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
- Kaito Ruby as Toru's Mother
- Girls In The Wind as Kaoru
- 日時計館の美女 江戸川乱歩の「屋根裏の散歩者」
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
- Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies as Yuko Shiga
- Records of Bloodshed as Yuka
- Woman Boss
- Easy Money
- Crescent Scarred Hatamoto
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
- Blood and Diamonds
- A Keg of Powder as Rumi #6
- Trap of Suicide Kilometer as Reiko Matsushita
1963
- We Are Salarymen as Sanae Komuro (Hiroji’s Wife)
- Fifty-Fifty
- Matango as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
- Samurai Pirate as Miwa the Rebel Leader
- Warring Clans as Takihime
- Interpol Code 8 as Saeko Kinomiya
1962
- Chûshingura as Saho
- Gorath as Takiko Nomura
- The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru
- A Woman's Identity
- As Long as There's Tomorrow
- Our Failures
- Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
- The Crimson Sky
- Woman of Design as Mitsuko Yoshimura
- Operation Enemy Fort
- The Weed of Crime
- Counterstroke as Junko
- Operation Sewer Rats as Soldier
1961
- The Other Woman as Ruriko
- Taking a Success Course
- Blood on the Sea
- The Tenth Game of New Salarymen as Chikako (Ichida’s daughter)
- Big Shots Die at Dawn
- Kill the Killer! as Rie (owner of “Seine” dress shop)
- The Merciless Trap
- Blueprint of Murder as Tomi
- Challenge to Live
- The Witness Killed as Natsumi
- The Last Challenge
- B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old as Setsuko Ono (BG)
1960
- New Third Class Executive: Husband Education as Rimiko Miyaguchi
- The Parting as Yuki Toyama
- Ginza Tomboy as Reiko Kitamura
- Westward Desperado
- The Gambling Samurai as Kiku
- Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success as Yumiko
- Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4
- Black Flower Petal as Mitsuko Kamimura
- Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff as Yuri Yamagami
- Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance as Murayama Midori
- Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes as Natsukawa Yumiko
1959
- The Three Treasures as Azami
- Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
- A Whistle in My Heart
- A Young Boss Tries Really Hard as Kimiko
- Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version as Kyōko Kawano
- I Want to Be a Shellfish as Toshiko
- Someday I'll Know
- The Bride from Japan as Hatsue Taniguchi
- Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
- Fox and Raccoon as Kayoko Sagawa
- Vagabond Employee: Outcry Version as Kyoko Kawano
1958
- Summer Clouds as Hamako
- Holiday in Tokyo as Fashion Model L
- The Spell of the Hidden Gold as Yurie
- Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring as Keiko Tashiro (newlywed guest)
- Bright Young Maidens as Tomoko Nomura
- Who Is the Informer? as Kyoko
- A Bridge for Two Alone
- Executive Chair as Otoko Aikawa
- The Young Boss is Third Generation as Kimiko Mikawa, Yukichi’s Sister