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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 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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As actor
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla 1985
The Return of Godzilla
The Tale of Saikaido
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Violent Fighters
Human Revolution II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Little Adventurer
Battle of the Japan Sea
Young Guy Graduates
Japan's Longest Day
The Daphne
Night in Bangkok
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Start Here
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dogora
Hello, Baby
Atragon
Matango
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
Star of Hong Kong
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten