Hiroshi Koizumi
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-08-12 in Kamakura, Japan
Died
2015-05-31
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.
Most Known For
Ikiru
as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Professor Shunsuke Miura
The Return of Godzilla
as Professor Minami
Godzilla Raids Again
as Shoichi Tsukioka
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Professor Murai
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Wagura
Godzilla 1985
as Geologist Minami
Mothra
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
as Ichiro Yamato
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Matango
as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
Japan's Longest Day
as Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster
Late Chrysanthemums
as Kiyoshi
Atragon
as Inspector
The Storm of the Pacific
Chûshingura
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Kurino
金メダルへのターン！
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #2
Dogora
as Kirino