Miho Nakayama
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Miho Nakayama 中山 美穂 | |||||
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Born | Saku, Nagano, Japan[1] | 1 March 1970||||
Other names | Miporin (ミポリン) Mizuho Kitayama (北山 瑞穂) Issaque (一咲) | ||||
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Years active | 1985–present | ||||
Agent | Big Apple | ||||
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||
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Children | 1[2] | ||||
Relatives | Shinobu Nakayama (sister) | ||||
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Labels | King Records | ||||
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Kanji | 中山 美穂 | ||||
Hiragana | なかやま みほ | ||||
Katakana | ナカヤマ ミホ | ||||
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Website | nakayamamiho |
Miho Nakayama (中山 美穂, Nakayama Miho, born 1 March 1970) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with Big Apple Co., Ltd.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
Biography
History
Nakayama was born in Saku, Nagano, Japan. Following her mother's remarriage, her family moved to Koganei, Tokyo. There, Nakayama attended Koganei Municipal Junior High School.[1]
Idol career
After being discovered by a talent scout while shopping in Harajuku, she 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. She also starred in a Famicom Disk System dating sim made by Nintendo titled Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School, in which she played a high school student trying to mask her true identity.[6]
Acting career
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,[7] the 17th Yokohama Film Festival[8] and the 18th Hochi Film Awards.[9][6]
Nakayama was nominated for a Best Actress Japanese Academy Award in 1998 for her role in Tokyo Biyori,[10] and has appeared in a number of TV series including Love Story (2001).[11]
On 8 November 2021, Nakayama starred alongside King & Prince member Yuta Jinguji in the stage play Aoi no Ue/Yoroboshi (『葵上』『弱法師』, Lady Aoi/Weak Lawyer) at The Globe Tokyo. The play runs until December 5.[12][13]
Personal life
Nakayama's younger sister is Shinobu Nakayama, who is also an actress and former pop singer.[6] She also has a younger brother named Tomoaki.[1]
Nakayama had been signed to the same Box Corporation and before debut, became friends with Yasuko Endō. Two years after Endō's suicide, Nakayama performed song called "Long Distance Tengoku e" during concert tour 1988. As an homage to the title of Endō's cancelled debut single "In the Distance", it was held as a requiem for her. Nakayama wrote the lyrics and composed the song herself. The song title changed to "Long Distance To The Heaven", and it was included on the album Mind Game, released July that year. She touched about this song in the 1991 essay collection P.S. I Love You. Also in the 2009 collection Nazenara Yasashii Machi ga Atta Kara, Endō is written about with name excluded.[14]
Nakayama married musician Hitonari Tsuji in 2002 after an eight-month relationship and they both moved to Paris before she gave birth to their son a year later.[6] They divorced in 2014, and Nakayama moved back to Japan, with Tsuji retaining custody of their son.[2][1]
Discography
- Studio albums
- C (1985)
- After School (1985)
- Summer Breeze (1986)
- Exotique (1986)
- One and Only (1987)
- Catch the Nite (1988)
- Mind Game (1988)
- Angel Hearts (1988)
- Hide 'n' Seek (1989)
- Merry Merry (1989)
- All for You (1990)
- Jeweluna (1990)
- Dé eaya (1991)
- Mellow (1992)
- Wagamama na Actress (1993)
- Pure White (1994)
- Mid Blue (1995)
- Deep Lip French (1996)
- Groovin' Blue' (1997)
- Olive (1998)
- Manifesto (1999)
- Neuf Neuf (2019)
Filmography
Film
- Be-Bop High School (1985) – Kyōko Izumi
- Who Do I Choose? (1989) – Nobuko Kuwata
- Love Letter (1995) – Hiroko Watanabe and Itsuki Fujii
- Marmalade Boy (2018)
- Butterfly Sleep (2018)
- Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito (2019)
- 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba (2019) – Ayako Kaiba
- Last Letter (2020) – Sakae
- Lesson in Murder (2022) – Eriko Kakei[15]
Television
- Maido Osawagase Shimasu (1985) – Nodoka Mori
- Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1985) – Nobuko Takaoka
- Natsu Taiken Monogatari (1985) – Yuki Sugimoto
- Na-ma-i-ki Mori (1986) - Kayoko Kinoshita[16]
- Mama wa Idol[17] (1987–88) – herself
- Suteki na Kataomoi (1990) – Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi
- Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992) – Nene
- Nemureru Mori (1998) – Minako Ōba
- W's Tragedy (2019) – Yoshie
Kōhaku Uta Gassen appearances
Year / Broadcast | Appearance | Song | Appearance order | Opponent | Notes |
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1988 (Shōwa 63) / 39th | Debut | "Witches" | 1/21 | Hikaru Genji | |
1989 (Heisei 1) / 40th | 2 | "Virgin Eyes" | 10/27 | Otokogumi | |
1990 (Heisei 2) / 41st | 3 | "Aishiterutte Iwanai!" | 2/29 | Eisaku Yoshida | |
1991 (Heisei 3) / 42nd | 4 | "Rosa" | 3/28 | ||
1992 (Heisei 4) / 43rd | 5 | "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" (with Wands) |
10/28 | Shonentai | Also performed a cover of "Candy Candy" with Chisato Moritaka and Hikaru Nishida. |
1993 (Heisei 5) / 44th | 6 | "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" | 14/26 | ||
1994 (Heisei 6) / 45th | 7 | "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" | 8/25 | Fumiya Fujii |
Bibliography
- Issho Kenmei Nakayama Miho Photo Collection (1985, Wani Books) - Photo CollectionIssho Kenmei Nakayama Miho Photo Collection. Wani Books. 1985. ISBN 9784847020247.
- Toumei de Iru Yo, Meippai Onna no Ko (1985, Wani Books) - Essay CollectionToumei de Iru Yo, Meippai Onna no Ko. Wani Books. 1985. ISBN 4847010310.
- Miho Ganbaru (1986, Shueisha) - Photo CollectionMiho Ganbaru. Shueisha. 1986.
- Docchi ni Suru no. (1989, Shueisha) - Photo CollectionDocchi ni Suru no. Shueisha. 1989.
- Ambivalence Nakayama Miho Shashinshu (1989, Wani Books) - Photo CollectionMysterious Book. Wani Books. 1901.
- SCENA miho nakayama pictorial (1991, Wani Books) - Photo CollectionAmbivalence Nakayama Miho Shashinshu. Wani Books. 1991.
- P.S. I LOVE YOU (1991, Nippon Hassou Shuppan and Fusosha Publishing) - Essay CollectionP.S. I LOVE YOU. Fusosha Publishing. 1991.
- LETTERS in Love Letter(Nakayama Miho Photo Collection) (1995, Wani Books) - Photo CollectionLETTERS in Love Letter. Wani Books. 1995.
- Nakayama Miho in Eiga Tokyo Biyori (1997, Wani Books) - Photo CollectionNakayama Miho in Eiga Tokyo Biyori. Wani Books. 1997.
- Atashi to Watashi (1997, Gentosha) - NovelMiho Nakayama (1997). Atashi to Watashi. Gentosha.
- ANGEL (1998, Wani Books) - Photo CollectionANGEL. Wani Books. 1998.
- Nazenara Yasashii Machi ga Atta Kara (2009, Shueisha) - Photo Essay Collection[18]
References
- ^ a b c d "中山美穂の知られざる素顔、そして家族、年の離れた弟の存在". Entertainment Topics. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Miho Nakayama reportedly to get divorce after 12 years". Japan Today. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "中山 美穂". Narrow. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "中山美穂". Talent Dictionary. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Miho Nakayama | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "TV Stars: Nakayama Miho". Japan-Zone. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ 第17回ヨコハマ映画祭 1995年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Takenaka, Naoto (18 October 1997), Tokyo biyori, retrieved 17 October 2016
- ^ Love Story, 15 April 2001, retrieved 17 October 2016
- ^ "『葵上』『弱法師』". The Globe Tokyo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "キンプリ神宮寺勇太の言葉に中山美穂が涙「たくさん助けられました」". Oricon. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Miho Nakayama (2009). Nazenara Yasashii Machi ga Atta Kara. Shueisha. pp. 89–91. ISBN 9784087805253.
- ^ "岩田剛典、映画「死刑にいたる病」で半顔隠れる謎の男を熱演". Natalie.mu. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "な・ま・い・き盛り". TV Drama Database. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Mama wa Idol TV Special 1988 on TBS
- ^ Miho Nakayama (2009). Nazenara Yasashii Machi ga Atta Kara. Shueisha. ISBN 9784087805253.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Miho Nakayama at IMDb
- Miho Nakayama at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Miho Nakayama discography at MusicBrainz
- Miho Nakayama discography at Discogs
- Miho Nakayama at Oricon
- Miho Nakayama at Idol.ne.jp
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