Momoko Kochi
Momoko Kochi
| Original Name | 河内 桃子 |
| Birth Name | Momoko Okochi (大河内 桃子) |
| Born | March 7, 1932 Yunaka, Taito, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | November 5, 1998 (66) Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Kochi was accepted by Toho as part of the 6th New Face class of fresh actors, alongside Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, and Yu Fujiki. She is best known for her second film role as Emiko Yamane in the original Godzilla (1954). She disliked being associated with the genre so early in her career and quit film acting to focus on stage and television. She later returned to the genre to reprise the role of Emiko Yamane in 1995’s Godzilla VS Destroyer.
While on tour with a stage production in January 1998, Kochi was diagnosed with colon cancer. She died that November and was given a Catholic funeral.
| Original Name | 河内 桃子 |
| Birth Name | Momoko Okochi (大河内 桃子) |
| Born | March 7, 1932 Yunaka, Taito, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | November 5, 1998 (66) Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Kochi was accepted by Toho as part of the 6th New Face class of fresh actors, alongside Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, and Yu Fujiki. She is best known for her second film role as Emiko Yamane in the original Godzilla (1954). She disliked being associated with the genre so early in her career and quit film acting to focus on stage and television. She later returned to the genre to reprise the role of Emiko Yamane in 1995’s Godzilla VS Destroyer.
While on tour with a stage production in January 1998, Kochi was diagnosed with colon cancer. She died that November and was given a Catholic funeral.
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)...Emiko Yamane
- The Mysterians (1957)...Hiroko Iwamoto
- Godzilla VS Destroyer (1995)...Emiko Yamane
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
...Emiko Yamane -
The Mysterians (1957)
...Hiroko Iwamoto -
Godzilla VS Destroyer (1995)
...Emiko Yamane