Kumi Mizuno

Born: 1937-01-01

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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Godzilla: Final Wars

as Commander Akiko Namikawa
Released: 2004-12-04

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole....

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Invasion of Astro-Monster

as Miss Namikawa
Released: 1965-12-19

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the...

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Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

as 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
Released: 2002-11-02

JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a...

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

as Daiyo
Released: 1966-12-17

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two...

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Rainbow Kids

as Kanako Yanagawa, 1st daughter
Released: 1991-01-15

A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they...

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Frankenstein Conquers the World

as Dr. Sueko Togami
Released: 1965-08-08

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to...

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The War of the Gargantuas

as Akemi
Released: 1966-07-31

Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks...

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47 Ronin

as Saho
Released: 1962-11-03

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...

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Matango

as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
Released: 1963-08-11

Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The...

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The Man Who Wipes Mirrors

as uncredited
Released: 2003-09-03

Tsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal family living...

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Love is in the Green Wind

as Natsuko Aikawa
Released: 1974-11-23

A youthful film depicting the sexual awakening of a boy who has just entered adolescence and his...

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Easy Money

as uncredited
Released: 1970-04-18

An action-comedy about three men who try to bilk money out of gambling dens.

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The Other Woman

as Ruriko
Released: 1961-05-30

In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have...

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Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection

as Narrator
Released: 1986-01-01

A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including...

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Night Train

as Masayo
Released: 1987-01-17

A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.

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A Whistle in My Heart

as uncredited
Released: 1959-03-29

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the...

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Snow Woman

as uncredited
Released: 2016-10-28

One snowy night, in a mountain hut, Minokichi, a hunter, sees a snow woman killing his mentor...

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Westward Desperado

as uncredited
Released: 1960-10-30

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do...

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I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Toshiko
Released: 1959-04-12

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

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Gorath

as Takiko Nomura
Released: 1962-03-21

In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth....

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Blood and Diamonds

as uncredited
Released: 1964-07-01

A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions...

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Kaito Ruby

as Toru's Mother
Released: 1988-11-12

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman...

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Summer Clouds

as Hamako
Released: 1958-09-02

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes...

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The Three Treasures

as Azami
Released: 1959-11-01

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to...

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The Intermission

as uncredited
Released: 2013-02-23

A unique black comedy set in Ginza Cinepathos, a long-established movie theater that closes at...

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The Gambling Samurai

as Kiku
Released: 1960-03-28

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate,...

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Whirlwind

as The Witch
Released: 1964-07-26

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the...

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Warring Clans

as Takihime
Released: 1963-03-23

A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful...

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Bright Young Maidens

as Tomoko Nomura
Released: 1958-10-07

In order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the...

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Till Tomorow Comes

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-10

1962 Japanese movie

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Records of Bloodshed

as Yuka
Released: 1970-06-10

Post World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military....

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Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4

as uncredited
Released: 1960-07-05

The fourth instalment in the Life's Simple Pleasures (Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei) series.

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Interpol Code 8

as uncredited
Released: 1963-08-31

Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.

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Woman Boss

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-15

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Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

as Hatsue Taniguchi
Released: 1959-11-22

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with...

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The Merciless Trap

as uncredited
Released: 1961-02-01

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy...

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Josei jishin

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-22

1962 Japanese movie

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Samurai Pirate

as Miwa the Rebel Leader
Released: 1963-10-26

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil...

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Hoero Datsugoku-shu

as Junko
Released: 1962-05-15

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The Unbalanced Wheel

as uncredited
Released: 1957-07-03

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

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Operation Sewer Rats

as Soldier
Released: 1962-06-01

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from...

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The Weed of Crime

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-08

Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.

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Nihon no aozora

as Kawada
Released: 2007-03-21

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Blueprint of Murder

as Tomi
Released: 1961-01-03

Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother...

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A Keg of Powder

as Rumi #6
Released: 1964-12-09

In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami...

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社長太平記

as uncredited
Released: 1959-01-03

Sixth entry in the Company President Series.

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Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies

as Yuko Shiga
Released: 1970-07-11

Aboard a night ferry in the Inland Sea, Masaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi), a young tough, who...

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Futari dake no hashi

as uncredited
Released: 1958-03-05

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Operation Enemy Fort

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-20

Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and...

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The Killing Bottle

as Lady X
Released: 1967-02-11

In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a...

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Ant Hell War

as uncredited
Released: 1964-04-29

The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima

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Trap of Suicide Kilometer

as uncredited
Released: 1964-02-14

Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase...

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Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

as uncredited
Released: 1959-09-13

An Ishiro Honda film.

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The Beauty of Heaven and Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1982-01-02

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The Last Game

as uncredited
Released: 1979-11-03

After the war-time government orders the disbanding of the Big-Six baseball league, the teams of...

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Our Failures

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-01

Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his...

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The Crimson Sky

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-21

1962 Japanese movie

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Woman of Design

as Mitsuko Yoshimura
Released: 1962-01-28

Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a...

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Gambler's Legacy

as Yoshie
Released: 1969-12-27

A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the...

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Heiji, the Detective

as Oshizu
Released: 1967-10-10

Famous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an...

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My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie

as Hanako Shiratori
Released: 1995-08-19

Reiko and Tetsuya continue to live together. Reiko, who was informed by Kyoko that she was...

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Blood on the Sea

as uncredited
Released: 1961-08-13

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

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続新入社員十番勝負 サラリーマン一刀流

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-04

1962 Japanese movie

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Godzilla's Leading Ladies

as Herself
Released: 2020-12-19

An NHK documentary about the talented actresses who have portrayed the beautiful, intelligent...

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Big Shots Die at Dawn

as uncredited
Released: 1961-04-09

An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last...

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The Witness Killed

as Natsumi
Released: 1961-12-17

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

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Challenge to Live

as uncredited
Released: 1961-06-17

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a...

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Ichi ka bachi ka

as uncredited
Released: 1963-06-16

The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.

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Strike the White Ball

as uncredited
Released: 1980-02-16

1980 Japanese film distributed by Shochiku.

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女難コースを突破せよ

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-01

1962 Japanese movie

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Waga seishun no eleven

as uncredited
Released: 1979-07-21

Soccer movie.

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Care Nin

as Keiko Hoshikawa
Released: 2017-06-17

Kei Omori did not have anything he wanted to do with his life. Without any specific reasons, he...

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The Human Vapor

as uncredited
Released: 2010-02-26

Broadcasted stage adaptation of The Human Vapor by Toho & NHK.

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Segodon

as Saigo Kimi
First aired: 2018-01-07

Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai...

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Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-04-08

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Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-08-20

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Lucky Seven

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-01-16

Lucky Seven Rakkīsebun is a 2012 Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji Television from...

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24 JAPAN

as Shigeko Isomura
First aired: 2020-10-09

Japanese adaptation of the American TV Series "24". Genba Shido is the director of Team A in the...

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Hakubo no Chronicle

as uncredited
First aired: 2024-03-01

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Noozles

as Grandma Brown
First aired: 1984-07-07

Twelve-year-old Sandy goes on adventures with her koala friends Blinky and Pinky, who are from...

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Crescent Scarred Hatamoto

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-10-06

Saotome Mondonosuke, "Hatamoto" (direct servant of the shogun), a handsome man with a scar on...

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