Hiroshi Koizumi
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1926-08-12
- Died
- 2015-05-31
- Place of birth
- Kamakura, Japan
- Also known as
- Koizumi Hiroshi
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (112)
Ikiru
1952
as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Sazae-san's Baby
1960
The Man Who Came to Port
1952
as Shingo Nishizawa
The Last Embrace
1953
as Yoshikawa (Sampei)
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Mother and Son
1955
as Hiroshi Matsuyama
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Jirocho's New Year
1954
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
2003
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
The Return of Godzilla
1984
as Professor Minami
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Shoichi Tsukioka
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974
as Professor Wagura
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Professor Murai
Mothra
1961
as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô
A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
1957
Godzilla 1985
1985
as Geologist Minami
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
as Professor Shunsuke Miura
A Night in Hong Kong
1961
Mama's Diary
1954
Tomorrow's Happiness
1955
as Toshio Matsuzaki
Dogora
1964
as Kirino
Matango
1963
as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Kurino
Human Revolution II
1976
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster
Atragon
1963
as Inspector
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
All Sold Out
1956
A Guide to Marriage
1952
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Environmental scientist #2
Song for a Bride
1958
So Deep in My Heart
1955
Chûshingura
1962
A Song of Little Men
1953
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Taniyama
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Hidetaka Tani
Young Love Conquers All
1955
The Daphne
1966
Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Kiyoshi
A Meeting of Youths
1952
as Shōgo Murase
Love Express
1954
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
1955
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
1956
The Little Actress
1958
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
Night in Bangkok
1966
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Tsukioka
Young Guy Graduates
1969
The First Kiss
1955
as Eikichi Uemura
Rebels on the High Sea
1956
Little Adventurer
1973
Sazae-san
1956
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008
as Himself
Start Here
1965
as Shuji Okabayashi (Akiko’s Husband)
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019
as Self - Actor
The 36 Passengers
1957
Ginza Tomboy
1960
as Takashi Koshiba (Lawyer)
12 Chapters About Women
1954
as Go Koheita
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
1961
Tokyo Profile
1953
Mr. Lucky
1952
as 近藤勇三
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953
as The young man
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
1955
as Driver
Farewell, Innocence
1955
as Amemiya
Three Dolls in Ginza
1959
Lovers of Ginza
1961
Star of Hong Kong
1962
as HK office manager
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
1962
Mother's First Love
1954
Good Luck to These Two
1957
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Lovetide
1955
as Ishijima
Sazae-san Sequel
1957
White Fish
1953
as Sumida
The Green Voyage
1957
as Yōichi Shimizu (amateur baseball player)
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957
as Shogo Sugawara
The White Rose of Hong Kong
1965
as Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Shôtarô
The Underworld
1956
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
1958
as Masao Akita
The Wedding Night
1959
as Atsio Mizushima
The Tale of Saikaido
1983
The Beast Shall Die
1959
as Detective Masugi
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Zoologist
Mr. Pu
1953
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
Romance and Rhythm
1958
Hello, Baby
1964
as Toshio Mikami
Hateful Things
1957
as Professor Kurata
Violent Fighters
1979
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun
1962
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
1956
as Shichihei Hayasugi
Ticket to Hell
1955
as Detective Funaki
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959
Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
Different Sons
1961
Teenage Sazae
1957
Aijô ni tsuite
1953
Sazae-san's Newlywed Family
1959
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
1962
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
1962
Girls in the Orchard
1953
The Capital of Love
1958
as Kyoichi Yamane
About Hiroshi Koizumi
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 Ch… With 114 credits spanning from 1952 to 2019, Hiroshi Koizumi has appeared in 112 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Ikiru (1952) — as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
- Sazae-san's Baby (1960)
- The Man Who Came to Port (1952) — as Shingo Nishizawa
- The Last Embrace (1953) — as Yoshikawa (Sampei)
- Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow (1953)
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