Miho Nakayama
Also Known As: 中山美穗
Biography: 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).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
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Deathday: December 06, 2024
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Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
Overview: The first special of the Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi drama series.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-08-27
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Lesson in Murder
Overview: Masaya is a university student, but he attends a school that's not his ideal school. His days are generally gloomy. One day, he receives a letter from serial killer Haimura. He was convicted for nine murders and received the death penalty. Back when Haimura was committing his murders, he ran a bakery store. At that time, Masaya was a middle-school student and a customer at his bakery store. According to the letter, Haimura confesses to having committed eight murders, but he insists that he did not commit the last murder. Masaya begins to investigate the last murder case involving Haimura.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-05-06
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Love Letter
Overview: Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to also be called Itsuki Fujii.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-03-25
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Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special
Overview: Tamaki (Miho Nakayama) and Ako (Shizuka Kudo) are two friends living together. Although their personalities differ, they share the same wish - to find love before Christmas.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-12-20
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Goodbye, Someday
Overview: Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months, he will marry Michiko, a relative of the airline's founder, and though he doesn't love her, he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. In Thailand, Yutaka meets Touko at a bar and is instantly drawn to her. His relationship with her only intensifies as the wedding date approaches. Eventually, he decides to break up with her and calls Michiko in front of her. Touko is disappointed, and the next day she leaves for New York. Yutaka and Michiko reunite in Thailand and proceed with their wedding. Twenty-five years later, Yutaka and Michiko are married with two sons. But Yutaka still harbors memories of Touko in his heart. Yutaka visits Bangkok on business and goes to the Oriental Hotel where he had stayed with Touko-and finds she is now in charge of VIP guests there. They realize their love for each other remains, but reality pulls them apart once again.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-23
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I Have To Buy New Shoes
Overview: Freelance writer Aoi Teshigahara lives in Paris, France. Sen Yagami is a photographer who came to Paris, France due to his younger sister Suzume's insistance. Over the next 3 days, Aoi Teshigahara and Sen Yagami fall in love. Meanwhile, Suzume meets her boyfriend Kango, whom they have been in a long distance relationship.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-10-16
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Tokyo Fair Weather
Overview: This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-18
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LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92
Overview: LIVE IN "Mellow" MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '92 is the 11th video release released by Nakayama Miho. It was released on December 4, 1992. It was recorded on September 18-19, 1992 @Nakano Sunplaza.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-12-04
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Why Do I Choose?
Overview: Who Do I Choose? is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-08-26
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Be-Bop High School
Overview: An upbeat, action-filled drama that depicts the lives of two obnoxious high school students, Koji and Toru, who are caught in exciting and dangerous adventures involving their fellow students. Based on the best selling comic series, “Be-Bop High School” has gained popularity among the young audience, and become an icon of Japan’s pop culture in the 1980’s.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-12-14
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Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi
Overview: The drama is set on the Twilight Express, Japan's longest overnight train service, which runs approximately 22 hours between Osaka and Sapporo. Nakayama and Sato play Chie and Keisuke, two lovers who have decided to part ways at the end of the journey. Chie already has a family but has been carrying on a passionate, secret affair with Keisuke. The story mainly takes place in their suite room on the train. The drama was filmed aboard the actual Twilight Express with cooperation from the JR West company, which operates the train service.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-03-20
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Be-Bop High School 2
Overview: Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are forcefully taken from them by punks from a rival school.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-08-09
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Cover as Many Waves as Possible
Overview: The year is 1982, and the place is Shōnan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate young people operate a beach radio station for the local community.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-08-31
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Marmalade Boy
Overview: Two sets of parents divorce and marry each other, while their children Miki and Yuu are caught in the middle and start falling for each other.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-04-27
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Butterfly Sleep
Overview: Ryoko Matsumura is a popular writer in her 50's. She also knows that she has Alzheimer’s. Ryoko Matsumura begins to teach at a university. She meets a young Korean man in his 20's. They become attracted to each other.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-05-12
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Overview: Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-02-04
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Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
Overview: Not having the courage to love, Toru became an adult. One day, he meets his and old friend who happens to find a poem which changes will his fate. This will make Toru gain enough courage to face love once again. He meets a girl Nagi who is bond into his fate, though she has a particular secret
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-01-25
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The Confidence Man JP: Fortune
Overview: How much of a role does luck play in a person's life? Some people believe you create your own luck. Kingpin Akutsu Akira relies only on himself to get what he wants. Dako gets a taste of her own medicine when Akutsu cheats her of her money to avenge his friend, who was a victim of Dako's scam. Will Dako give in to her fate? How will she climb out of the rut this time?
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-05-18
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Idol Hotline: Miho Nakayama's Tokimeki High School
Overview: Hello, my name is Miho Nakayama. Thank you very much for participating in the Famicom event "Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School." And congratulations on winning a prize! I send you an autographed videotape. Please be careful with it. I will remember the drama (game) we starred together in forever as a precious memory, and I’m going to do my best in songs and dramas in the future. I’ll be happy if you also remembered this as a precious memory. And please watch over me from now on forever. Well then, I’m looking forward to the day we’ll meet again. For those who beat Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School and registered their "Best Ending" victory via the Disk Fax network, this tape was given out as a special prize to 8000 winners. This tape showcases behind the scenes footage of Nakayama Miho and her involvement in the game.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-02-29
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108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba
Overview: Screenwriter Goro Kaiba is horrified to learn via Facebook that his wife Ayako is having an affair. Furthermore, her post about the affair has received 108 likes. Absolutely furious, Goro Kaiba contemplates divorcing his wife, but he estimates he will have to pay her half of his assets, about 10,000,000 million yen, in a divorce. To get revenge, Goro Kaiba decides to use that money on a epic one month womanizing streak. His goal is 108, the number of likes his wife received on social media.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-10-25
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Last Letter
Overview: It is only at their sister's and mother's funeral when a woman meets her niece after many years. The niece is now a grown girl. The sister takes on the task of informing the deceased's friends of the death while the daughter cannot bring herself to symbolically accept the demise of her mother. In the midst of all this an old flame messages the sister to say he is still in love with her, but is he messaging the living sister or the dead one?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-01-17
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-10-14
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The Tragedy of W
Overview: The story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka.
Genres: Crime Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-11-23
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Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt
Overview: The story describes how Kaidou Azusa, a practising lawyer and a special appointment associate professor doing research on the brain's memories, is engaged to defend a woman Fuyukawa Sayaka accused of killing her sculptor husband and found to have two ex-fiances who also died mysteriously.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-12
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花実のない森
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Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-29
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The King of Minami 27
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-01
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Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera
Overview: This is the first part of an omnibus TV drama special production starring three popular idols at that time, namely Nakayama Miho, Oginome Yoko, and Koizumi Kyoko. The stories, or mysterious events, all started with the revelation of the anomaly phenomenon by Horaguchi-sensei, the trio's physics teacher. The anomaly is due to the concurrent event of Hinamatsuri and the visit of Halley's comet to the inner solar system on March 3rd. Horaguchi-sensei teaches the class how to make use of the anomaly to unlock a mysterious event. This can be done by using any camera while chanting the specific keywords when pressing the camera shutter. From there, three separately mysterious events involving the three heroines began.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-03-03
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CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88
Overview: CATCH ME MIHO NAKAYAMA LIVE '88 is the third video release released by Nakayama Miho. It was released on April 5, 1988.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-04-05
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MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE
Overview: MIHO NAKAYAMA CONCERT TOUR '91 MIHO THE FUTURE, MIHO THE NATURE is the ninth video release released by Nakayama Miho. It was released on July 21, 1991.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-04-27
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