
Momoko Kôchi
Acting
Biography
Momoko Kôchi (March 7, 1932–November 5, 1998) was a Japanese actress, best known for her role of Emiko Yamane in Inoshiro Honda's "Gojira" (1954), and she replayed Emiko in her last film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah in 1995.
Known For

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.
Godzilla

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 vs. Destoroyah

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.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

At the end of Edo period, Shoji Rui hands over her birthright to her relatives with the death of her father and begins running an inn "Kawasemi" in Ōkawabata. And she settles the matters in their daily lives with her lover Kamibayashi Tōgo, doshin (a sort of constable) Une Genzaburō, physician Amanō Sotarō, and O-Kichi.
On-yado Kawasemi

An epic of love and death that depicts how soldiers and ordinary people lived and fought during the Russo-Japanese War, when Japan's very existence was at stake in the face of the great power of Russia.
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?

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, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

On approaching her 20th birthday, Yuki happily returns to Japan to see her penpal, Junpei. However, Junpei doesn't want to see her as he is the one who had caused her brother's death three years ago. Though the truth reveals one day, Yuki still loves him. The couple finally decides to get married despite the strong objection from Yuki's father and aunt. And just two days before their wedding bells ring, Junpei gets stabbed by his ex-accomplice. To keep his promise, Junpei bears the pain and completes the wedding ceremony with Yuki
Promise at 20 years

Two couples are confronted with the fact that their children have dropped out of high school and started living together. This drama questions the meaning of “life” as they overcome a series of incidents.
Tokyo Suburbia

An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in the Japanese alps, where it is worshipped by a remote tribe as a god, and how it was discovered by modern man after it raided a skiers shelter following an avalanche, killing all inside. This is an adaptation of the Japanese film "Jūjin Yuki Otoko" (1955) with added American-made footage, narration, and music.
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.
Mitsugetsu

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
The Mysterians

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).
Godzilla

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.
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion

Japanese counterpart to Romeo and Juliet
Love on Rainbow Island

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”.
Tora-san Plays Daddy

Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.
Beast Man Snow Man

An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

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松田聖子のはじめての情事

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.
Happiness of Us Alone

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin