Shinobu Nakayama

(Redirected from Rakutenshi)

Shinobu Nakayama (中山 忍, Nakayama Shinobu, born January 18, 1973 in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan) is an actress[1] and a former J-pop singer. The younger sister of singer and actress Miho Nakayama, she released her first single on 2 November 1988; her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. Nakayama was also a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi. She is affiliated with Office Muse.

Shinobu Nakayama
中山 忍
Born (1973-01-18) January 18, 1973 (age 51)
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1988–present
AgentOffice Muse
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active
    • 1983–1995
    • 2005–2006
LabelsCBS Sony
Japanese name
Kanji中山 忍
Hiraganaなかやま しのぶ
Katakanaナカヤマ シノブ
Transcriptions
RomanizationNakayama Shinobu
Websitewww.office-muse.co.jp

Shinobu Nakayama graduated from Asia University (Japan)

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 and became successful when she became part of a music group called Rakutenshi. In the early 1990s Shinobu started a career in acting. She was cast in the Jet Li movie Fist of Legend, a remake of the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury. Shortly afterwards she got the part of Mayumi Nagamine in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), revisiting that same role four years later in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999).

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position
[2]
Sales
RIAJ certification[3]
1989 Kesshin
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.

Compilation albums

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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

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Date Peak chart positions Sales (JPN) RIAJ
certification[3]
Album
JPN
Oricon

[2]
"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.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1993 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Yuri Katagiri [4]
1994 Fist of Legend Mitsuko Yamada
1996 Donor: Jinkaku Ishoku Yuka Yamashina Lead role
2006 The Ode to Joy Matsu [5]
2023 After-school Angler Life for High School Girls. [6]

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1988 Otoko darou! Fuji TV
Born to be Wild Makiko
1991 Nurse Station Kayo Akimoto TBS
1991–92 Fushigi na Gentōkan TV Asahi
1991 Funny Face TV Tokyo
Inagawa Junji no True Story: Meido e Oideyo! Kansai TV
High Leg Queen Romance: Pit ni Kakeru koi! Fuji TV
1992 Deka Kizoku Shinobu Tanabe NTV Season 3
Neo Drama: Tanpopo Club TV Asahi
Shuhei Asahina Mystery 4 Natsuko Tsukamoto NTV
1993 Chotto Abunai Enchō-san Yoko Hatoyama
Neo Drama: Piasu no Onna TV Asahi
1994 Giniro no Koibumi Kiku's grandchild Fuji TV
1995 Single Again Kansai TV
Kazetachi no Yuigon Shinobu Matsuyama TBS
1996 Saotome Chiharu no Tenjō Hokoku-shō 2 Kimiko Sawaguchi 2-hour drama
Kazoku Chūihō! Mika Akiyama NHK
Klein no Tsubo Risa Takaishi
Muta Keijikan Jiken File 22 Yoshimi Hayami TV Asahi 2-hour drama
1997 Honō no Bugyō Okei TV Tokyo 12-hour drama
Suri San Shimai Series Karin Sakurafubuki TV Asahi 2-hour drama
Ashita Fukukaze Hatsune Saegusa TBS Lead role
Udemakuri Kangofu Monogatari Kozue Okuda Fuji TV 2-hour drama
Kenshi Enatsu Fuyuko Akane Sugio TBS
Totsugawa Keibu Series 14 Machiko Kurata
1998 Asami Mitsuhiko Series 10 Takae Saji
1998–2011 Manbiki G Men Nikaido Yuki Chiaki Nikaido
1999 Kanojo-tachi no Jidai Tsugiko Asai Fuji TV
2005 Ōoku Ōsuke Fuji TV Season 3 [7]
2013 Aibou Reiko Keima TV Asahi Season 11, Episode 16
2019 Onsen Waka Okami no Jiken Suiri 30 Tōko Mizuno TV Asahi 2-hour drama
2020 Totsugawa Keibu no Jikenbo Makiko Takeuchi TV Tokyo 2-hour drama
Mikaiketsu no Onna Katsuko Kosaka TV Asahi Season 2, Episode 1
Talio: Fukushū Daikō no Futari Kiyoko Kamimura NHK Episode 5
2022 Double Minami Kamino WOWOW
Kioku Sōsa Yuriko Shimatani TV Tokyo Season 3, Episode 1
Keishichō Kosatsu Ichika Shinobu Episode 10 and 11
2023 Aibou Tomoko Makimura TV Asahi Season 21, Episode 13
2024 Wing-Man Yoshiko Hirono TV Tokyo [8]

References

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  1. ^ Scarecrow, The Staff and Friends of (2004-10-04). The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide. Sasquatch Books. pp. 663–. ISBN 9781570614156. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "中山忍" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. ^ a b "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ^ "ゴジラVSメカゴジラ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "バルトの楽園(がくえん)". eiga.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "放課後アングラーライフ". eiga.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "大奥~華の乱~". Fuji TV. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Live-Action Wingman Series Reveals 5 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
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