Kumi Mizuno
Biography
Kumi Mizuno (水野久美 Mizuno Kumi), born Maya Igarashi (五十嵐麻耶 Igarashi Maya), is a Japanese actress. Despite the large number of films she appeared in early on in her career, Mizuno is best known for her roles in Toho's 1960's kaiju films Matango, Frankenstein vs. Baragon, Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, and The War of the Gargantuas. Her most iconic role is undoubtedly that of the Xilien agent Namikawa in Invasion of Astro-Monster. She became such a cult figure among kaiju fans that Toho brought her back in 2002 to play a role in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and again in 2004 for Godzilla: Final Wars. Mizuno also appeared in Toho's 2009 stage adaptation of its 1960 science fiction film The Human Vapor.
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Full filmography
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)
- Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)
- Segodon (2018) as Saigo Kimi
- 24 JAPAN (2020) as Shigeko Isomura
- Lucky Seven (2012)
- Love Is in the Green Wind (1974) as Natsuko Aikawa
- Hakubo no Chronicle (2024)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as Commander Akiko Namikawa
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Miss Namikawa
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
- Crescent Scarred Hatamoto (1970)
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) as Dr. Sueko Togami
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Dayo
- Night Train (1987) as Masayo
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Akemi Togawa
- Girls In The Wind (1988) as Kaoru
- Kininaru Yomesan (1971)
- Matango (1963) as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
- Chûshingura (1962) as Saho
- Gorath (1962) as Takiko Nomura
- Noozles (1984) as Grandma Brown
- Snow Woman (2016)
- Whirlwind (1964) as The Witch
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Azami