birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
hokkaidō , japan 3 april 1966 hal hartley miho nikaido
 miho nikaido actress
miho nikaido

miho nikaidō -lrb- 二階堂 美穂 aka 二階堂 ミホ , `` nikaidō miho '' , born april 3 , 1966 -rrb- is a japanese actress .
in 1996 she was engaged to us director hal hartley who had recently cast her in his movie `` flirt '' .
they later married and began collaborating on projects involving both film and stage including an opera shown at the salzburg festival .
