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Miki Nakatani (中谷 美紀, Nakatani Miki, born 12 January 1976) is a Japanese actress and singer who began her professional career as a member of the girl group Sakurakko Club. Nakatani focused on acting after her departure from the band, making her debut on the popular television dramaUnder One Roof.
She relaunched her music career under the tutelage of producer Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1996, releasing three albums: Shokumotsu Rensa (1996), Cure (1997) and Shiseikatsu (1999). Her best known songs include "Mind Circus" and "Suna no Kajitsu", which peaked at number ten on the Oricon charts.
As an actress, Nakatani has received six Japan Academy Awards for her roles in When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), Memories of Matsuko (2006), and Zero Focus (2009), among others. She is most known internationally for her role as Mai Takano in the Japanese horror film franchise Ring. Nakatani played Jun Shibata on the television drama Keizoku, which spawned a special and a film.
From 1998 to 1999, Nakatani starred in a trio of horror films – Ring, Rasen, and Ring 2 – followed by a lead role in Hideo Nakata's Chaos in 2000.[1] That same year, she reprised her television role as Jun Shibata in the mystery film Keizoku.
As a singer, she collaborated several times with Ryuichi Sakamoto from 1996 to 2001.
As a spokesperson and model, she has appeared in several promotion campaigns, including over 70 television commercials for Ito En's Oi Ocha green tea.[6] Nakatani speaks Japanese, French, and English.[citation needed]
In 2018, Nakatani announced her marriage to German musician Thilo Fechner, a viola player with the Vienna Philharmonic.[7]
^報知映画賞ヒストリー [Hochi Film Award History] (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
