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Momoko Kôchi

Momoko Kôchi

Actor · Died November 5, 1998, aged 66 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1932
Died
November 5, 1998 (aged 66)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 16% in 30 days

What are Momoko Kôchi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Morality
32%
Ideas
17%
Bonds
9%
Society
5%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
2
Elegiac
1

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Momoko Kôchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Momoko Kôchi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah(1995)

    as Emiko Yamane

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Crimson Lotus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Promise at 20 years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Kyukei no Koya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Totteoki no Seishun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Tora-san Plays Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Kimiko

  • Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Kane

  • Mitsugetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mitsuko's mother

  • 松田聖子のはじめての情事 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Konnichiwa Hânesu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Itami Natsu

  • The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • On-yado Kawasemi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 47 episodes · Actor

  • Tokyo Suburbia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Godzilla(1977)

    as Emiko Yamane

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Sisters and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Madame at Étoire

  • Happiness of Us Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Woman’s Uphill Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Yumi

  • The Princess of Badger Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Singing woman

  • The Mysterians(1957)

    as Hiroko Iwamoto

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Decoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ikuko Koide (Prosecutor’s daughter)

  • Seagull of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ikuko Aso

  • Half Human(1958)

    as The Girl

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Elephant from "Zoo Story" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yoshiko (Student mobilization)

  • The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Godzilla(1957)

    as Emiko Yamane (as Momaku Kuchi)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Story of a Detective's Assistant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yūko

  • The Luckiest Dai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Town of the Starry Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Strong Wind Blows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Atsuko Shiraishi

  • Love on Rainbow Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Young girl at Kuro Village

  • Fighting Cha Cha Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Hatsuko

  • Wharf with the Weeping Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Maki

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters!(1956)

    as Emiko Yamane

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Eiko (Taniyama’s Lover)

  • The Wife is a University Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Yoshiko Okamoto (Junior College Student)

  • Young Love Conquers All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Beast Man Snow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Machiko Takeno

  • No Response from Car 33 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • School Girls in Costume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Frame of Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Yayoi (Katsu’s sister)

  • The Road to the Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ogawa Ume

  • Godzilla(1954)

    as Emiko Yamane

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Bride in a Bathing Suit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Chīko

  • Zoku botchan shain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Matsumoto Seichō no Ekiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1954 to 1995; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Godzilla (1954)

$591K worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla (1954)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19541995

Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1950s29 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s2 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s4 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Momoko Kôchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most divisive · actor

Godzilla (1977)

74th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Godzilla (1954)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Momoko Kôchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Momoko Kôchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ishirō Honda shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers