Shinobu Nakayama

Mechagodzilla II (1993), Fist of Legend (1994), Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999). Nakayama was a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi. She is affiliated with Office Muse.

• Name — Shinobu Nakayama • Native Name — 中山 忍 • Born — 18 January 1973 • Birthplace — Koganei, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Agent — Office Muse • Years Active — 1988–present • Relatives — Miho Nakayama (sister) • Website — www.office-muse.co.jp

Nakayama was born on January 18, 1973, in Koganei, Tokyo. She is the younger sister of singer and actress Miho Nakayama. She graduated from Asia University. Nakayama, like her older sister, Miho, started out her career as a musician. She released her first single on 2 November 1988. Her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. She became successful when she became part of a music group called Rakutenshi. She was also a member of the short-lived idol group Nanatsuboshi. Nakayama started a career in acting in the early 1990s. She portrayed Yuri Katagiri in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993). She was cast in the Jet Li movie Fist of Legend (1994), a remake of the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury. She portrayed Mayumi Nagamine in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999).

• Year — Information — Oricon weekly peak position — Sales — RIAJ certification • 1989 — Kesshin *Released: June 1, 1989 *Label: CBS Sony *Formats: LP, CD, cassette — — • Niji no Lithograph *Released: December 1, 1989 *Label: CBS Sony *Formats: CD, cassette — — • 1990 — Hakoiri Musume: Konomama ja Irarenai wa *Released: August 1, 1990 *Label: CBS Sony *Formats: CD, cassette — — • "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

• Title — Album details • Kyō made Soshite Asu kara — *Released: January 1, 1991 *Label: Sony Records *Formats: CD, cassette • Idol Miracle Bible Series: Shinobu Nakayama — *Released: November 30, 2005 *Label: SME Records *Formats: CD

List of singles, with selected chart positions • Title — Date — Peak chart positions — Sales (JPN) — RIAJ certification — Album • JPN Oricon • "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. • 2005 — Ōoku — Ōsuke — Season 3 • 2024 — Wing-Man — Yoshiko Hirono