
2017
Movie花実のない森
2017
TVLove of Sage
2016
as Mayuko Takanaka
TVPlatonic
2014
as Sara Mochizuki
MovieI Have to Buy New Shoes
2012
as Aoi Teshigawara
MovieShuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi
2012
as 高津千絵
MovieGoodbye, Someday
2010
as Toko
TVTime Limit Investigator
2006
as Machiko Kotobuki
MovieThe King of Minami: The Masked Woman
2004
TVHome & Away
2001
TVLove Story
2001
TVLove 2000
2000
as Mashiro Rieru
MovieHonto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
1999
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’98 Live・O・Live
1998
as Herself
TVA Sleeping Forest
1998
MovieTokyo Fair Weather
1997
as Yoko Shimazu
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’96 Sound of Lip
1996
as Herself
TVDelicious Relation
1996
as 藤原 百恵
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’95 f
1996
as Herself
TVFor You
1995
as Yoshikura Yayoi
MovieLove Letter
1995
as Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii
Miho Nakayama Live ’94 Pure White
1994
as Herself
TVMoshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara
1994
MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR ’93 On My Mind
1993
as Herself
MovieLIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
1992
as Herself
TVSomebody Loves Her
1992
Mellow
1992
as Herself
TVAitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai
1991
as Miyoko Oki
MovieCover as Many Waves as Possible
1991
as Mariko
MovieMIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE
1991
as Herself
LOVE SUPREME Miho Nakayama Selection ’90
1990
as Herself
TVWonderful Unrequited Love
1990
as Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi
TVTales of the Bizarre
1990
as (segment "Kyofu no tezawari")
TVGraduation
1990
MovieWho Do I Choose?
1989
as Nobuko Kuwata
MovieWHUU!! NATURAL MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE AT BUDOKAN ’89
1989
as Herself
MovieZatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
TVKimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
1989
as 高木瞳
心の夜明け L’Aube de mon cœur
1988
as Herself
MovieMismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
1988
as Tamaki Sugihara
TVThe Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!
1988
as Hirose Tomoko
MovieCATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88
1988
as Herself
MovieMama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter
1988
as Miho Nakayama
MovieIdol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School
1988
as Herself
TVおヒマなら来てよネ!
1987
as 佐竹希望 / 広瀬洋子 (二役)
TVMama Is an Idol
1987
as Miho Nakayama
TVSailor Suit Rebel Alliance
1986
as Miho Yamagata
MovieBe-Bop High School 2
1986
as Kyoko Izumi
VIRGIN FLIGHT ’86 MIHO NAKAYAMA FIRST CONCERT
1986
as Herself
MovieFujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
as Sayoko Shiratori
MovieBe-Bop High School
1985
as Kyoko Izumi
na・ma・i・ki
1985
as Herself
TVStory of a Summer Experience
1985
as Sugimoto Yuki
TVMaido Osawagase Shimasu
1985
