
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
August 12, 1926
Died
May 31, 2015 (88 years old)
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.
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Known For
Acting

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2003

Godzilla 1985
1985

The Return of Godzilla
1984

Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974

Japan's Longest Day
1967

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964

Dogora
1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964

Atragon
1963

Matango
1963

Chûshingura
1962

Mothra
1961

Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959

Godzilla Raids Again
1955

Late Chrysanthemums
1954

Ikiru
1952








