Momoko Kôchi
Acting
Biography
Played the role of Emiko Yamane in Inoshiro Honda's "Gojira" (1954) and she replayed Emiko in her last film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah in 1995.
Born: March 7, 1932
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Tora-san Plays Daddy
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.
Happiness of Us Alone
The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market. Released by Les Films du Verseau.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
Godzilla
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Crimson Lotus
Sakura and Kenzo are married. Both think they can live a happy marriage, despite the fact that she cannot have children and he does not want to give up her relationship with her lover Yoko.
No Response from Car 33
Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Godzilla
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
Iori, taken from an orphanage by a family for domestic work, runs away and is adopted and raised by two young men. Ten years later, she crosses paths with her former step-sister, who is soon poisoned to death, Iori being the prime suspect.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
Filmography
as Emiko Yamane
as Kimiko
as Mitsuko's mother
as Itami Natsu
as Emiko Yamane
as Madame at Étoire
as Yumi
as Singing woman
as Hiroko Iwamoto
as Ikuko Koide (Prosecutor’s daughter)
as Ikuko Aso
as Yoshiko (Student mobilization)
as Emiko Yamane (as Momaku Kuchi)
as Atsuko Shiraishi
as Young girl at Kuro Village
as Hatsuko
as Maki
as Emiko Yamane
as Eiko (Taniyama’s Lover)
as Yoshiko Okamoto (Junior College Student)
as Machiko Takeno
as Yayoi (Katsu’s sister)
as Ogawa Ume
as Emiko Yamane
as Chīko