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Japanese singer and actor Miho Nakayama dies aged 54

After making her name with J-pop hits, the performer went on to win acclaim for film roles including Love Letter

Musician and actor Miho Nakayama, best known for her dual role in the successful 1995 feature Love Letter and for her music career in the 1980s and 90s, has died aged 54. Born in 1970, Nakayama first made her name with a string of successful J-pop singles and albums in the 1980s, including C, Be-Bop High School and Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne; Nakayama then began acting in TV shows and films for which her songs acted as theme tunes, including two entries in the Be-Bop High School series and the romcom Who Do I Choose? It was a substantial domestic hit and featured Nakayama in a dual role, playing a woman whose fiance dies in an accident and another, more mysterious character who bears a bizarre resemblance to him.

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