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Actress/Singer Miho Nakayama Dies at 54 (Updated)
posted on by Alex Mateo
Update: Nakayama's agency Big Apple revealed on Sunday the results of her autopsy. The autopsy concluded that a sudden accident occurred while Nakayama was bathing, which caused her death. The autopsy concluded there was no criminality involved.
Nakayama was scheduled to perform at a Christmas concert on Friday at Billboard Live Osaka, but it was canceled due to health reasons.
Nakayama was born in Saku, Japan on March 1, 1970. She is the sister of actress Shinobu Nakayama.
She made her debut in the 1985 series Maido Osawagase Shimasu and her film debut as Kyōko Izumi in the live-action Be-Bop Highschool film. She performed the theme song for the film as well. Nakayama released her debut single "C" in the same year.
Nakayama won Best Actress awards for her role in the 1995 film Love Letter, and she was also nominated for Best Actress at the Japanese Academy Awards for her role in the 1997 film Tokyo Biyori.
Nakayama had a very successful career as a singer, recording 22 studio albums. She also had eight #1 singles on the Oricon charts. Her first album was C in 1985 and her latest album was Neuf Neuf, released in 2019.
Sources: Miho Nakayama's website, Deadline (Sara Merican), Cinema Today (朝倉健人)
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