Nine months have passed since Japan's beloved actor Nakayama Miho suddenly died, but the inheritance issue has not been resolved. Conflict with the biological mother surfaced after the son renounced his inheritance.
Recently, Japanese media Shūkan Bunshun and others reported that a "condolence money issue" arose between Nakayama Shinobu, a female trainee actor, and the agency Big Apple over Nakayama Miho's memorial held after her death in December last year.
According to the report, Nakayama Miho's agency does not know which bereaved family member should receive the condolence money collected from associates and fans. As of Aug. 1, they had not delivered the condolence money to the bereaved family.
The agency's representative complained to the media that "there wasn't even a thank-you message from Shinobu for holding the memorial." Shinobu, on the other hand, said she "had no say at all in the event" and the two are at odds.
Earlier, Josei Seven quoted an acquaintance regarding Nakayama Miho's inheritance issue, reporting that "the son living in Paris renounced his succession rights." Shinobu also acknowledged this fact.
Nakayama Miho married her former husband, novelist Tsuji Hitonari, before 2000 and gave birth to her eldest son in 2004, but after their divorce in 2014 the son remained in France with his father and became estranged from his mother.
As a result, Nakayama Miho's inheritance is likely to go to the legal heir, her biological mother. However, Nakayama Miho died having had deep conflicts with her mother. According to reports, Nakayama Miho entrusted income management to a private company her mother established in 1988, and in 1995 she fulfilled her dream by building a detached house in Mitaka, Tokyo. Although their relationship seemed close, it began to falter around the time Miho moved to Paris in 2002.
After remarrying, the mother opened an Italian restaurant in Akita but the business did not go smoothly, and when Miho discovered that the private company's balance had sharply decreased, distrust took root. Eventually Miho decided not to entrust asset management to her mother and distanced herself; the private company closed in 2012 and Shinobu also reportedly cut off contact with the mother for a long period.
As Nakayama Miho grew distant from her mother, the sisters' bond deepened. Shinobu handled various procedures after Nakayama Miho's death.
Nakayama Miho was a Japanese singer and actor affectionately known as Miporin. She reached the peak of her career in the 1980s and 1990s and was called a beloved national actor; she gained international acclaim with director Iwai Shunji's film Love Letter and became popular with domestic fans as well.
She later appeared in the films Tokyo Bright, Sayonara Itsuka and many other works, and in 2018 she attracted attention for teaming with actor Kim Jae-wook in the film Butterfly Sleep. She also sold more than 17 million albums as a singer.
While continuing active work, Nakayama Miho suddenly died Dec. 6 last year at age 54. According to reports at the time, Nakayama Miho was found collapsed in a bathtub at her home in Shibuya, Tokyo, and the cause of death was determined to be an accidental drowning while bathing, shocking many.
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