Shinobu Nakayama (中山 忍, Nakayama Shinobu, born January 18, 1973 in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan) is an actress[1] and a former J-pop singer. The younger sister of singer and actress Miho Nakayama, she released her first single on 2 November 1988; her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. Nakayama was also a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi. She is affiliated with Office Muse.
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Shinobu Nakayama | |||||
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中山 忍 | |||||
Born | (1973-01-18) January 18, 1973 (age 49) Koganei, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||
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Years active | 1988–present | ||||
Agent | Office Muse | ||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||
Musical career | |||||
Genres | J-pop | ||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||
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Labels | CBS Sony | ||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 中山 忍 | ||||
Hiragana | なかやま しのぶ | ||||
Katakana | ナカヤマ シノブ | ||||
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Musical artist | |||||
Website | www |
Known for her role of Mayumi Nagamine in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999), Shinobu, like her older sister, Miho, started out her career as a musician and became successful when she became part of a music group called Rakutenshi. In the early 1990s Shinobu started a career in acting. She was cast in the Jet Li movie Fist of Legend, a remake of the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury. Shortly afterwards she got the part of Mayumi Nagamine in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), revisiting that same role four years later in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999).
Year | Information | Oricon weekly peak position[2] |
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1989 | Kesshin
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Niji no Lithograph
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1990 | Hakoiri Musume: Konomama ja Irarenai wa
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Title | Album details |
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Kyō made Soshite Asu kara |
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Idol Miracle Bible Series: Shinobu Nakayama |
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Title | Date | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | RIAJ certification[3] |
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JPN Oricon [2] | |||||
"Chīsana Kesshin" | November 2, 1988 | — | Kesshin | ||
"Namida, Tomare!" | February 1, 1989 | — | |||
"Makenaide, Yūki" | May 1, 1989 | — | |||
"Natsu ni Koi suru Awatenbo" | August 10, 1989 | — | Niji no Lithograph | ||
"Kaketekita Shojo (Otome)" | November 1, 1989 | — | |||
"Hikari no Opera" | March 1, 1990 | — | Kyō made Soshite Asu kara | ||
"Hakoiri Musume no Nageki" | July 1, 1990 | — | Hakoiri Musume: Konomama ja Irarenai wa | ||
"Romantic" | December 21, 1990 | — | Kyō made Soshite Asu kara | ||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1993 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | Yuri Katagiri | [4] | |
2006 | The Ode to Joy | Matsu | [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Ōoku | Ōsuke | Fuji TV | Season 3 | [6] |
Yokohama Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
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