Akina Nakamori

Akina Nakamori

Born: July 13, 1965
in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Nakamori Akina (中森明菜) is a Japanese soloist and former idol.

Nakamori started in show business after auditioning for the talent scouting TV show Star Tanjou!. She did not clear the preliminary rounds in 1979 and 1980's contests, but won 1st place in 1981 with a record breaking score, guaranteeing her a recording contract.

She debuted as an idol in 1982 with the single slow motion, but it did not sell as planned. However, her subsequent single Shoujo A (少女A) became a huge hit, and after that she became one of the best selling artists of the 1980s.

She remained active in entertainment until 2009 when she went on an extended hiatus. She returned to entertainment in 2014, but her physical apperances were rare. After the release of her album Akina in 2017, she went on an extended hiatus again.

In August 2022, she launched her official Twitter account and announced her return to show business under a new management company. In December 2023, she opened her official YouTube account.

Movies for Akina Nakamori...

Title: Nakamori Akina Premium BOX Lucas ~ NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen & Let's Go Young etc.
Character: Singer
Released: September 30, 2015
Type: TV
Nakamori Akina Premium BOX Lucas ~ NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen & Let's Go Young etc. is the eighth box set released by Nakamori Akina.
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Title: The Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOX
Character: Singer
Released: March 28, 2012
Type: TV
The Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOX is the sixth box set released by Nakamori Akina.
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Title: Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa
Released: January 11, 2011
Type: TV
Segawa Rio, a quick-acting detective, gets transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Violent Crimes Division after she got shot during her previous case. She is made to work together with Nagumo Jun, a level-headed but eccentric psychology professor whose skills at behavioral analysis are the key to tracking down the criminals. There's also Teranishi Kei, a shy young detective who's had a crush on Segawa since their days at the academy...
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Title: Primadam
Character: Ranko Kurahashi
Released: April 12, 2006
Type: TV
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“Utahime” Akina Nakamori Parco Theater Live
Title: “Utahime” Akina Nakamori Parco Theater Live
Character: Herself
Released: December 4, 2002
Type: Movie
The live show was filmed on December 4 and 5, 1994 at :Parco Theater Shibuya in Tokyo.
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Title: Border - Criminal Psychology Investigation File
Character: Sugishima Kirie
Released: January 11, 1999
Type: TV
Serial killers driven by deviant desires-the only way to stop them is to understand them. This thrilling drama series is based on the current popularity of criminal psychology. Kirie works as a psychological profiler with the local detective squad. Using crime-scene data, she puts together a likely profile of the culprit based on the system devised by the F.B.I. But events from her own past help explain her ambition in this trade... Kirie works closely with two other investigators, Tsuji, the chief homicide investigator, and Fubuki, the youngest detective on the team. Fubuki's obvious admiration for Kirie and her work are offset by Tsuji's lack of faith in the profiling profession. But both are driven by their unwavering desire to bring the killers to justice.
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Title: ファイル ボーダー
Released: January 11, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Cold Moon
Character: 希代加
Released: January 12, 1998
Type: TV
Kiyoka, a doctor, will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the woman she thinks brought destruction to her marriage and life. Misaki, a working interpreter, wife and mother-to-be, will do anything to protect the people she loves. Meanwhile, both women are forced to reconcile the love for their husbands with other men in their lives who seem to understand their very essence.
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Title: SMAP×SMAP
Released: April 15, 1996
Type: TV
SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
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Title: Furuhata Ninzaburo
Character: 小石川ちなみ
Released: April 13, 1994
Type: TV
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
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Women with stars in their eyes
Title: Women with stars in their eyes
Character: Kaoru
Released: December 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Kyoko Koizumi and Akina Nakamori, two big names, starring in a drama. Moeko (Koizumi Kyoko), an office worker, and Kaoru (Akina Nakamori), a boutique clerk, meet over a mistaken phone call. Kaoru is having an affair with Moeko, who was dumped by her boyfriend (Toru Kazama). Two people who don't have anyone to spend Christmas Eve with spend the night together.
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Nakamori Akina - Live In '87 A HUNDRED Days
Title: Nakamori Akina - Live In '87 A HUNDRED Days
Character: Herself
Released: August 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Live in '87 A HUNDRED days is the seventh video release released by Nakamori Akina. It was released on Augsut 25, 1993. It was recorded on October 17, 1987 @Shinjuku Kousei Nenkin Kaikan.
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-Dream- ‘91 Akina Nakamori Special Live
Title: -Dream- ‘91 Akina Nakamori Special Live
Character: Self
Released: July 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Akina Nakamori’s classic concert held at Makuhari Messe on July 27 and 28, 1991, featuring a selection of her iconic hit songs in a tearful and moving stage performance.
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Title: Just the Way We Are
Character: 月島カンナ
Released: April 13, 1992
Type: TV
The story is about an unlikely friendship between two women. This intimate look at two lives chronicles their struggle with love, loyalty, and fulfillment. Two women with seemingly different outlooks on life come together against all odds in a fragile attempt to seek out the best of what they have to offer each other and themselves. Can their unexpected friendship survive affairs of the heart? An honest tale of two women unfolds with an end as uncertain as the friendship which drew them together.
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Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 4
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 4
Released: September 21, 1991
Type: Movie
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Title: Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Released: October 4, 1990
Type: TV
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Akina East Live Index-XXIII The 8th Anniversary
Title: Akina East Live Index-XXIII The 8th Anniversary
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 1989
Type: Movie
On April 29 and 30, 1989, Akina Nakamori held a special concert at Yomiuriland East to commemorate the eighth anniversary of her debut and wherein she performed all twenty-three of her singles.
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Live in '88 Femme Fatale
Title: Live in '88 Femme Fatale
Released: October 26, 1988
Type: Movie
Akina Nakamori's October 26, 1988 performance at the Nakano Sun Plaza. Includes songs from her "Stock" and "Femme Fatale" albums.
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Title: Best Friend
Released: April 15, 1987
Type: TV
Akina Nakamori’s first appearance in a TV drama. The special depicts the process by which an office lady who comes from a rural area grows as a person through the way of life of a man who intrudes into the communal life of women.
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ベスト・フレンド 「人間交差点」より
Title: ベスト・フレンド 「人間交差点」より
Released: April 15, 1987
Type: Movie
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BITTER & SWEET 1985 SUMMER TOUR
Title: BITTER & SWEET 1985 SUMMER TOUR
Released: September 22, 1985
Type: Movie
Footage from Akina Nakamori's "Bitter & Sweet" summer concert tour remastered into 5.1 channel surround sound for DVD release and available now at a low price.
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Hajimemashite Nakamori Akina
Title: Hajimemashite Nakamori Akina
Character: Herself
Released: May 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Akina Nakamori's second video work "Hajimemashite" consists of 12 songs (including three singles "Slow Motion," "Girl A," and "Second Love") from her debut year (1982), filmed at Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles and other locations where Akina Nakamori visited to record and interview for "Slow Motion" from March 11 to 17, 1982, just before her debut. It also includes the recording of her debut song "Slow Motion," and is full of valuable memorial footage from before her debut!
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Love: Starting on a Journey
Title: Love: Starting on a Journey
Released: January 26, 1985
Type: Movie
A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospital, she visits the beyond.
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NEW AKINA Étranger Akina Nakamori in Europe
Title: NEW AKINA Étranger Akina Nakamori in Europe
Character: Herself
Released: October 12, 1983
Type: Movie
NEW AKINA Étranger Akina Nakamori in Europe is the first video release released by Nakamori Akina. It was released on October 12, 1983.
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Akina Milkyway '83 春の風を感じて
Title: Akina Milkyway '83 春の風を感じて
Released: June 19, 1983
Type: Movie
Feeling the Wind of Spring. - 1983 First Concert Tour Digest
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Title: Drifter's Christmas Presents
Released: December 23, 1982
Type: TV
A variety and comedy sketch program featuring The Drifters that was broadcast as a special program on Fuji Television and its affiliate stations during the Christmas season every December for seven years from 1982 to 1988.
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Title: Chance
Character: Guest Role
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Yuji was once a top rock star. He comes back to Japan after the two years of US life. Nobody pays attention to him any more. Aoi who becomes his manager tries very hard to get work for him. He still has pride. Finally by Aoi's effort he can hold a concert. (source: dramawiki)
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AKINA NAKAMORI LIVE TOUR 2006 The Last Destination
Title: AKINA NAKAMORI LIVE TOUR 2006 The Last Destination
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Title: The Best Ten
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
The rebroadcast of The Best Ten (Akina Nakamori) - Broadcast on January 27, 1983