Kumi Mizuno
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.
Born: January 1, 1937
Place of Birth: Niigata, Japan
Known For
I Want to Be a Shellfish
On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder.
Godzilla's Leading Ladies
An NHK documentary about the talented actresses who have portrayed the beautiful, intelligent and resourceful heroines of the long running series. Features interviews with Kumi Mizuno, Keiko Mari, Yumiko Shaku, and Megumi Odaka. Also featured are never before seen 8mm home movies shot by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka on the sets of classic Toho films.
Segodon
Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.
Lucky Seven
Lucky Seven Rakkīsebun is a 2012 Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji Television from January 16 to March 19, 2012. It stars Jun Matsumoto and Eita.
Hakubo no Chronicle
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Summer Clouds
A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.
24 JAPAN
Japanese adaptation of the American TV Series "24". Genba Shido is the director of Team A in the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU). He is excellent at his job and a reasonable person, but he often has to make drastic decisions to save lives.
Chûshingura
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Filmography
as Herself
as Shigeko Isomura
as Saigo Kimi
as Keiko Hoshikawa
as Shige
as Kawada
as Tamie Suzuki
as Commander Akiko Namikawa
as 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
as Hanako Shiratori
as Kanako Yanagawa, 1st daughter
as Toru's Mother
as Masayo
as Grandma Brown
as Natsuko Aikawa
as Keiko
as Yuko Shiga
as Yuka
as Yoshie
as Oshizu
as Lady X
as Dayo
as Akemi Togawa
as Miss Namikawa
as Yuko Nakao
as Dr. Sueko Togami
as Rumi #6
as Reiko Matsushita
as The Witch
as Sanae Komuro (Hiroji’s Wife)
as Miwa the Rebel Leader
as Saeko Kinomiya
as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
as Takihime
as Saho
as Soldier
as Junko
as Takiko Nomura
as Mitsuko Yoshimura
as Natsumi
as Setsuko Ono (BG)
as Chikako (Ichida’s daughter)
as Rie (owner of “Seine” dress shop)
as Ruriko
as Tomi
as Rimiko Miyaguchi
as Yuri Yamagami
as Yuki Toyama
as Kiku
as Reiko Kitamura
as Natsukawa Yumiko
as Mitsuko Kamimura
as Murayama Midori
as Hatsue Taniguchi
as Azami
as Kyōko Kawano
as Kyoko Kawano
as Kayoko Sagawa
as Toshiko
as Kimiko
as Kimiko Mikawa, Yukichi’s Sister
as Kyoko
as Tomoko Nomura
as Hamako
as Keiko Tashiro (newlywed guest)
as Fashion Model L
as Otoko Aikawa