Hong Kong movies have always been full of beautiful women, but Nakayama Shinobu is a very magical one.
She is a former Japanese idol singer and sister of Japanese superstar Miho Nakayama .
Across the ocean to China for development, with " Heroes of Heroes ", it became a blockbuster, but suddenly disappeared, which makes people recall to this day.
What happened in the middle? How is she doing when she is unmarried?
01
Nakayama Shinobu's childhood is just like her name, full of patience and silence .
Before she was born, her parents opened a western restaurant in Akita Prefecture , and life was pretty good. But not long after she was born, her parents suddenly divorced , and she and her sister were sentenced to their mother.
Since then, life has plummeted, and the mother and daughter can only rely on each other and live a life of dependence.
In order to go out to earn money to support the family, the mother had to put them in foster care with relatives, and each family took turns to take care of them for a few days . Some relatives are friendly and treat them well, while some relatives are not familiar with them at all, and their manners are all indifference.
Having been in various relatives' homes for a long time, Nakayama Shinobu felt very insecure. She is like a rootless Ping, without any support. She lived a cautious and cautious life every day, for fear of attracting dissatisfaction from her relatives, and gradually developed a silent and introverted character.
However, the cold eyes of relatives are second, and the most terrifying thing is that family members have also suffered injuries.
When my sister Miho Nakayama was in elementary school, she came home from school one day, and a stranger claimed to be entrusted by her mother to pick her up from school. Nakayama Miho thought it was some unfamiliar relative, so she got into the car, unexpectedly was almost abducted to Tokyo , but fortunately nothing happened.
Miho Nakayama
This incident gave Miho Nakayama a lot of stimulation. She simply cut her hair short, started exercising seriously, and tanned her whole body into a healthy wheat color, like a little boy.
Her original intention was to protect herself, but she unexpectedly got a huge opportunity , and even indirectly influenced her sister Nakayama Shinobu .
02
In 1982, 12-year-old Miho Nakayama was accidentally discovered by a scout because of her youthful and healthy "tomboy" image, and began to enter the advertising circle.
After working as a part-time model for a few years, because of her good looks, she was picked up by the agency and officially debuted as an idol singer.
It was relatively dark when she first debuted
In 1988, Miho Nakayama participated in the New Year's " Red and White Song Party" for the first time (the influence in Japan is comparable to that of the Spring Festival Gala in China), and it became completely popular. Top Japanese stars. Later, with the movie "Love Letter", it became popular all over Asia.
A red and white song festival with fierce competition
This summer, 15-year-old Nakayama Shinobu took his sister out at the airport for a performance. Unexpectedly, was accidentally spotted by a fellow producer .
At that time, Fuji TV was shooting a youth series,I need a quiet girl character, but I have not been able to find a suitable candidate. The appearance of Nakayama Shinobu made the producer's eyes shine. The pure face and shy demeanor are completely in line with the character's positioning.
Nakayama Shinobu's debut work
Soon after, the producer personally came to invite him.
Miho Nakayama felt that her younger sister was introverted and not suitable for the complicated entertainment industry. At first was very resistant . But the leader came to the door in person, and she was not good at rejecting it. In the end, reluctantly agreed to to give it a try.
Surprisingly, Nakayama Shinobi's performance in the play was very exciting and received unanimous praise. So he officially entered the entertainment industry.
For the next two years, Miho Nakayama was very strict with her younger sister, hoping that she could replicate her own path to fame and debut as a singer first.
So Nakayama Shinobu changed to idol singer after filming the first movie. Several albums have been released successively, and a group called "Le Angel" has also been added.
At that time, Nakayama Miho was very popular in Japan, and Nakayama Shinobu, as a sister, received a lot of attention.
But also because of too much attention, she is miserable.
03
After his debut, Nakayama Shinobu has been practicing hard to sing. I thought I could quickly catch up with my sister's pace, but it turned out to be further and further away.
The sales of several albums are not particularly good, and they have even been criticized as " ".
What's more sad is that she suddenly found that she has been living in the shadow of her sister.
In 1991, Nakayama Shinobu participated in a variety show. Originally, he wanted to promote his new work, but the host kept talking about Nakayama Miho from beginning to end, and made her keep imitating her sister. It was only later that Nakayama found out that did not have this requirement in the original script .
The huge frustration and disrespect made Nakayama Shinobu completely devastated. Soon after, Nakayama Shinobu announced that had ended his status as an idol singer and devoted himself to the film and television industry.
In the following two years, Nakayama Ninja took on a lot of small and fresh dramas, and gradually began to emerge because of his innocent and pleasant image.
even caught the attention of a Chinese director, , for a rare opportunity.
04
In 1994, Li Lianjie 's Zhengdong Pictures was planning to film "Fighting Heroes". Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier " Chen Jiashang as director.
This film is a remake of Bruce Lee 's "Jingwumen", in order to break through the previous work, Chen Jiashang emphasized the literary and drama part, not only removed the "extreme" conflict in the old work, but also introduced two A kind Japanese character.
One is "Fumio Funakoshi" played by Kurata Yasaki ,One is "Yamada Mitsu" played by Nakayama Shinobu .
Kurata Baozhao is an old-fashioned martial arts star in Hong Kong, and it has been confirmed for a long time.
However, it is difficult to find a candidate for Mitsuko Yamada. As a key role, not only should he look pure and beautiful, but also have a cold and stubborn temperament, so that the effect is the best.
Finally, after many comparisons, the silent and dignified Nakayama Shinobu was chosen to play.
Zhongshan Ren was also not disappointed, and performed the profound meaning and youthfulness of "Photon" to the extreme. The regret that the two did not get together in the end, as well as the phrase " I will wait for you in Kyoto ", has made countless fans unforgettable to this day.
After this drama, the popularity of Zhongshan Shinobi has exploded in China.
Everyone is talking about this innocent Japanese girl. Everyone thought she would stay in China for development, but she disappeared and disappeared.
What's the reason for this?
05
At that time, there were rumors that Zhongshan Ren was in love with Jet Li because of the drama. It's a pity that "falling flowers are intentional, flowing water is ruthless". Jet Li is obsessed with Lizhi , so he declined her love.
Nakayama Shinobu had to secretly return to Japan, never married, and even waited until now.
This statement seems romantic, but in fact it is more of people's beautiful imagination of the ending of the characters in the play.
Nakayama Shinobi's "disappearance",It has nothing to do with Jet Li, it is mainly related to movies.
Although "Fighting Heroes" is now regarded as a classic among classics, it was not a high box office at that time. It was taken off the shelves in a hurry after only 15 days of release, and the box office was less than 15 million, ranking only 17th on the annual list. Excluding the high production costs, it doesn't actually make much money.
Not only did it fail at the box office, but it also won nothing at the awards. I thought I could win the Academy Award Best Action Director , but lost to Jackie Chan 's " Drunken Fist 2 ".
Liu Jialiang as the action guide
At that time, Zhengdong Pictures was founded less than two years ago, and it was the time of life and death.
Comparing Lizhi's figure again, the Kung Fu Emperor obviously likes the type of royal sister with a variety of styles, how could he fall in love with a pure and affectionate Mori girl 10 years younger.
Who would you choose?
The movie was not a success, and the boss didn't want to keep anyone, so Shinobu Nakayama had no choice but to return to Japan to develop, and has no contact with Jet Li since then.
Many people will regret that she missed a great opportunity for development. In fact, even if Shinobi stays in Hong Kong, may not be particularly prominent , all of which have to do with her character.
06
A year later, Nakayama Shinobu starred in the Japanese blockbuster Gamera: Big Monster Aerial Battle.
Don't look at it as a monster movie, in fact, it is no less classic in Japan than "Fighting Heroes". Zhongshan Ren has a lot of roles in it,Still amazingly beautiful, she also won Japan's "Blue Ribbon Award" Best Supporting Actress .
In the same year, her sister Miho Nakayama won the "Blue Ribbon Award" for Best Actress for her "Love Letter" World War I .
"Love Letter" Miho Nakayama
The two sisters stand on the podium together, which is the hottest topic of the year. (The Blue Ribbon Award is one of the most authoritative film awards in Japan)
This year, Nakayama Shinobu is only 22 years old .
Standing on such a high starting point, most people will definitely pursue the victory, but Nakayama Shinobu is uncharacteristically and gradually returned to the field of TV dramas.
Nakayama Shinobu's character is introverted, he likes to be quiet, and he is not utilitarian. The film industry is too fast-paced and the interests behind it are too fierce, making it difficult for her to adapt. Relatively speaking, the slow-paced TV series makes people feel more secure .
So for the next few decades, she has been deeply involved in the field of TV dramas, and even won the title of "The New Queen of Two-Hour Dramas".
Contrary to the rumors of not getting married and not in love, Nakayama Shinobu had been in love several times, and once reached the point of talking about marriage, but for various reasons, it failed to materialize.
Later, when she got used to it, she started to enjoy the single life very strongly21strong .
Today, the goddess is 48 years old. The years have not left too many marks on her face, she is still dignified and beautiful, but she is much more confident.
Everyone has their own way of life,Although it is regrettable to be single at an older age, life alone is not necessarily bleak. As long as you are happy, it is more important than anything else.
Bless Nakayama Shinobu, I hope the goddess will get better and better.
References for this article:
1. "Southern Entertainment Weekly": "Nakayama Miho: Lucid Dreaming"
2. "Gamela: Big Monster in the Air" "25th Anniversary
3. Chinese movie box office - 1994
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