Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani
Native name 中谷 美紀
Born (1976-01-12) 12 January 1976
Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality  Japanese
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1991-present
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)

Miki Nakatani (中谷 美紀, Nakatani Miki, born 12 January 1976) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is most known for her appearance in Ring.

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 Ryōko Hirosue and Tae Kimura.[5] Nakatani speaks Japanese, French, and English.

Filmography

Film

Television

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. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. 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. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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
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