(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.
Filmography Film
Seishun kaigi (1952) - Shôgo Murase Rakki-san (1952) Kin no tamago: Golden girl (1952) Wakai hito (1952) Tôkyô no koibito (1952) - Shôtarô Kekkon annai (1952) Minato e kita otoko (1952) - Shingo Nishizawa Itou shain-santô jyûyaku kyodaihen (1953) Fukeyo haru kaze (1953) - The young man Hoyo (1953) - Yoshikawa, alias Sampei Pu-san (1953) Aijô ni tsuite (1953) - Akira Murase Jirochô sangokushi: Jirochô to Ishimatsu (1953) Jirochô sangokushi: seizoroi Shimizu Minato (1953) Tokai no yokogao (1953) Shirauo (1953) - Sumida Kofuku-san (1953) Hana no naka no musumetachi (1953) - Jun'ichi Mimura Jirochô sangokushi: hatsu iwai Shimizu Minato (1954) Mama no nikki (1954) Jirochô sangokushi: kaitô-ichi no abarenbô (1954) Late Chrysanthemums (1954) - Kiyoshi Haha no hatsukoi (1954) Josei ni kansuru jûni shô (1954) - Koheita Kure Koi-gesho (1955) - Ishjina Ashita no kôfuku (1955) - Toshio Matsuzaki Mekura neko (1955) Tsuki ni tobu kari (1955) - Amemiya Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - Shoichi Tsukioka Oen-san (1955) - Hiroshi Matsuyama Ryanko no Yatarô (1955) - Ryanko no Yatarô Kuchizuke (1955) - Eikichi Uemura- The Girl in Mist (segment 2) Sugata naki mokugekisha (1955) - Detective Funaki Aoi hate (1955) - Jiro Tamura Ankokugai (1955) - Yumiko's fiancé Migotona musume (1956) - Shirô Yukimra Nyôbô zoku wa uttaeru (1956) - Junji Komiya Kon'yaku sanbagarasu (1956) - Taniyama Ôabare Cha-Cha musume (1956) Shujinsen (1956) Hesokuri shacho to wanman shacho: Hesokuri shacho kanto su (1956) Sazae-san (1956) - Masuo Fuguta Bôkyaku no hanabira (1957) Yama to kawa no aru machi (1957) Kono futari ni sachi are (1957) Zoku Sazae-san (1957) - Fuguta Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku (1957) - Ichirô Watanabe - Detective Nikui mono (1957) - Mr Kurata Bôkyaku no hanabira: Kanketsuhen (1957) A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (1957) Wakare no chatsumi-uta shimai-hen: Oneesan to yonda hito (1957) Hanayome ha mateirû (1957) Sazae-san no seishun (1957) - Fuguta Aijô no miyako (1958) - Yamane, Murata's friend Jazu musume ni eiko are (1958) - Masao Song for a Bride (1958) A Holiday in Tokyo (1958) - Jiro Doji o numana (1958) Romansu matsuri (1958) Jirochô gaiden: Haikagura kiso no himatsuri (1958) Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) - Shoichi Tsukioka Yajû shisubeshi (1959) - Detective Masugi Ginza no onêchan (1959) Yari hitosuji nihon bare (1959) - Shinsuke Sazae-san no dâssen okusamâ (1959) Sazae-san no akachan tanjo (1960) Ginza taikutsu musume (1960) - Takashi Koshiba Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960) Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) - Hidetaka Tani Gambare! Bangaku (1960) Chikûho no kodomotachi (1960) Sazae-san to epuron obasan (1960) Ginza no koibitotachi (1961) Fuku no kami: Sazae-san ikka (1961) Honkon no yoru (1960) Mothra (1961) - Dr. Shinichi Chujo Futari no musuko (1961) Honkon No Hoshi (1962) - Haruyama Sôtome ke no musume tachi (1962) - Tatsurô Yoshimura 47 Samurai (1962) - Gengo Ôtaka Kôkôsei to onna kyôshi: hijô no seishun (1962) Attack Squadron! (1963) Tsuma toiuna no onnatachi (1963) Matango (1963) - Naoyuki Sakuda Atragon (1963) - Detective Ito, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Kon'nichiwa akachan (1964) - Toshio Mikami Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Professor Miura Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) - Kirino Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Professor Miura Kokkura suzumaru (1965) Honkon no shiroibara (1965) Bangkok no yoru (1966) - Kitajima Jinchoge (1966) - Maekawa Japan's Longest Day (1967) - Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster Go! Go! Wakadaishô (1969) - Okamoto Furesshuman wakadaishô (1969) Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) - Kurino Sotsugyô ryokô (1973) - Kazuhiko Saito Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Professor Wagura Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) - Environmental Scientist 2 Zoku ningen kakumei (1976) Boryoku senshi (1979) The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Professor Minami Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Professor Minami Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) - Dr. Shinichi Chujo Zero Focus (2009)
Television Ultra Q (1966) - Chief Airport Traffic Controller Kaneko Onihei Hankachō (1975) Chouseishin Gransazer (2003) - Shinichi Nakajo
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