Kumi Mizuno
Born: 1937-01-01 in Niigata, Japan
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
2024
2020
- 24 JAPAN as Shigeko Isomura
- Godzilla's Leading Ladies as Herself
2017
- Care Nin as Keiko Hoshikawa
2016
2013
2010
2007
- Nihon no aozora as Kawada
- Fumiko no umi as Shige
2005
- The Passed Scene as Tamie Suzuki
2004
- Godzilla: Final Wars as Commander Akiko Namikawa
2002
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla as 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
1995
- My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie as Hanako Shiratori
1991
- Rainbow Kids as Kanako Yanagawa, 1st daughter
- Florence My Love
1990
1988
- Girls In The Wind as Kaoru
- Kaito Ruby as Toru's Mother
- The Beauty of the Sundial Mansion as Makiko Goda
1987
- Night Train as Masayo
1986
- Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection as Narrator
1984
- Noozles as Grandma Brown
1974
- Love Is in the Green Wind as Natsuko Aikawa
- Scalpel as Keiko
1971
1970
- Crescent Scarred Hatamoto
- Woman Boss
- Records of Bloodshed as Yuka
- Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies as Yuko Shiga
- Easy Money
1969
- Gambler's Legacy as Yoshie
1967
- Heiji, the Detective as Oshizu
- The Killing Bottle as Lady X
1966
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep as Dayo
- The War of the Gargantuas as Akemi Togawa
1965
- Invasion of Astro-Monster as Miss Namikawa
- Frankenstein Conquers the World as Dr. Sueko Togami
- The White Rose of Hong Kong as Yuko Nakao
1964
- Whirlwind as The Witch
- Ant Hell War
- Trap of Suicide Kilometer as Reiko Matsushita
- Blood and Diamonds
- A Keg of Powder as Rumi #6
1963
- Matango as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
- Interpol Code 8 as Saeko Kinomiya
- Samurai Pirate as Miwa the Rebel Leader
- Warring Clans as Takihime
- We Are Salarymen as Sanae Komuro (Hiroji’s Wife)
- Fifty-Fifty
1962
- Gorath as Takiko Nomura
- Chûshingura as Saho
- Woman of Design as Mitsuko Yoshimura
- The Weed of Crime
- Operation Sewer Rats as Soldier
- Till Tomorrow Is
- The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru
- Counterstroke as Junko
- The Crimson Sky
- A Woman's Identity
- Our Failures
- Operation Enemy Fort
- Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1961
- The Other Woman as Ruriko
- Big Shots Die at Dawn
- Blueprint of Murder as Tomi
- The Merciless Trap
- Kill the Killer! as Rie (owner of “Seine” dress shop)
- Blood on the Sea
- B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old as Setsuko Ono (BG)
- The Witness Killed as Natsumi
- Challenge to Live
- The Last Challenge
- Taking a Success Course
- The Tenth Game of New Salarymen as Chikako (Ichida’s daughter)
1960
- Westward Desperado
- Black Flower Petal as Mitsuko Kamimura
- New Third Class Executive: Husband Education as Rimiko Miyaguchi
- Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff as Yuri Yamagami
- The Gambling Samurai as Kiku
- Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes as Natsukawa Yumiko
- The Parting as Yuki Toyama
- Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance as Murayama Midori
- Ginza Tomboy as Reiko Kitamura
- Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
- Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success as Yumiko
1959
- The Three Treasures as Azami
- I Want to Be a Shellfish as Toshiko
- Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
- A Whistle in My Heart
- A Young Boss Tries Really Hard as Kimiko
- Someday I'll Know
- The Bride from Japan as Hatsue Taniguchi
- Vagabond Employee: Outcry as Kyoko Kawano
- Fox and Raccoon as Kayoko Sagawa
- Vagabond Employee: Revenge as Kyōko Kawano
- Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1958
- Summer Clouds as Hamako
- The Spell of the Hidden Gold as Yurie
- Who Is the Informer? as Kyoko
- Holiday in Tokyo as Fashion Model L
- Bright Young Maidens as Tomoko Nomura
- Executive Chair as Otoko Aikawa
- Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring as Keiko Tashiro (newlywed guest)
- A Bridge for Two Alone
- The Young Boss is Third Generation as Kimiko Mikawa, Yukichi’s Sister