Shinobu Nakayama | |
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| Born | January 18, 1973 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Shinobu Nakayama (中山 忍, Nakayama Shinobu, born January 18, 1973) is an actress[1] and a former J-pop singer. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and released her first single on 2 November 1988. Her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. She was a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi. She is the younger sister of actress Miho Nakayama.
Best known for her role of Mayumi Nagamine in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999), Shinobu, like her older sister, Miho, started out her career as a musician. However, she never quite attained the same popularity of her older sister as a solo artist, but became successful when she joined a music group called Rakutenshi. In the early 1990s Shinobu started a career in acting, again following in the footsteps of her older sister. Her career finally started going after she landed a role in the Jet Li movie Fist of Legend, a remake of the Bruce Lee film Chinese Connection. Shortly afterwards she got the part of Mayumi Nagamine in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), which led to playing that same character four years later in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999).
References
- ^ Scarecrow, The Staff and Friends of (2004-10-04). The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide. Sasquatch Books. pp. 663–. ISBN 9781570614156. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
- Olive (official site, in Japanese)
- Shinobu Nakayama at IMDb
- JMDb profile (in Japanese)