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Shinobu Nakayama

Shinobu Nakayama

Actor · Born January 18, 1973 (53) · Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

Shinobu Nakayama (Nakayama Shinobu , born January 18, 1973) is an actress 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: Incomplete Struggle (1999), Shinobu Nakayama like her older sister, Miho Nakayama, started out her career as a musician. Unfortunately, Nakayama could never quite attain 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 Nakayama 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 lead to playing that same character four years later in Gamera 3: Incomplete Struggle (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shinobu Nakayama, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 18, 1973 (53)
From
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 47% in 30 days

What are Shinobu Nakayama's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Survival
26%
Self
19%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Romantic
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shinobu Nakayama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shinobu Nakayama's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Goodbye My Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Inheritence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Nihon ichi no saitei otoko(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · as Fumi Samejima / Minako Sonoda

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nevertheless: The Shapes of Love(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Usami

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • A Suffocatingly Lonely Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Keishichō tsuiseki sōsa-gakari -kōsaku- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • After School Angler Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Me, My Husband & My Husband's Boyfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Minami Kamino

  • 全身刑事 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Iyo Monda

  • Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Yuriko Shimatani [Tatsuo's wife]

  • Honey(2018)

    as Kaori Onise

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Matchmaking Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Muyoan Retirement Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kawamura Kiyoko

  • Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sakurako Igasaki

  • 99.9: Criminal Lawyer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Ikue Yamashiro

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Dr. Hikojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ruriko Segawa

  • Keiji Yoshinaga Seiichi Namida no Jikenbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Tenshi wa Mop wo Motte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Emi Kujo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Solitary Gourmet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fujikawa

  • Tannka(2006)

    as Mika

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baian Fujieda the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Seven Female Lawyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 弟 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Batsu Kare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Divorce Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mari Nonami

  • 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tsuruko Igawa

  • KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks

  • Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • Sutegoro: The Three Kajiwara Brothers' Turbulent Showa History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 恋に唄えば♪ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 眼科医 小室瞳の推理カルテ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Goblin of Mt. Kurama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Big Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Kanojotachi no Jidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris(1999)

    as Dr. Mayumi Nagamine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • GAMERA 1999 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Donor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Chie Ito

  • The New King of Kita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe(1995)

    as Dr. Mayumi Nagamine

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Fist of Legend(1994)

    as Mitsuko Yamada

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II(1993)

    as Yuri Katagiri

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Eleven Without Honor or Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Midnight Run Main Store 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Natsuki Aratama

  • My Home Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • High School Jingi Gaiden: Chi o haumono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Junji Inagawa: True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Dokidoki Virgin mô ichido I Love You(1990)

    as Sachiko

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 刑事貴族 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Boy

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1983 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Honey (2018)

$603K worldwide

Highest rated

Fist of Legend (1994)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19832026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1993Screen debut· Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 61: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 61: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Shinobu Nakayama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Dokidoki Virgin mô ichido I Love You (1990)

81st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fist of Legend (1994)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Shinobu Nakayama's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shinobu Nakayama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shinobu Nakayama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hirotarō Honda shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers