Miki Nakatani

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Miki Nakatani (中谷美紀; b. 12 January 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer.

Miki Nakatani began her professional career as a member of a singing group. In 1993, she began appearing in television dramas and commercials, and the in 1995 made her film debut in Toei's Daishitsuren.

In 1996 she released her first single, "Mind Circus", on For Life Records with production by Ryuichi Sakamoto who produced and often wrote music for her subesequent albums and singles. Her most recent music release was the single "Air Pocket" in May, 2001.

In January 1999, Nakatani appeared both in the hit TV series Keizoku, as Jun Shibata (reprising the role in the 2000 Toho movie version), and in the horror film sequel Ringu 2, having worked with its director Hideo Nakata previously on the mystery-thriller film Chaos. She won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for he role as Nui in Shochiku Films' Mibugishiden (2003).

She was cast in the co-starring role of Hermes in the hit Japanese movie Train Man (2005), based on a popular TV series, partly due to her resemblance to the real-life pseudonymous Hermes as described in the originating non-fiction book, Train Man, by Nakano Hitori (loosely translated to mean 'One of Us').

In 2006 she starred 7 gatsu 24 nichi doori no kurisumasu (Christmas on July 24 street) and Kiraware Matsuko no isshô (Memories of Matsuko).