Akina Nakamori

Acting

Akina Nakamori

Born

1965-07-13 (61)

Place of birth

Ōta, Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

39 titles

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 app…

Known for

SMAP×SMAP poster
8.5

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.

SMAP×SMAP

1996

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Furuhata Ninzaburo poster
8.8

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.

Furuhata Ninzaburo

1994

Golden SixTONES poster
8.5

SixTONES' first TV variety show features fun challenges, quirky projects, and a gourmet segment, creating an entertaining and unpredictable mix of humor and surprises with popular guest appearances.

Golden SixTONES

2025

Araiguma Calcal-dan poster
4.0

The story is set around five employees working hard in the lesser Tama branch of a secret society aiming for world domination called the Calcal Group: an aspirational new recruit, a polite but self-conscious superior, a modern guy with a cold attitude to everything, a hotheaded but kind senior employee and a handsome older man leading the pack.

Araiguma Calcal-dan

2025

Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa poster
6.7

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...

Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa

2011

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

1990s · 6 titles

1980s · 6 titles

Series credits

SMAP×SMAP poster
8.5

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.

SMAP×SMAP

1996

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Furuhata Ninzaburo poster
8.8

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.

Furuhata Ninzaburo

1994

Golden SixTONES poster
8.5

SixTONES' first TV variety show features fun challenges, quirky projects, and a gourmet segment, creating an entertaining and unpredictable mix of humor and surprises with popular guest appearances.

Golden SixTONES

2025

Araiguma Calcal-dan poster
4.0

The story is set around five employees working hard in the lesser Tama branch of a secret society aiming for world domination called the Calcal Group: an aspirational new recruit, a polite but self-conscious superior, a modern guy with a cold attitude to everything, a hotheaded but kind senior employee and a handsome older man leading the pack.

Araiguma Calcal-dan

2025

Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa poster
6.7

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...

Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa

2011

Primadam poster
6.0

Manda Kana (Kuroki Hitomi) is an average 44 year old housewife with a husband and kids. Growing up, Kana took ballet classes, but due to financial issues in the home she quit and has never started up again. And then...she meets with the world of ballet once more.

Primadam

2006

Just the Way We Are poster
8.0

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.

Just the Way We Are

1992

Best Friend poster
NR

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.

Best Friend

1987

Cold Moon poster
10.0

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.

Cold Moon

1998

ファイル ボーダー poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

ファイル ボーダー

1999

No artwork available
10.0

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.

Drifter's Christmas Presents

1982

Border - Criminal Psychology Investigation File poster
NR

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.

Border - Criminal Psychology Investigation File

1999

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

悪女A・B

1991

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

悪女Ⅱ サンテミリオン殺人事件

1993

The Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOX poster
NR

The Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOX is the sixth box set released by Nakamori Akina.

The Best Ten Nakamori Akina Premium BOX

2012

Chance poster
NR

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)

Chance

1993

No artwork available
NR

The rebroadcast of The Best Ten (Akina Nakamori) - Broadcast on January 27, 1983

The Best Ten

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Nakamori Akina Premium BOX Lucas ~ NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen & Let's Go Young etc. poster
NR

Nakamori Akina Premium BOX Lucas ~ NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen & Let's Go Young etc. is the eighth box set released by Nakamori Akina.

Nakamori Akina Premium BOX Lucas ~ NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen & Let's Go Young etc.

2015

The Best Ten poster
NR

The Best Ten was a popular music TV program on TBS channel that ran from January 19, 1978 until September 28, 1989, for a total of 603 episodes. It was broadcasted live every Thursday from 21:00 to 21:54. Every week top ten ranking songs were announced from the 10th position to the 1st using a "ranking board", which was inspired by flap displays at international airports. After announcement of the song the artist would usually appear through the "Mirror Gate", chat with the hosts and proceed to perform the song. Some performances were aired from remote locations. The singers were usually accompanied by a live orchestra, although later in the run karaoke also became common. Hosts: 1. 1978.01.19–1985.04.25 (eps. 1–375) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Kume Hiroshi (久米宏) 2. 1985.05.02–1985.09.26 (eps. 376–397) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & a rotating male host: Matsumiya Kazuhiko (松宮一彦), Ikushima Hiroshi (生島ヒロシ) or Matsushita Kenji (松下賢次) 3. 1985.10.03–1986.09.25 (eps. 398–448) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Konishi Hiroyuki (小西博之) 4. 1986.10.02–1989.01.05 (eps. 449–565) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子) & Matsushita Kenji (松下賢次) 5. 1989.01.12–1989.09.28 (eps. 566–603) – Kuroyanagi Testuko (黒柳徹子), Watanabe Masayuki (渡辺正行) & Karasawa Akihiro (柄沢晃弘)

The Best Ten

1978