Deceased

How Did Miho Nakayama Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54

Also known as中山美穗GenderFemaleNationalityJapanBorn01/03/1970Born inTokyo, JapanDied06/12/2024 (aged 54)Died inShibuyaCausedrowningWikidataQ1318594 ↗TMDb#143803 ↗

Miho Nakayama was a Japanese singer and actress. She made her debut in the 1985 drama Maido Osawagase Shimasu, where her performance led to instant stardom. Nakayama released her debut single, "C", shortly after, and finished the year with her film debut in the blockbuster Be-Bop High School. She became one of the most popular idols during its "Golden Age" in the 1980s. Nicknamed Miporin (ミポリン), Nakayama occasionally used the pseudonyms Mizuho Kitayama or Issaque when she wrote song lyrics.

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Filmography49 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Stage Play "Journey to the West"Series	—	54
2022	Renovation Like MagicSeries	—	52
2022	Lesson in MurderMovie	Ms. Kakei	52
2021	The High School HeroesSeries	Ruriko Manaka	51
2021	Three Star Bar in Nishi OgikuboSeries	—	51
2020	Last LetterMovie	Skae	50
2020	Things You Can Know by Looking at ThemSeries	内田百百子	50
2019	108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro KaibaMovie	Ayako	49
2019	Tokyo 23-ku OnnaSeries	Kaoru	49
2019	Aiuta: My Promise to NakuhitoMovie	Saeko Hashino	49
2018	Marmalade BoyMovie	Chiyako	48
2018	Butterfly SleepMovie	Ryoko Matsumura	48
2018	Like Shooting Stars in the TwilightSeries	Mariko Takizawa	48
2018	The Makioka SistersSeries	Makioka Tsuruko	48
2017	Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall SpecialMovie	—	47
2017	花実のない森Movie	—	47
2017	The Noble DetectiveSeries	—	47
2016	Love of SageSeries	Mayuko Takanaka	46
2014	PlatonicSeries	Sara Mochizuki	44
2012	Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koiMovie	高津千絵	42
2012	I Have to Buy New ShoesMovie	Aoi Teshigawara	42
2010	Goodbye, SomedayMovie	Toko	40
2006	Time Limit InvestigatorSeries	Machiko Kotobuki	36
2004	The King of Minami: The Masked WomanMovie	—	34
2001	Home & AwaySeries	—	31
2001	Love StorySeries	—	31
2000	Love 2000Series	Mashiro Rieru	30
1999	Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1Movie	—	29
1998	A Sleeping ForestSeries	—	28
1997	Tokyo Fair WeatherMovie	Yoko Shimazu	27
1996	Delicious RelationSeries	藤原百恵	26
1995	Love LetterMovie	Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii	25
1990	Tales of the BizarreSeries	(segment "Kyofu no tezawari")	20
1990	Wonderful Unrequited LoveSeries	Keiko Yoda/Nana Hayashi	20
1990	GraduationSeries	—	20
1989	Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyMovie	—	19
1989	Kimi no Hitomi ni KoishiteruSeries	高木瞳	19
1989	Who Do I Choose?Movie	Nobuko Kuwata	19
1988	Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas SpecialMovie	Tamaki Sugihara	18
1988	Mama is an Idol! Special Final ChapterMovie	Miho Nakayama	18
1988	The Young Wife Rolls Her Arms!Series	Hirose Tomoko	18
1987	Mama Is an IdolSeries	Miho Nakayama	17
1987	おヒマなら来てよネ!Series	佐竹希望 / 広瀬洋子 (二役)	17
1986	Sailor Suit Rebel AllianceSeries	Miho Yamagata	16
1986	Fujiko Fujio's Dream CameraMovie	Sayoko Shiratori	16
1986	Be-Bop High School 2Movie	Kyoko Izumi	16
1985	Maido Osawagase ShimasuSeries	—	15
1985	Story of a Summer ExperienceSeries	Sugimoto Yuki	15
1985	Be-Bop High SchoolMovie	Kyoko Izumi	15