Tomokazu Miura
Miura in 2014
Born	Minoru Miura (1952-01-28)January 28, 1952 (age 73) Enzan, Yamanashi,Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Momoe Yamaguchi ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	Yutaro Miura Takahiro Miura

Tomokazu Miura (三浦 友和,Miura Tomokazu, bornMiura Minoru (三浦 稔) on January 28, 1952) is a Japanese actor.

Miura attended Hino high school inTokyo. He was originally a member of rock groupRC 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 forGlico with young singerMomoe Yamaguchi. When casting the male lead for her filmIzu 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 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.^[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 10thHochi Film Award^[4] and at the 7thYokohama Film Festival^[5] forTyphoon 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 has two sons, Yutaro, who went on to marry singer andseiyuuYui Makino, andTakahiro, and has repeatedly been chosen as "the ideal celebrity couple".^[7] According to Miura, they have never had a marital quarrel.^[3]

• Hishatai (被写体) 1987
• Aisho (相性) 2012

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2012)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2023)^[30]

• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008).The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography.Scarecrow Press.ISBN 978-1461673743.

• Tomokazu Miura atIMDb

• 1952 births
• Japanese male film actors
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• Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class

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