Miki Nakatani (中谷 美紀 Nakatani Miki?, born 12 January 1976) is a Japanese actress and singer.

Biography

Nakatani starred in Hideo Nakata's Chaos.[1] She co-starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's horror film Loft with Etsushi Toyokawa.[2] She won the Best Actress award at the 31st Hochi Film Award for Memories of Matsuko in 2006.[3]

Nakatani appeared in François Girard's Silk.[4] She co-starred in Isshin Inudo's Zero Focus with Ryoko Hirosue and Tae Kimura.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

  • Oda Nobunaga (1998) - No-Hime
  • Joi (1999)
  • Woman Doctor (1999)
  • Keizoku (1999) - Jun Shibata
  • Eien no Ko (2000) - Yuki Kusaka
  • Manatsu no Merry Christmas (2000) - Haru Hoshino
  • Prince Shotoku (2001) - Tojiko no Iratsume
  • R-17 (2001)
  • Otosan (2002)
  • Believe (2002)
  • Jin (2009)
  • Beautiful Rain (2012) - Akane Nishiwaki
  • Gunshi Kanbei (2014) - Teru
  • Ghostwriter (2015) - Risa Tono

Discography

Albums

  • Shokumotsu Rensa (1996)
  • Cure (1997)
  • Vague (1997)
  • Absolute Value (1998)
  • Shiseikatsu (1999)
  • Pure Best (2001)
  • Miki (2001)

Singles

  • "Mind Circus" (1996)
  • "Strange Paradise" (1996)
  • "Suna no Kajitsu" (1997) with Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • "Wilder Than Heaven" (1997)
  • "Ibara no Kanmuri" (1997)
  • "Chronic Love" (1999)
  • "Frontier" (1999)
  • "Kowareta Kokoro" (2000)
  • "Air Pocket" (2001)

Videos

  • Butterfish (1997)
  • Completeness (1998)
  • Air Pocket (2002)

DVDs

  • Butterfish (2000)
  • Kowareta Kokoro (2000)
  • Air Pocket (2002)

References

  1. ^ Phipps, Keith (12 March 2003). "Hideo Nakata's Chaos - Film - Movie Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. 
  2. ^ Hirschkron, Sky (15 March 2006). "Loft - Movie Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. 
  3. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー [Hochi Film Award History] (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (14 September 2007). "Silk - Movies - Review - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 
  5. ^ Chang, Dustin (11 July 2010). "JAPAN CUTS 2010: ZERO FOCUS Review - Twitch". Twitch Film. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
None
Asian Film Award for Best Actress
2007
for Memories of Matsuko
Succeeded by
Jeon Do-yeon
for Secret Sunshine