Momoko Kochi

Kochi Momoko

  • Name: Kochi Momoko
  • Native name: 河内桃子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 7, 1932
  • Died: November 5, 1998
Discovered, along with actors Akira Takarada and Yu Fujiki, in Toho's sixth annual New Face Contest in 1953, Momoko Kochi was immediately cast in her first film, A WOMAN'S HEART RELEASED. Two pictures with Toho's veteran director Kajiro Yamamoto followed the next year. It was probably in his mentor Yamamoto's films that younger director Ishiro Honda saw her and chose her to play the female lead in his classic GOJIRA (1954). Kochi's excellence in GOJIRA led to typecasting in several more such roles, both in monster movies and in other genres. By 1959. Kochi decided the only thing keeping her from better roles was her lack of formal training, which she immediately commenced. A turn in a Shakespeare play on stage soon followed, and Kochi began to pursue a stage career, her income fortified by work in TV commercials.(imdb) Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1996 Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari 3
Japanese Drama, 1996, 50 eps
Takahashi Toshiko [Toru's mother] (Support Role)
50
Takahashi Toshiko [Toru's mother]
Support Role
8.0
1993 Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari 2
Japanese Drama, 1993, 49 eps
Takahashi Toshiko [Toru's mother] (Support Role)
49
Takahashi Toshiko [Toru's mother]
Support Role
0.0
1990 Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari
Japanese Drama, 1990, 49 eps
Takahashi Toshiko [Toru's mother] (Support Role)
49
Takahashi Toshiko [Toru's mother]
Support Role
7.4
1979 Ensen Chizu
Japanese Drama, 1979, 15 eps
Matsumoto Kiko (Main Role)
15
Matsumoto Kiko
Main Role
5.5
1979 Nihon Gankutsuou
Japanese Drama, 1979, 23 eps
Umeno (Support Role)
23
Umeno
Support Role
6.0
1979 Moero Attack
Japanese Drama, 1979, 71 eps
Ono Tami (Support Role)
71
Ono Tami
Support Role
7.9
1978 Bishou
Japanese Drama, 1978, 40 eps
(Unknown)
40
Unknown
0.0
1976 Papa wa Dokushin
Japanese Drama, 1976, 40 eps
(Unknown)
40
Unknown
0.0
1975 Ashita ga Gozaru
Japanese Drama, 1975, 53 eps
Debari Kuriko (Support Role)
53
Debari Kuriko
Support Role
4.0
1972 Arigato Season 2
Japanese Drama, 1972, 52 eps
Shoko Tsunashi (Support Role)
52
Shoko Tsunashi
Support Role
7.0
1970 Niji
Japanese Drama, 1970, 313 eps
(Support Role)
313
Support Role
4.0
1967 Midaregami
Japanese Drama, 1967, 51 eps
(Support Role)
51
Support Role
0.0
1962 Hanketsu
Japanese Drama, 1962, 200 eps
Inoue Keiko (Main Role)
200
Inoue Keiko
Main Role
0.0
1959 Sangyokokoku
Japanese Drama, 1959, 34 eps
(Ep. 8, 11) (Guest Role)
34
(Ep. 8, 11)
Guest Role
0.0
1959 Welcome Home
Japanese Drama, 1959, 4 eps
(Support Role)
4
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1990 Tokyo Heaven
Japanese Movie, 1990,
(Unknown)
Unknown
6.5
1985 Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
Japanese Movie, 1985,
Kane (Support Role)
Kane
Support Role
7.1
1984 Honeymoon
Japanese Movie, 1984,
[Mitsuko's mother] (Support Role)
[Mitsuko's mother]
Support Role
6.0
1957 The Mysterians
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Iwamoto Hiroko (Support Role)
Iwamoto Hiroko
Support Role
6.9
1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Aso Ikuko (Main Role)
Aso Ikuko
Main Role
0.0
1956 Oabare Cha-Cha Musume
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Yatsuko (Support Role)
Yatsuko
Support Role
0.0
1955 Half Human
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Takeno Machiko (Support Role)
Takeno Machiko
Support Role
5.9
1955 No Response from Car 33
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Childbirth wife] (Bit part)
[Childbirth wife]
Bit part
0.0
1955 Izumi e no Michi
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Ume Ogawa (Support Role)
Ume Ogawa
Support Role
0.0
1954 Godzilla
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Emiko Yamane (Main Role)
Main Role
7.8
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1989 Nishimura Kyotaro Travel Mystery 15
Japanese Special, 1989, 1 eps
Okubo Fumiko (Guest Role)
1
Okubo Fumiko
Guest Role
4.0
1982 Joshidai Nama Kiken na Kaerimichi
Japanese Special, 1982, 1 eps
(Guest Role)
1
Guest Role
0.0
1960 Indo Sarasa
Japanese Special, 1960, 2 eps
(Unknown)
2
Unknown
0.0
1960 Kawaranu Mono wa Kawaranai
Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps
(Unknown)
1
Unknown
0.0
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Kochi Momoko

Momoko Kochi
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  • First Name: Momoko
  • Family Name: Kochi
  • Native name: 河内桃子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 7, 1932
  • Died: November 5, 1998

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