Miki Nakatani
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- Name: Miki Nakatani
- Japanese: 中谷美紀
- Birthdate: January 12. 1976
- Birthplace: Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
- Height: 160cm
- Blood Type: A
Bio
Miki Nakatani (born January 12, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer.
Miki Nakatani began her professional career as a member of a singing group "Key West Club". In 1993, she began appearing in television dramas and commercials, and then in 1995 made her film debut in Toei's "Dai shitsuren".
In 1996 she released her first single, "Mind Circus", on For Life Records with production by Ryuichi Sakamoto who produced and often wrote music for her subsequent albums and singles. Her most recent music release was the single "Air Pocket" in May, 2001.
In January 1999, Nakatani appeared both in the hit TV series Keizoku, as Jun Shibata (reprising the role in the 2000 Toho movie version "Keizoku: The Movie"), and in the horror film sequel Ring 2, having worked with its director Hideo Nakata previously on the mystery-thriller film Chaos. She won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for he role as Nui in Shochiku's "When the Last Sword Is Drawn" (2003).
She was cast in the co-starring role of Hermes in the hit Japanese movie "Train Man: Densha Otoko" (2005), based on a popular TV series, partly due to her resemblance to the real-life pseudonymous Hermes as described in the originating non-fiction book, Train Man: Densha Otoko, by Nakano Hitori.
In 2006 she starred "Christmas on July 24th Avenue" and "Memories of Matsuko". Miki Nakatani won the inaugural Best Actress Award at the Asian Film Awards for her performance in Memories of Matsuko.
Notes
- Miki Nakatani started her career in 1991 as part of the J-Pop group KEY WEST CLUB (キー・ウェスト・クラブ).
- Co-host for the 2008 (31st) Japan Academy Prize.
Filmography
Movies
- Himawari to Koinu no Nanokakan (2013)
- Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima | Genji Monogatari (2011) - Shikibu Murasaki
- Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle | Hankyu Densha (2011) - Shoko Takase
- Soreike! Anpanman The Blacknose And The Magical Song | Soreike! Anpanman: Brakkunozu to mahou no uta (2010) - (voice)
- Sweet Little Lies (2010) - Ruriko Iwamoto
- Zero Focus (2009)
- Flavor of Happiness (2008)
- Happily Ever After Jigyaku no uta - 2007 - Yukie
- Silk (2007) - Madame Blanche
- Akanezora (2007) - Ofumi
- Christmas on July 24th Avenue 7 gatsu 24 ka dori no Kurisumasu (2006) - Sayuri Honda
- Memories of Matsuko (2006) - Matsuko Kawajiri
- Dead Run Shisso (2005) - Akane
- Loft Rofuto (2005) - Reiko Hatuna
- Train Man: Densha Otoko (2005) - Hermes
- Thirty Lies or So Yaku san-ju no uso (2004) - Takarada
- Rikidozan Yeokdosan (2004) - Aya
- The Hotel Venus (2004) - Wife
- River of First Love Amemasu no kawa (2004) - Satuki Kato
- When the Last Sword Is Drawn Mibu gishi den (2003) - Nui
- Keizoku: The Movie Keizoku/eiga (2000) - Jun Shibata
- Ring 2 Ringu 2 (1999) - Mai Takano
- Chaos Kaosu (1999) - Satomi/Saori Impostor
- Ring Ringu (1998) - Mai Takano
- Ring 2: Spiral Rasen (1998) - Mai Takano
- Berlin (1995) - Kyoko
- Dai shitsuren (1995)
TV Dramas
- The Holy Monsters | Seinaru Kaibutsutachi (TV Asahi / 2012) - Yuka Kasugai
- Jin 2 (TBS / 2011) - Nofu/Mirai Tomonaga
- Jin (TBS / 2009) - Nofu/Mirai Tomonaga
- Otousan (TBS / 2002)
- Love Quotient | Renai Hensachi (Fuji TV / 2002)
- R-17 (2001)
- Koisuru Top Lady (Fuji TV / 2001)
- Merry Christmas in Summer | Manatsu no Merry Christmas (TBS / 2000)
- Eien no ko (NTV / 2000)
- Unsolved Cases | Keizoku (TBS / 1999)
- Days (Fuji TV / 1998)
- Apples and Oranges 4 | Fuzoroi no Ringotachi 4 (TBS / 1997)
TV Movies
- Suna no Utsuwa (TV Asahi / 2011) - Yoko Yamashita
- The Divorce Syndrome | Rikon Shindoromu: Tsuma ni ima sugu detette! to iwaretara (NTV / 2010) - Kimiko Watanabe
- Jiro Shirasu (NHK / 2009)
- Butterfly At The Ganges River (2007) - Guest Appearance
- Keizoku Special: Phantom (TBS / 1999)
Discography
Albums
- Shiseikatsu (1999)
- Cure (1997)
- Shokumotsu Rensa (1996)
Compilations
- Miki (2001)
- Pure Best (2001)
- Absolute Value (1998)
- Vague (1997)
Singles
- Air Pocket (2001)
- Kowareta Kokoro (2000)
- Frontier (1999)
- Chronic Love (1999)
- Ibara No Kanmuri (1997)
- Tengoku Yori Yaban-Wilder Than Heaven (1997)
- Suna No Kajitsu (1997)
- Strange Paradise (1996)
- Mind Circus (1996)
DVD
- Air Pocket (2002)
- Kowareta Kokoro (2000)
- Completeness (2000)
- Butterfish (2000)
Awards
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (Memories of Matsuko) - 2007 (30th) Japan Academy Prize - February 16, 2007
sly Says:
Jul 03 2009 8:21 pm
She had a fantastic character in the film Memories of Matsuko and she delivers very well.. A must watch film of her.. great actress indeed..