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[[File:Tumblr_lx5c4dzlqX1r4bcn2o1_400.jpg|thumb|Kumi Mizuno in one of her most celebrated roles, Miss Namikawa in <i>Invasion of Astro Monster</i>]] | [[File:Tumblr_lx5c4dzlqX1r4bcn2o1_400.jpg|thumb|Kumi Mizuno in one of her most celebrated roles, Miss Namikawa in <i>Invasion of Astro Monster</i>]] | ||
Best known for her role of Miss Namikawa in'' [[Invasion of Astro-Monster]] ''(1965). Kumi Mizuno is, indisputably, Toho's most popular actress. Mizuno was born in 1937 with the birth name Maya Igarashi. By the time she started working for Toho on'' A Bridge for Us Alone ''(1958), her second movie, her name had changed to Kumi Mizuno. In the late 50's and early 60's Mizuno's career was booming, and she quickly became a favorite of director Ishiro Honda. Mizuno was often paired with [[Nick Adams]], whenever he did a film for Toho; consequently, rumors of a romance between the two were common occurrence until Mizuno denied it during a interview in 1996. Despite the huge number of films she did early on in her career, Mizuno is best known for her Sci-fi roles in the two [[Godzilla]] films and the two[[ | Best known for her role of Miss Namikawa in'' [[Invasion of Astro-Monster]] ''(1965). Kumi Mizuno is, indisputably, Toho's most popular actress. Mizuno was born in 1937 with the birth name Maya Igarashi. By the time she started working for Toho on'' A Bridge for Us Alone ''(1958), her second movie, her name had changed to Kumi Mizuno. In the late 50's and early 60's Mizuno's career was booming, and she quickly became a favorite of director Ishiro Honda. Mizuno was often paired with [[Nick Adams]], whenever he did a film for Toho; consequently, rumors of a romance between the two were common occurrence until Mizuno denied it during a interview in 1996. Despite the huge number of films she did early on in her career, Mizuno is best known for her Sci-fi roles in the two [[Godzilla]] films and the two [[Frankenstein]] films done by Toho in the mid 60's. She became such a cult figure amongst the kaiju fandom that Toho brought her back in 2002 to play a role in'' [[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla ]]''and again in 2004 for ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]].'' | ||
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== | ==Kaiju Filmography== | ||
*[[Gorath (1962 film)|''Gorath'' (1962)]] | |||
*[[Matango (1963 film)|''Matango'' (1963)]] as Mami Sekiguchi | |||
*[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]] (1965) as Sueko Togami | |||
*[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]] (1965) as [[Miss Namikawa]] | |||
*[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]] (1966) as [[Daiyo]] | |||
*[[The War of the Gargantuas]] (1966) as Akemi | |||
*[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]] (2002) as Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge | |||
*[[Godzilla: Final Wars]] as Earth Defense Force Commander Akiko Namikawa | |||
*[[Gorath | |||
*[[Matango | |||
*[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]] (1965) | |||
*[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]] (1965) | |||
*[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]] (1966) | |||
*The War of the Gargantuas (1966) | |||
*[[Godzilla Against | |||
*[[Godzilla: Final Wars]] | |||
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Revision as of 03:29, 15 December 2016
Best known for her role of Miss Namikawa in Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965). Kumi Mizuno is, indisputably, Toho's most popular actress. Mizuno was born in 1937 with the birth name Maya Igarashi. By the time she started working for Toho on A Bridge for Us Alone (1958), her second movie, her name had changed to Kumi Mizuno. In the late 50's and early 60's Mizuno's career was booming, and she quickly became a favorite of director Ishiro Honda. Mizuno was often paired with Nick Adams, whenever he did a film for Toho; consequently, rumors of a romance between the two were common occurrence until Mizuno denied it during a interview in 1996. Despite the huge number of films she did early on in her career, Mizuno is best known for her Sci-fi roles in the two Godzilla films and the two Frankenstein films done by Toho in the mid 60's. She became such a cult figure amongst the kaiju fandom that Toho brought her back in 2002 to play a role in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and again in 2004 for Godzilla: Final Wars.
Kaiju Filmography
- Gorath (1962)
- Matango (1963) as Mami Sekiguchi
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) as Sueko Togami
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Miss Namikawa
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Daiyo
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Akemi
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
- Godzilla: Final Wars as Earth Defense Force Commander Akiko Namikawa
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