Hiroshi Koizumi
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Professor Shunsuke Miura 1964
The Return of Godzilla
as Professor Minami 1984
Godzilla Raids Again
as Shoichi Tsukioka 1955
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Professor Murai 1964
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Wagura 1974
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô 2003
Godzilla 1985
as Geologist Minami 1985
Mothra
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô 1961
Matango
as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper 1963
Atragon
as Inspector 1963
Dogora
as Kirino 1964
Chûshingura
1962
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tsukioka 1959
Late Chrysanthemums
as Kiyoshi 1954
Japan's Longest Day
as Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster 1967
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #2 1974