Kumi Mizuno
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.
Acting Toho Filmography
- A Bridge for Us Alone (1958) - Chie Kimura
- A Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
- The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958)
- Herringbone Clouds (1958)
- The Three Treasures (1959) - Azami
- President Taiheiki (1959)
- Whistle in My Heart (1959)
- One Day I... (1959) - Hideko Kawamura
- Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
- Fox and Tanuki (1959) - Sagawa Kayoko
- Lips Forbidden to Talk (1959)
- Wanton Journey (1960)
- The Gambling Samurai (1960) - Kiku
- Westward Desperado (1960)
- Challenge to Live (1961)
- The Merciless Trap (1961)
- The Crimson Sea (1961)
- B.G. Story: Nijusai and the Journal (1961)
- Witness Killed (1961)
- Counterstroke (1961)
- Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
- The Underworld Bullet Marks (1961)
- Kill the Killer! (1961)
- Gorath (1962)
- Woman of Design (1962)
- The Crimson Sky (1962)
- Operation X (1962)
- Operation Enemy Fort (1962)
- Chushingura (1962) - Saho
- Weed of Crime (1962)
- Matango (1963) - Mami Sekiguchi
- Samurai Pirate (1963) - Miwa, Rebel Leader
- Sink or Swim (1963) - Tomie Tazawa
- Warring Clans (1963)
- Interpol Code 8 (1963)
- Trap of Suicide Kilometer (1964)
- Jigoku Sakusen (1964)
- Blood and Diamonds (1964)
- Whirlwind (1964) - Witch
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Sueko Togami, Doctor
- Key of Keys (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - Miss Namikawa
- White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Daiyo
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Akemi
- The Killing Bottle (1967)
- Love is in the Green Valley (1974) - Mother
- Mysterious Robber Ruby (1988)
- Rainbow Kids (1991) - Kanako Yanagawa, 1st Daughter
- Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan (1993)
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) - Machiko Tsuge, Prime Minister
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - Akiko Namikawa, Earth Defense Force Commander
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