Hiroshi Koizumi
- Acting
- August 12, 1926 · Kamakura, Japan
- May 31, 2015
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
Filmography
- The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga · Self
- Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects · Self
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. · Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
- Tetsuo II: Body Hammer · Producer
- Genesis Surviver Gaiarth · Producer
- Godzilla 1985 · Geologist Minami
- The Return of Godzilla · Professor Minami
- The Tale of Saikaido
- The Last Days of Planet Earth · Zoologist
- Violent Fighters
- Human Revolution II
- Prophecies of Nostradamus · Environmental scientist #2
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla · Professor Wagura
- Little Adventurer
- Warrior of Love Rainbowman · Ichiro Yamato
- I Want to Sleep · Music
- 金メダルへのターン！
- Battle of the Japan Sea · Kurino
- Young Guy Graduates
- Devils-in-Law
- Japan's Longest Day · Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster
- The Daphne
- Night in Bangkok
- The White Rose of Hong Kong · Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss
- Start Here · Shuji Okabayashi (Akiko’s Husband)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster · Professor Murai
- Dogora · Kirino
- Mothra vs. Godzilla · Professor Shunsuke Miura
- Hello, Baby · Toshio Mikami
- Atragon · Inspector
- Matango · Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
- Women Called 'Wives'
- Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
- Chûshingura
- The Daughters of the Saotome Family
- Star of Hong Kong · HK office manager
- Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun
- Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
- Different Sons
- Mothra · Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
- A Night in Hong Kong
- Sazae-san Plays Cupid · Fuguta
- Lovers of Ginza
- Sazae And Aunt Apron · Fuguta
- Chikuhō no kodomotachi
- Master Fencer Sees the World
- Daughters, Wives and a Mother · Hidetaka Tani
- The Storm of the Pacific
- Ginza Tomboy · Takashi Koshiba (Lawyer)
- Sazae-san's Baby · Fuguta
- Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife · Fuguta
- The Spear Master
- Sazae-san's Newlywed Family · Fuguta
- Three Dolls in Ginza · Kunitaro Date
- The Beast Shall Die · Detective Masugi
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster · Tsukioka
- The Wedding Night · Atsio Mizushima
- Sazae-san's Marriage · Fuguta-kun
- Tenament Party for Edo-ites
- Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival
- Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
- Don't Make a Mistake!
- Sazae's Engagement Trip · Fuguta-kun
- Romance and Rhythm
- The Little Actress
- Holiday in Tokyo
- Song for a Bride
- The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl · Masao Akita
- The Capital of Love · Kyoichi Yamane
- Teenage Sazae · Fuguta-kun
- The Green Voyage · Yōichi Shimizu (amateur baseball player)
- The Bride Is Waiting
- A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
- Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
- Hateful Things · Professor Kurata
- Sazae-san Sequel · Fuguta-kun
- The 36 Passengers
- Good Luck to These Two
- A Town with a Mountain and River · Shogo Sugawara
- Sazae-san · Masuo Fuguta