Momoko Kōchi

Momoko Kōchi (born Momoko Okouchi March 7, 1932 - November 5, 1998) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her roles in the original  Godzilla, playing the character of Emiko Yamane. Kōchi later played the same role in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah in 1995. She starred in The Mysterians, playing Hiroko Iwamoto. 

Kōchi was discovered in 1953 in Toho's New Face Contest. By the late 1950s she found herself typecast into science fiction and horror movies. She decided to pursue formal acting. In the 1960s she was on stage doing Shakespeare. She also did occasional television commercials. She didn't act in movies again until 1995. Kōchi died at age 66 in Tokyo Japan on November 5, 1998 from intestinal cancer.   

Selected filmography
 Year Title Role Notes 1954  Godzilla  Emiko Yamane  1955  Half Human  Machiko Takeno  1957    Ikuko Asō The Mysterians  Hiroko Iwamoto  1958   aka The Princess of Badger Palace    1995  Godzilla vs. Destoroyah  Emiko Yamane 

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