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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-08-12

Day of Death

2015-05-31 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Kamakura, Japan

Also Known As

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Biography

Hiroshi Koizumi (小泉博, Koizumi Hiroshi, birth name written as 小泉 汪) (12 August 1926 – 31 May 2015) was a Japanese actor, best known for his starring role in the 1955 film Godzilla Raids Again as well as other Toho Studios monster movies. He was born in Japan. He is a graduate of Keio University in Tokyo. In a 1999 interview with Steve Ryfle, Koizumi laments that while he stated he has easy parts to play, he felt he could have done more in his performances. Despite his roles where he usually plays a scientist, he plays a powerful role in Late Chrysanthemums, playing a young man that married an older wealthy woman to escape from the slums. On 31 May 2015, Koizumi died at a hospital in Tokyo from pneumonia at the age of 88. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hiroshi Koizumi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

Godzilla Raids Again

as

Shoichi Tsukioka

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

as

Professor Shunsuke Miura

Atragon

1963

Atragon

as

Inspector

White Fish

1953

White Fish

as

Sumida

Dogora

1964

Dogora

as

Kirino

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

as

Professor Wagura

Godzilla 1985

1985

Godzilla 1985

as

Geologist Minami

Mothra

1961

Mothra

as

Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

2003

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

as

Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

Matango

1963

Matango

as

Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

Star of Hong Kong

1962

Star of Hong Kong

as

HK office manager

Late Chrysanthemums

1954

Late Chrysanthemums

as

Kiyoshi

The Return of Godzilla

1984

The Return of Godzilla

as

Professor Minami

Mr. Pu

1953

Mr. Pu

as

The Last Embrace

1953

The Last Embrace

as

Yoshikawa (Sampei)

こんにちは赤ちゃん

1964

こんにちは赤ちゃん

as

Toshio Mikami

Mr. Lucky

1952

Mr. Lucky

as

近藤勇三

The Beast Shall Die

1959

The Beast Shall Die

as

Detective Masugi

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

Tokyo Sweetheart

as

Shôtarô

City of Love

1958

City of Love

as

Kyoichi Yamane

The Man Who Came to Port

1952

The Man Who Came to Port

as

Shingo Nishizawa

Lovetide

1955

Lovetide

as

Ishijima

Mother and Son

1955

Mother and Son

as

Hiroshi Matsuyama

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as

Environmental scientist #2

Ikiru

1952

Ikiru

as

Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

Sazae-san

1956

Sazae-san

as

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car

as

The young man

Ticket to Hell

1955

Ticket to Hell

as

Detective Funaki

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

2019

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

as

Self - Actor

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster

The White Rose of Hong Kong

1965

The White Rose of Hong Kong

as

Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss

12 Chapters About Women

1954

12 Chapters About Women

as

Go Koheita

Three Dolls in Ginza

1959

Three Dolls in Ginza

as

Kunitaro Date

Production

Crew

Directing