is a Japanese actor.
Life and career 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 The Izu Dancer, 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 got 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.Brasor, Philip, "Mr. Momoe Yamaguchi finally decides to speak", Japan Times, 11 December 2011, p. 9.
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 has two sons, Yutaro, who went on to marry singer and seiyuu Yui Makino, and Takahiro, and has repeatedly been chosen as "the ideal celebrity couple". According to Miura, they have never had a marital quarrel.
Filmography Film Year Film RoleNotesRef.1974Izu no Odoriko1975The Sound of WavesShinji KuboJunkichi SonodaAoi Sanmyaku1976Autumn InterludeTatsuro YukiShunkinshōSasuke1977Sweet RevengeKeiichi AbeHouseAuntie's Fiancé1978Furimukeba AiTetsuoLead role1979White LoveLead role1980Koto1984Sayonara JupiterDr. Eiji HondaLead roleTengoku no Eki: Heavenly StationKouichi Hashimoto1985Typhoon ClubTeacher Umemiya1986His Motorbike, Her IslandHidemasa Sawada1990Tokyo Heaven TakeoRuten no umi Mokichi1991Deer FriendMasao Yagi1994RampoProducer TagawaChonouryoku-sha Michi Eno TabibitoHikaru Takatsuka1998Wait and See2004The Taste of TeaNobuo HarunoSurvive Style 5+Doctor Yamauchi2005Always: Sunset on Third StreetShiro "Akuma" Takuma2007Adrift in TokyoAiichiro FukuharaAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2Dr. Takuma2008Flowers in the ShadowsRyōtarō2009Heaven's DoorHasegawaShizumanu TaiyōShiro Gyoten2010OutrageKatoArriettyPod (voice)2012Outrage BeyondKato201664: Part IKatsutoshi Matsuoka64: Part IIKatsutoshi MatsuokaThe Katsuragi Murder CaseKiyoshi KatsuragiLead role2017Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraKōtarō Isshiki2018A Forest of Wool and SteelSōichirō Itadori2020AI AmokKyōichi GōdaVoices in the Wind Kōhei2021Detective Chinatown 3WatanabeChinese film2022Small, Slow But SteadySasakiGoodbye Cruel WorldThe Lines That Define MeKozan Shinoda2023Perfect DaysTomoyamaJapanese-German filmThe Pearl LegacySentarō2025A Pale View of HillsOgataJapanese-British film2026The Swan and the BatTatsuro Kuraki2027Boke BiyoriMichio TorikaiLead role
Television Year Title RoleNotesRef.1975–1980Akai seriesVarious1981SekigaharaUkita Hideie1982–1983Seibu Keisatsu Part IIGorou OkitaFirst appeared in Episode 1 of Part II, left after episode 6 of Part III1987Hissatsu Shigotonin V FuunryūkohenKagetaroHissatsu series1987Dokuganryu MasamuneDate ShigezaneTaiga drama1993UnmeitōgeMiyamoto MusashiTelevision film2002Toshiie and MatsuMaeda ToshihisaTaiga drama2004Socrates in LoveMakoto Hirose2008Ryusei no KizunaYasutaka Kashiwabara2009Tokyo DogsOtomo Kozo2016–2020Cold CaseHidetoshi Motoki3 seasons2022The Black SwindlerToshio Katsuragi2024Beyond GoodbyeHiro2026Soul MateTadashi Narutaki
Japanese dub Year Title RoleNotesRef.2004The IncrediblesMr. Incredible/Robert "Bob" Parr2018Incredibles 2Mr. Incredible/Robert "Bob" Parr
Books Hishatai (被写体) 1987 Aisho (相性) 2012
Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (2012) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2023)
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