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*[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]] (1965) as [[Miss Namikawa]] | *[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]] (1965) as [[Miss Namikawa]] | ||
*[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]] (1966) as [[Daiyo]] | *[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]] (1966) as [[Daiyo]] | ||
*[[War of the Gargantuas]] (1966) as Akemi | *[[The War of the Gargantuas]] (1966) as Akemi | ||
*[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]] (2002) as Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge | *[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]] (2002) as Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge | ||
*[[Godzilla: Final Wars]] as Earth Defense Force Commander Akiko Namikawa | *[[Godzilla: Final Wars]] as Earth Defense Force Commander Akiko Namikawa | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 11 December 2017
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.
Selected 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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