Love Letter actress Miho Nakayama’s death ruled an accident, police and her agency say

Miho Nakayama was best known for playing the leading role in the 1995 movie Love Letter, for which she won Best Actress at the Blue Ribbon Awards, Yokohama Film Festival and Hochi Film Awards. -- Photo: Instagram/@_miho_nakayama_

TOKYO: The death of Japanese actress and singer Miho Nakayama, who was found in her bathtub last week, has been ruled an accident, her agency says.

Police confirmed there is no suspicion of foul play in the death of the 54-year-old, who was known for her role in the acclaimed 1995 romantic film Love Letter and had a string of hit J-pop songs in the 1980s and 1990s.