Kumi Mizuno
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
as Commander Akiko Namikawa
Chûshingura
1962
as Saho
Love Is in the Green Wind
1974
as Natsuko Aikawa
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
as 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
as Miss Namikawa
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
as Dayo
The War of the Gargantuas
1966
as Akemi Togawa
Samurai Pirate
1963
as Miwa the Rebel Leader
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
as Dr. Sueko Togami
Gorath
1962
as Takiko Nomura
The Three Treasures
1959
as Azami
Interpol Code 8
1963
as Saeko Kinomiya
The Intermission
2013
Matango
1963
as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
Night Train
1987
as Masayo
Kaito Ruby
1988
as Toru's Mother
Summer Clouds
1958
as Hamako
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Counterstroke
1962
as Junko
Westward Desperado
1960