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Miho Nakayama, best known for her role in the internationally acclaimed Japanese film Love Letter, has died at the age of 54. The actress and J-pop singer was found dead in a bathtub at her home in Tokyo on December 6. Nakayama had called off a show in Osaka citing health reasons before her untimely passing.

Miho Nakayama in a still from Love Letter | Credits: Fuji TV/Asmik Ace

While investigations are ongoing about the cause of death, different media reports suggest that it might have been an accidental drowning or caused by an illness. Meanwhile, in her last Instagram post, the actress shared that she had been depressed for a few days.

Miho Nakayama’s Last Instagram Post Suggested That She Was Depressed Miho Nakayama in a still from Love 2000 | Credits: Fuji TV

Miho Nakayama was one of the popular actresses in the Japanese industry in the ’80s and ’90s...

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