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Hiroshi Koizumi
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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 fr…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Hiroshi Koizumi's Filmography
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - Actor
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Godzilla 1985
as Geologist Minami
The Return of Godzilla
as Professor Minami
The Tale of Saikaido
The Last Days of Planet Earth
as Zoologist
Violent Fighters
Human Revolution II
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Environmental scientist #2
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
as Professor Wagura
Little Adventurer
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Kurino
Young Guy Graduates
Devils-in-Law
Japan's Longest Day
as Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster
The Daphne
Night in Bangkok
The White Rose of Hong Kong
as Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss
Start Here
as Shuji Okabayashi (Akiko’s Husband)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Professor Murai
Dogora
as Kirino
Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Professor Shunsuke Miura
Hello, Baby
as Toshio Mikami
Atragon
as Inspector
Matango
as 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
as HK office manager
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
Different Sons
Mothra
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
A Night in Hong Kong
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
as Fuguta
Lovers of Ginza
Sazae And Aunt Apron
as Fuguta
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
Master Fencer Sees the World
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Hidetaka Tani
The Storm of the Pacific
Ginza Tomboy
as Takashi Koshiba (Lawyer)
Sazae-san's Baby
as Fuguta
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as Fuguta
The Spear Master
Sazae-san's Newlywed Family
as Fuguta
Three Dolls in Ginza
as Kunitaro Date
The Beast Shall Die
as Detective Masugi
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tsukioka
The Wedding Night
as Atsio Mizushima
Sazae-san's Marriage
as 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
as Fuguta-kun
Romance and Rhythm
No Poster
The Little Actress
Holiday in Tokyo
Song for a Bride
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
as Masao Akita
The Capital of Love
as Kyoichi Yamane
Teenage Sazae
as Fuguta-kun
The Green Voyage
as Yōichi Shimizu (amateur baseball player)
The Bride Is Waiting
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Hateful Things
as Professor Kurata
Sazae-san Sequel
as Fuguta-kun
The 36 Passengers
Good Luck to These Two
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Shogo Sugawara
Sazae-san
as Masuo Fuguta
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart
No Poster
Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely
Rebels on the High Sea
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
as Shichihei Hayasugi
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Taniyama
Housewives Are Suing
Everyone's Sweetheart
The Underworld
The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl
All Sold Out
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
as Driver
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
Young Love Conquers All
So Deep in My Heart
Ticket to Hell
as Detective Funaki
The First Kiss
as Eikichi Uemura
Mother and Son
as Hiroshi Matsuyama
Godzilla Raids Again
as Shoichi Tsukioka
Farewell, Innocence
as Amemiya
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Tomorrow's Happiness
as Toshio Matsuzaki
Lovetide
as Ishijima
12 Chapters About Women
as Go Koheita
Mother's First Love
No Poster
Love Express
Jirocho in Disgrace
Late Chrysanthemums
as Kiyoshi
Last of the Wild Ones
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
Mama's Diary
Jirocho's New Year
Jirocho, the Hunted
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Girls in the Orchard
A Song of Little Men
White Fish
as Sumida
Tokyo Profile
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Her Captive Gamblers
About Love
Mr. Pu
The Last Embrace
as Yoshikawa (Sampei)
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The young man
The Man Who Came to Port
as Shingo Nishizawa
Ikiru
as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
A Guide to Marriage
Tokyo Sweetheart
as Shôtarô
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Mr. Lucky
as 近藤勇三
A Meeting of Youths
as Shōgo Murase