Japanese singer and actress Miho Nakayama has died at 54 under mysterious circumstances she was found dead in a bathtub in her Tokyo home on Friday.
Ms Nakayama a succesful J-Pop in the 1980s and 90s, became world famous for appearing tin the film Love Letter back in 1995. According to reports Nakayama was found unresponsive in the bathtub by a friend who had checked on her after she failed to show up at work.
Ms Nakayama had originally been scheduled to perform a Christmas show in Osaka on Friday, but cancelled her appearance, citing poor health.
A statement on her website, published by her agency, confirmed her death on Friday.
“We are stunned by the sudden occurrence of this event,” the statement said, adding that her cause of death was not confirmed.
Ms Nakayama leaves behind a son, who is in the custody of her ex-husband, musician Hitonari Tsuji.
