Tomoko Umeda in February 2024. Photo © Brett Homenick. Tomoko Umeda may be known to Western tokusatsu fans for her leading role as Machiko Shima in Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), but she made her mark on television in Japan in the late 1960s with her roles in various Toho-produced TV programs in the studio's long-running … Continue reading FOREVER YOUNG! Actress Tomoko Umeda on ‘Godzilla vs. Gigan’ and Japan’s ‘Youth’ TV Shows of the 1960s!