Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Actor

Niigata, Japan
January 1, 1937

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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Kumi Mizuno 1
Kumi Mizuno 2

Representative Works

Invasion of Astro-Monster
Invasion of Astro-Monster
6.8
/ Japanese
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World
6.7
/ Japanese
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars
7.1
/ Japanese
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
7.5
/ Japanese
Love Is in the Green Wind
Love Is in the Green Wind
7.0
/ Japanese
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
6.3
/ Japanese
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
7.1
/ Japanese
Gorath
Gorath
6.3
/ Japanese
The War of the Gargantuas
The War of the Gargantuas
6.3
/ Japanese
Matango
Matango
6.7
/ Japanese
Snow Woman
Snow Woman
6.2
/ Japanese
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
5.5
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965Nominee

Best Performance

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965Nominee

Best Performance

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Godzilla: Final Wars
2004Nominee

Best Performance

Godzilla: Final Wars

Career Highlights

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002Highlight

Best Performance

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

Love Is in the Green Wind
1974Highlight

Best Performance

Love Is in the Green Wind

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