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
Website: roomsnakatani.com

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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.

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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).

Filmography

Movies

The Legend & Butterfly (2023) - Kagamino
First Gentleman | Sori no Otto (2021) - Rinko Soma
Foujita (2015) - Kimiyo
A Stitch of Life | Tsukuroi Tatsu Hito (2015) - Ichie Minami
The World of Kanako | Kawaki (2014) - Rie Higashi (Kanako's ex-homeroom teacher at middle school)
Ask This of Rikyu | Rikyu ni Tazuneyo (2013) - Son (Sen no Rikyu's wife)
The Kiyosu Conference | Kiyosu Kaigi (2013) - Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife
Real | Riaru Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi (2013) - Eiko Aihara
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies | Himawari to Koinu no Nanokakan (2013) - Yoshihisa Igarashi
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 | Zero no Shuten (2009)ro Focus]] (2009) - Sachiko Murota
Flavor of Happiness | Shiawase no Kaori (2008) - Yamashita Takako
Happily Ever After Jigyaku no uta - 2007 - Yukie Morita
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)

Drama Series

One Day: Wonderful Christmas Ado | One Day: Seiya no kara Sawagi (Fuji TV / 2023) - Kikyo Kurauchi
Giver Taker (WOWOW / 2023) - Itsuki Kurasawa
Prayers in the Emergency Room | Byoshitsu de Nembutsu o Tonaenaide Kudasai (TBS / 2020) - Ryoko Miyake
Followers (Netflix / 2020) - Rimi Nara
Haru: Woman of a General Trading Company | Haru: Sogo Shosha no Onna (TV Tokyo / 2019) - Haru Unabara
You've Got Someone to Come Home To | Anata niwa Kaeru Ie ga Aru (TBS / 2018) - Mayumi Sato
Kataomoi (WOWOW / 2017) - Mitsuki Hiura
IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius (TBS / 2016) - Tomomi Morimoto
It's Not That I Can't Marry I Don't Marry | Watashi Kekkon Dekinainjanakute, Shinain Desu (TBS / 2016) - Miyabi Tachibana
Ghostwriter (Fuji TV / 2015) - Risa Tono
Strategist Kanbe | Gunshi Kanbee (NHK / 2014) - Teru
Beautiful Rain | Byutefuru Rein (Fuji TV / 2012) - Akane Nishiwaki
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 (TV Asahi / 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

Mohouhan (TV Tokyo / 2016) - Shigeko Maebata
Miyamoto Musashi SP (TV Asahi / 2014) - Tayuu Yoshino
Chain of Flowers | Hana no Kusari (Fuji TV / 2013) - Miyuki
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

DVD

Awards

"Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (Memories of Matsuko) - 2007 (30th) Japan Academy Prize - February 16, 2007
"Best Actress" ("Memories of Matsuko") - 2006 (31st) Hochi Film Awards - December, 2006

Comments

Jay Quintana Jan 20 2021 12:44 am She's a great actress. So is Yoshino Kimura. I wonder if that's why I always get them mixed up.

Albert Nov 12 2012 8:51 am Hallo are there some help to find the movie "Berlin" (1995) with her? By the way.. i like to see her movies

sly 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..

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