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