Jan. 1, 2022

This Day in Halloween: Toho's most popular kaiju movie actress Kumi Mizuno is born Maya Igarashi in Japan in 1937. / Illustration by Dexter Urias

Kumi Mizuno is born Maya Igarashi in Japan in 1937. The actress is known for her many rolls in Toho’s kaiju films, including Attack of the Mushroom People, Invasion of Astro-Monster, War of the Gargantuas, and Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.

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