Miho Nakayama
Miho Nakayama is a Japanese singer and actress.Biography
History
Nakayama was born in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. She made her debut on 21 June 1985. 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. Her younger sister is Shinobu Nakayama, who is also an actress and former pop singer.
In 1995, director Shunji Iwai cast Miho 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 Miho won Best Actress awards for her role in the film at the 38th Blue Ribbon Awards, the 17th Yokohama Film Festival and the 18th Hochi Film Awards.
She 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.Personal life
She married Hitonari Tsuji in 2002 and divorced in 2014. She had lived in Paris during marriage. However, after she divorced, she went back to Japan.Discography
Original albums
- "'C'
- "After School"
- "Summer Breeze"
- "Exotique"
- "One and Only"
- "Catch the Nite"
- "Mind Game"
- "Angel Hearts"
- "Hide 'n' Seek"
- "Merry Merry"
- "All for You"
- "Jeweluna"
- "Dé Eaya"
- "Mellow"
- "Wagamama na Actress"
- "Pure White"
- "Mid Blue"
- "Deep Lip French"
- "Groovin' Blue"
- "Olive"
- "Manifesto"
- "Neuf Neuf"
Compilation albums
- "Collection"
- "Ballads"
- "Collection II"
- "Miho's Select"
- "Dramatic Songs"
- "Blanket Privacy"
- "Collection III"
- "Ballads II"
- "Treasury"
- "Your Selection 1"
- "Your Selection 2"
- "Your Selection 3"
- "Your Selection 4"
- "Collection IV"
- "Complete Singles Box"
- "Perfect Best"
Other albums
- "Virgin Flight '86 Miho Nakayama First Concert"
- "Makin' Dancin'"
- "Dance Box"
- "Pure White Live '94"
- "The Remixes Miho Nakayama Meets New York Groove"
- "The Remixes Miho Nakayama Meets Los Angeles Groove"
Singles
- "'C'
- "Namaiki"
- "Be-Bop-Highschool"
- "Iro White Blend"
- "Close Up
- "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu"
- "Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne"
- "Waku Waku Sasete"
- "'Hade!!!'"
- "50/50"
- "Catch Me"
- "You're My Only Shinin' Star"
- "Ningyo-hime"
- "Witches"
- "Rosécolor"
- "Virgin Eyes"
- "Midnight Taxi"
- "Semi-Sweet no Mahō"
- "Megamitachi no Bōken"
- "Aishiteru tte Iwanai!"
- "Kore Kara no I Love You"
- ""
- "Tōi Machi no Dokoka de..."
- "Mellow"
- "Sekaijū no Dare yori Kitto"
- "Shiawase ni naru Tame ni"
- "Anata ni Nara..."
- "Tada Nakitaku Naru no"
- "Sea Paradise "
- "Hero"
- "Cheers for You"
- "Hurt to Heart "
- "Thinking About You "
- "True Romance"
- "Mirai e no Present"
- "March Color"
- "Love Clover"
- "A Place Under the Sun"
- "Adore"
Filmography
Film
- Be-Bop High School – Kyōko Izumi
- Who Do I Choose? – Nobuko Kuwata
- Love Letter – Itsuki Fujii and Hiroko Watanabe
- Marmalade Boy
- Butterfly Sleep
- Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito
- 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba – Ayako
- Last Letter
Television
- Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... – Nobuko Takaoka
- Mama wa Idol – herself
- Suteki na Kataomoi – Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi
- Nemureru Mori – Minako Ōba
- W's Tragedy – Yoshie