What is Momoko Kōchi?
{{Infobox actor | name = Momoko Kōchi | image = Momoko_Kochi_540105_Scan10006.JPG | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Momoko Kōchi in 1954 | birthname = Momoko Ōkōchi | birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|3|7}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|11|5|1932|3|7}} | death_place = Tokyo, Japan | othername = Momoko Hisamatsu | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 1953-1998 | spouse = Sadataka Hisamatsu (1961-1998) | domestic partner = | website = }} '''Momoko Kōchi''' (born '''Momoko Okouchi''' March 7, 1932 - November 5, 1998) was a [[Japan]]ese [[actress]].<ref name=EderAM>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/momoko-kochi-p38919 |title=Momoko Kochi |author=Bruce Eder |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref> She is best known for her [[role]]s in the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmtakeout.com/godzilla-1954-review/ |title=Godzilla (1954) Review |publisher=Film Takeout |access-date=12 December 2015 |archive-date=20 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520121721/http://www.filmtakeout.com/godzilla-1954-review/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> By the late 1950s she found herself [[Typecasting (acting)|typecast]] into [[science fiction]] and [[horror movie]]s. She decided to pursue formal acting.<ref name=EderAM/> In the 1960s she was on stage doing [[William_Shakespeare#List_of_Shakespeare.27s_plays|Shakespeare]].<ref name=EderAM/> She also did occasional [[television commercial]]s.<ref name=EderAM/> She didn't act in [[movie]]s again until 1995. Kōchi died at age 66 in [[Tokyo]] [[Japan]] on November 5, 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.time.mk/film/?nm=fac5f40d8fb057ea9f54dc2b9aad372f |title=Momoko Kôchi |publisher=TIME.mk |access-date=12 December 2015 }