Mie Hama (浜 美枝, Hama Mie, IPA: [hama mi.e]; born 20 November 1943) is a Japanese former actress, television presenter, radio presenter, and author best known for playing Fumiko Sakurai in the 1962 Godzilla film, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Kissy Suzuki in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice, and Madame Piranha in the 1967 King Kong film, King Kong Escapes.
The two actresses were sent to London for three months, to be tutored in English, although in the end, Hama was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl.
[citation needed] She is dedicated to supporting Japan's natural wonders and preserving the environment.
[3] She said in a 2017 New York Times article that she gave up acting because she wanted a normal life, a life that includes authoring 14 books, becoming a television and radio host, connoisseur of folk art and advocating the preservation of old farms and farming techniques, and not losing the authentic Japan for economic development, as well as marrying a TV executive and raising their four children.
[4] In 1969, she was married to Mitsuru Kaneko [fr] (1939–2018), a television executive producer of Fuji TV, with whom she has four children.