Momoko Kōchi
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Momoko Kōchi (1954)
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| Native name | 河内桃子 |
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Momoko Ōkōchi 7 March 1932 Taitō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 5 November 1998 (aged 66) Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Colon cancer |
| Resting place | Yanaka Cemetery, Taitō |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Momoko Hisamatsu |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–1998 |
| Spouse(s) | Sadataka Hisamatsu (m. 1961; d. 1998) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Nobuhiro Ōkōchi Chieko Ōkōchi |
Momoko Kōchi (河内 桃子 Kōchi Momoko?) (7 March 1932 – 5 November 1998), born Momoko Ōkōchi (大河内 桃子 Ōkōchi Momoko?), was a Japanese film, stage and television actress. She was born in Japan.
She is best known for her roles in the original Godzilla, playing the character of Emiko Yamane (and later reprised the role in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah in 1995 for the last time), and in The Mysterians, playing Hiroko Iwamoto.
Kōchi's paternal grandfather was Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi, the third director of Riken; her father, a painter, was the second son of Masatoshi. Her husband, television producer Sadataka Hisamatsu, with whom she had a daughter, was descended from the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan who ruled over the Imabari Domain.
After graduating from Japan Women's University's affiliated high school, Kōchi worked as an office lady, but she joined Toho through their "New Face" program in April 1953, along with Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, Yū Fujiki, and Masumi Okada (who later moved to Nikkatsu). Her first role was in A Woman's Heart Released (女心はひと筋に Onna gokoro wa hitosuji ni?) as Yaeko. One year later, she acted in movies directed by Kajirō Yamamoto.
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