Tomokazu Miura

Acting

Born Jan 28, 1952

From Enzan, Yamanashi, Japan

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.[1][2] However, impressed by his looks, the management company asked him to try out acting.[1] 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.[3] 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[4] and at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival[5] for Typhoon Club.[6] 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.[1] 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".[7] According to Miura, they have never had a marital quarrel.[

Tomokazu Miura

Known For

The Secret World of Arrietty

Perfect Days

House

A Pale View of Hills

Outrage

The Taste of Tea

Detective Chinatown 3

Typhoon Club

Beyond Outrage

His Motorbike, Her Island

Filmography — Acting

The Secret World of Arrietty

Perfect Days

House

A Pale View of Hills

Outrage

The Taste of Tea

Detective Chinatown 3

Typhoon Club

Beyond Outrage

His Motorbike, Her Island

The Imperial Japanese Empire

The Unbroken

Into the Faraway Sky

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

Adrift in Tokyo

The Lines That Define Me

The Forest of Wool and Steel

Strawberry Night

Always - Sunset on Third Street

A Tender Place

The Matsugane Potshot Affair

My Darling of the Mountains

Small, Slow But Steady

Tokyo Fair Weather

The Longest Tunnel

Wait and See

Goodbye Cruel World

Hold Me and Kiss Me

A Portrait of Shunkin

64: Part 2

Heaven Station

Sayonara Jupiter

Love in the Mud

Heaven's Door

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

Koto: The Ancient City

Goryokaku

Sugata Sanshiro

Star Watching Dog

The Hidden Trail of the Beasts

Rinco's Restaurant

The Stupid Teacher

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

3 Beautiful Lies

Lonely Hitman

Nowhere Man

The Surf

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Voices in the Wind

Four Days of Snow and Blood

The Nearest Place to the Sky

The Great Shogunate Battle

Sea of ​​Wandering

Autumn Interlude

The Mystery of Rampo

Until the Day Comes

The Izu Dancer

Sweet Revenge

Monument to Holy Service

An Angel with Many Scars

Shiro and Marilyn

Welcome Home, Hayabusa

Take Me Away!

The Katsuragi Murder Case

The Pearl Legacy

My Back Page

64: Part 1

Sea of Wandering