Personal Info
Birth date
1976-01-12 (49 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
中谷美纪
나카타니 미키
میکی ناکاتانی
Miki Nakatani
Biography
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 the 1998 Japanese supernatural psychological horror film Ring.
Filmography
Ring
7.1
Overview:
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
6.7
Overview:
Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda's enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair, and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.Jin
8.2
Overview:
After awakening in the Edo era, a neurosurgeon uses his medical knowledge to help those around him while searching for a way back to the present day.Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer
6.2
Overview:
Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown complacent after unsuccesfully pursuing these cases that many consider an exercise in futility. With her upper class breeding, her colleagues don't expect much from her either, but she suprises them all with her motivation and astounding powers of deduction. Well-constructed mysteries and colorful characters abound in this stylish and edgy police drama.Under One Roof
7.6
Overview:
Hitotsu Yane no Shita is a Japanese television series. It had a first season in 1993 and a second season, titled Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2, in 1997. It was very popular in Japan, with its highest rating being a remarkable 34 percent and it was also exported to other regions in East Asia. It features Yosuke Eguchi, Noriko Sakai and Masaharu Fukuyama as its leading characters.Memories of Matsuko
7.8
Overview:
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.The World of Kanako
6.437
Overview:
When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song
5.3
Overview:
An orphan is raised by a villain who doesn’t allow the joys of life. Now, it’s up to a red bean paste-filled superhero to introduce life’s gifts.Ring 2
5.757
Overview:
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her boyfriend’s son, Yoichi, starts to develop the same psychic abilities as Sadako, Takano must find a way to keep the boy and herself from becoming the next victims.Chaos
6.3
Overview:
A kidnapping for ransom seemingly goes off without a hitch, but as one thread left unsolved suddenly reveals many more mysteries, the whole operation threatens to descend into chaos.A Stitch of Life
5.8
Overview:
Ichie is the owner of a dressmaking shop. Her grandmother started the shop and now Ichie runs the business. Her clothes are made with an old sewing machine and are very popular. Following her grandmother’s will, Ichie only makes clothes for individuals and turns down offers to turn her clothing into a brand.Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
6
Overview:
Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United States and discovers professional wrestling, he becomes a hero back home.The Kiyosu Conference
6.9
Overview:
After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The meeting was known as the Kiyosu Kaigi.The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma
6.6
Overview:
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...River of First Love
6.7
Overview:
8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shimpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together.Dead Run
5.2
Overview:
Classmates Shuji and Eri becomes friends, both young people have family problems. When Eri is taken away to Tokyo by her relatives, Shuji becomes increasingly isolated at school and drifts into criminal activity.7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
6.5
Overview:
Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.Ask This of Rikyu
7.6
Overview:
Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.When the Last Sword Is Drawn
7.5
Overview:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.Real
6.2
Overview:
Neurosurgeon Koichi uses an experimental technique to enter the brain of his beloved Atsumi, who is in a coma after attempting suicide. In his quest, Koichi drifts steadily further into the sweltering marshes of the spirit. It is soon no longer clear what is real and what is not.Loft
5.5
Overview:
A writer retreats to a secluded suburban house to work on her new novel. But her attention is instead occupied by her archaeologist neighbor's newly discovered mummy and a ghostly presence in her house.Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
6.4
Overview:
"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost her boyfriend to a younger colleague. There's also a college student (Erika Toda) who is so easily persuaded by her no good boyfriend. Other commuters include a grandmother & granddaughter, a house wife, a female high school student, and a female otaku college student. Although the train ride takes only 15 minutes between two stations, the lives of these commuters are changed as they interact with each other...The Hotel Venus
8.7
Overview:
In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this bittersweet, heart-wrenching story, there lives a man by the name of Chonan (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) who lives in the attic and works as a waiter or handyman at the hotel. Room 1 is shared by two residents; an incapable alcoholic and an illegal doctor named Doctor (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Wife (Miki Nakatani) who used to be a nurse but now works as a hostess living in the hopes of Doctor's recuperation. In Room 3 lives a bubbly girl by the name of Soda (Jo Eun Ji), who came from a deserted town where no one flowers flourished and has a dream to open her own flower shop. Finally, Room 4, occupied by a challenging young boy by the name of Boy (Lee Joon Gi), who carries around a gun longing to become a strong man and wishes to some day.Prince Shōtoku
NYR
Overview:
In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Prince Shotoku, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions.BeRLiN
9
Overview:
When a woman whose job is to professionally date men disappears suddenly, a TV crew who wanted to film a documentary about women like her begin searching for her. Coincidentally, a salary-man who saw the disappeared woman and wants to meet her again is found and joins the crew. Together they follow the clues. She has an amulet, which looks like a small bag, which she always hangs from her neck. It contains a piece of the Berlin wall.Acting
2023ONE DAY~It’s Wonderful Christmas Ado~ (11 Episodes) as Kurauchi Kikyo
2023猟銃 as Unknown
2023THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY as Kagamino
2023Giver Taker (5 Episodes) as Itsuki Kurasawa
2021First Gentleman as Rinko Soma
2020Followers (9 Episodes) as Limi Nara
2020Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room (10 Episodes) as Miyake Ryoko
2019Haru: Sogo Shosha no Onna (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2019Four Women Living in That House as 牧田佐知
2018You've Got Someone to Come Home To (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2017Unrequited Love (22 Episodes) as Hiura Mizuki / Kanzaki Mitsuru
2016IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius (12 Episodes) as Tomomi Morimoto
2016The Copycat Criminal (2 Episodes) as Shigeko Maehata
2016It's Not That I Can't Get Married, I Just Don't Do It (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2015Foujita as Kimiyo
2015A Stitch of Life as Ichie Minami
2015Ghost Writer (10 Episodes) as Risa Tono
2014The World of Kanako as Rie Azuma
2014I Am Searching For Myself as Unknown
2014Miyamoto Musashi (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2014300 Million Yen Robbery as Narration (voice)
2014Strategist KANBE (50 Episodes) as Teru
2013The Kiyosu Conference as Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife
2013Chain of Flowers as Miyuki
2013Ask This of Rikyu as Son
2013Real as Shrink
20137 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies as Yoshihisa Igarashi
2013Otona Joshi no Anime Time (1 Episode) as Hatoko (voice)
2012One in a hundred thousand as Akiko Yamauchi
2012Beautiful Rain (12 Episodes) as Nishiwaki Akane
2012The Holy Monsters (8 Episodes) as Yuka Kasugai
2011The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma as Murasaki Shikibu
2011The Castle of Sand (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2011Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle as Shoko Takase
2010Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song as Kana (voice)
2010Sweet Little Lies as Ruriko Iwamoto
2009Zero Focus as Sachiko Murota
2009Jin (22 Episodes) as Miki Tomonaga / Nokaze
2009Kuruneko (50 Episodes) as Unknown
2008Flavor of Happiness as Yamashita Takako
2007Happily Ever After as Sachie Morita
2007Ganjisu-gawa de batafurai (2 Episodes) as Tetsuko
2007Silk as Madame Blanche
2007Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky as Ofumi
2006Christmas on July 24th Avenue as Sayuri Honda
2006Memories of Matsuko as Matsuko Kawajiri
2005Dead Run as Akane
2005Loft as Reiko Hatuna
2005Train Man as Hermes
2004Thirty Lies or So as Takarada
2004Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire as Aya
2004River of First Love as Satuki Kato
2004The Hotel Venus as Unknown
2003When the Last Sword Is Drawn as Nui
2002Miki Nakatani: AIR POCKET as Unknown
2002Father (11 Episodes) as Akira Shindo
2002Love Quotient (12 Episodes) as Reiko Yamamura
2002Koi suru Top Lady (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2001Prince Shōtoku as Tojiko no iratsume
2001Prince Shotoku (2 Episodes) as Tojiko no iratsume
2001R-17 (12 Episodes) as Unknown
2000Miki Nakatani: BROKEN HEART as Unknown
2000Merry Christmas in Summer (10 Episodes) as Hoshino Haru
2000Chaos as Saori Komiyama / Satomi Tsushima
2000Forever Child (12 Episodes) as Kusaka Yuuki
2000Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer as Jun Shibata
1999Keizoku Special: Phantom as Shibata Jun
1999Nothing Lasts Forever (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1999Ring 2 as Mai Takano
1999Unsolved Cases (11 Episodes) as Jun Shibata
1998ハルモニア この愛の涯て (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1998Oda Nobunaga as Nōhime
1998Ring as Mai Takano
1998The Spiral as Mai Takano
1998Days (11 Episodes) as Ezaki Mayumi
1997Koi no Tamerai (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1995BeRLiN as Kyoko
1995Broken Heart as Asami
1995Station (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1994長男の嫁 (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1994Yokohama shinjū (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1993Under One Roof (24 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (5 Episodes) as Unknown
Sound
1999Unsolved Cases (11 Episodes) ... Theme Song Performance