Kumi Mizuno
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
Godzilla's Leading Ladies
2020
as Herself
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
2019
Amanogawa
2018
Care Nin
2017
as Keiko Hoshikawa
Snow Woman
2016
The Intermission
2013
The Centenarian Clock
2012
Halcyon Skies
2012
The Human Vapor
2010
Fumiko no umi
2007
as Shige
Nihon no aozora
2007
as Kawada
The Passed Scene
2005
as Tamie Suzuki
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
as Commander Akiko Namikawa
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
2003
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
2002
as 1999 Prime Minister Machiko Tsuge
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
1995
as Hanako Shiratori
Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan
1993
Florence My Love
1991
Rainbow Kids
1991
as Kanako Yanagawa, 1st daughter
Gorudorasshu
1990
Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy
1989
Kaito Ruby
1988
as Toru's Mother
The Beauty of the Sundial Mansion
1988
as Makiko Goda
Night Train
1987
as Masayo