Biography
Tomokazu Miura (三浦 友和, Miura Tomokazu, born Miura Minoru (三浦 稔) on January 28, 1952) is a Japanese actor.
Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract. However, impressed by his looks, the management company asked him to try out acting. In 1974 he appeared in an advertisement for Glico with young singer Momoe Yamaguchi. When casting the male lead for her film Izu no Odoriko, they thought of Miura, and he was chosen as the male lead. The popularity of the Miura/Yamaguchi combination led to them starring together in a series of films and television series. They became known as the "Golden Combi". Although Yamaguchi had a separate career as a singer, this was Miura's main form of employment through the 1970s.
In 1980 Miura and Yamaguchi married, and the 21-year-old Yamaguchi retired from show business. Initially Miura struggled with his acting career, which had consisted of playing Yamaguchi's romantic partner. However, after a few years of struggle, he was able to establish himself as an actor, changing his type from the "clean cut youth" roles he had played with Yamaguchi to "bad boy" roles. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 10th Hochi Film Award and at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for Typhoon Club.
Miura is a keen pachinko player and was a smoker until he gave it up at the age of 50. Because of his appearance in cigarette advertisements, it was debated in the Japanese diet whether Miura was an "idol" who could be considered to have a strong influence on underage smoking. Due to his wife's relatively greater fame and popularity, he is sometimes referred to as just "Momoe's husband" (Momoe-chan no Danna-san), a name which he dislikes. The couple have two sons, Yutaro, who went on to marry singer and seiyuu Yui Makino, and Takahiro, and have repeatedly been chosen as "the ideal celebrity couple". According to Miura, they have never had a marital quarrel.[
Filmography
all 138
Movies 106
TV Shows 32
Voice 1
Director 1
Perfect Days (2023)
The Pearl Legacy (2023)
Small, Slow But Steady (2022)
The Lines that Define Me (2022)
The Black Swindler (2022)
Goodbye Cruel World (2022)
Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)
AI Amok (2020)
Voices in the Wind (2020)
Top Knife (2020)
The Forest of Wool and Steel (2018)
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
A Family Goes Job Hunting (2017)
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (2016)
The Katsuragi Murder Case (2016)
64: Part 2 (2016)
64: Part 1 (2016)
横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (2016)
3 Beautiful Lies (2016)
Until the Day Comes (2014)
Testimony of N (2014)
トクソウ (2014)
Villiany Ganbo (2014)
Hasegawa Machiko's Story (2013)
Farewell for Today (2013)
The Farthest Galaxy (2013)
Strawberry Night (2013)
Beyond Outrage (2012)
Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012)
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
Crossroads (2011)
Star Watching Dog (2011)
My Back Page (2011)
Journey of a Dying Wife (2011)
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Outrage (2010)
Shinzanmono (2010)
Yokoyama Hideo Suspense (2010)
Rinco's Restaurant (2010)
The Unbroken (2009)
Tokyo Dogs (2009)
Heaven's Door (2009)
Rescue Wings (2008)
Ties of Shooting Stars (2008)
My Darling of the Mountains (2008)
不在宴会 死亡記事の女 (2008)
Flowers in the Shadow (2008)
Flower Shop Without a Rose (2008)
Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
Into the Faraway Sky (2007)
Song of Goodbye (2007)
The Matsugane Potshot Affair (2007)
Angel's Egg (2006)
Sea Without Exit (2006)
Junjo Kirari (2006)
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Sayonara Color (2005)
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
The Taste of Tea (2004)
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (2004)
My Easygoing Sister (2004)
Touch a Dream (2003)
Say Hello to Black Jack (2003)
Bo taoshi (2003)
The Last Snow (2002)
Toshiie and Matsu (2002)
温かなお皿 (2001)
Quartet (2001)
A Tender Place (2001)
Freezing Point 2001 (2001)
Futashika na melody (2001)
The Stupid Teacher (2000)
Happy Family Plan (2000)
Take It (2000)
Shinobugawa (2000)
M/Other (1999)
Wait and See (1998)
Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
An Angel with Many Scars (1997)
Kawaki no machi (1997)
Terigaki (1996)
The Mystery of Rampo (1995)
The Nearest Place to the Sky (1994)
Oh! Expecting a baby! (1994)
Otoko no Ibasho (1994)
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown (1994)
Sky Cannot Be This Blue (1993)
Hold Me and Kiss Me (1992)
The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)
Nowhere Man (1991)
Deer Friend (1991)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
Roar of the Crowd (1990)
Tokyo Heaven (1990)
Lonely Hitman (1989)
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
Jūkyūsai (1989)
Goryokaku (1988)
Shiro and Marilyn (1988)
Just Two Of Us (1988)
The Strange Pair (1988)
Ellie My Love (1987)
Masamune Shogun (1987)
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
天使のアッパーカット (1986)
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
Typhoon Club (1985)
Station to Heaven (1984)
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982)
The Hidden Trail of the Beasts (1981)
Sabu to Ichi Dorimono Hikae (1981)
Koto: The Ancient City (1980)
Akai shisen (1980)
Temptation of Angel (1979)
Faraway Tomorrow (1979)
White Love (1979)
Golden Partners (1979)
Dances of Flame (1978)
Monument to Holy Service (1978)
Take Me Away! (1978)
家族熱 (1978)
Sweet Revenge (1977)
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
House (1977)
Love in the Mud (1977)
Tree of Youth (1977)
A Portrait of Shunkin (1976)
Akai Shougeki (1976)
Autumn Interlude (1976)
The Last Song (1975)
The Surf (1975)
Red Suspicion (1975)
Aoi sanmyaku (1975)
Akan ni hatsu (1975)
The Izu Dancer (1974)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1952-01-28 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceEnzan, Japan
Height178-centimeter
SpouseMomoe Yamaguchi
ChildrenYūtarō Miura, Takahiro Miura
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsMinoru Miura, 三浦友和, Miura Minoru, 三浦稔, Томокадзу Миура
AwardsThe Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer, Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award
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