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Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Actor, also producer · Died May 31, 2015, aged 88 · Kamakura, Japan

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 12, 1926
Died
May 31, 2015 (aged 88)
From
Kamakura, Japan
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Koizumi's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
46%
Power
15%
Society
12%
Morality
12%
Self
5%
Ideas
5%
Bonds
3%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
2
Elegiac
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hiroshi Koizumi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Koizumi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

129 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.(2003)

    as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tetsuo II: Body Hammer(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Genesis Surviver Gaiarth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    as Geologist Minami

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Godzilla(1984)

    as Professor Minami

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Tale of Saikaido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Last Days of Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Zoologist

  • Violent Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Human Revolution II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus(1974)

    as Environmental scientist #2

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla(1974)

    as Professor Wagura

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Little Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Warrior of Love Rainbowman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 52 episodes · as Ichiro Yamato

  • I Want to Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • 金メダルへのターン！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 65 episodes · Actor

  • Battle of the Japan Sea(1969)

    as Kurino

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Young Guy Graduates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Devils-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    as Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Daphne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Night in Bangkok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The White Rose of Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Takeda, Chief of the Narcotics Division/ Drug dealer boss

  • Start Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Shuji Okabayashi (Akiko’s Husband)

  • Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster(1964)

    as Professor Murai

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dogora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kirino

  • Mothra vs. Godzilla(1964)

    as Professor Shunsuke Miura

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hello, Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Toshio Mikami

  • Atragon(1963)

    as Inspector

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Mushroom People(1963)

    as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Women Called 'Wives' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Chushingura(1962)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Daughters of the Saotome Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Star of Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as HK office manager

  • Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Different Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Mothra(1961)

    as Dr. Shin'ichi Chûjô

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Night in Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Sazae-san Plays Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Fuguta

  • Lovers of Ginza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Sazae And Aunt Apron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Fuguta

  • Chikuhō no kodomotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Master Fencer Sees the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Hidetaka Tani

  • The Storm of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Ginza Tomboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Takashi Koshiba (Lawyer)

  • Sazae-san's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Fuguta

  • Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fuguta

  • The Spear Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Sazae-san's Newlywed Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fuguta

  • Three Dolls in Ginza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kunitaro Date

  • The Beast Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Detective Masugi

  • Gigantis: The Fire Monster(1959)

    as Tsukioka

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Atsio Mizushima

  • Sazae-san's Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Fuguta-kun

  • Tenament Party for Edo-ites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Don't Make a Mistake! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Sazae's Engagement Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Fuguta-kun

  • Romance and Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Little Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Holiday in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Song for a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Masao Akita

  • The Capital of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kyoichi Yamane

  • Teenage Sazae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Fuguta-kun

  • The Green Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yōichi Shimizu (amateur baseball player)

  • The Bride Is Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Hateful Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Professor Kurata

  • Sazae-san Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Fuguta-kun

  • The 36 Passengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Good Luck to These Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Town with a Mountain and River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Shogo Sugawara

  • Sazae-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Masuo Fuguta

  • Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Rebels on the High Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Fighting Cha Cha Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Shichihei Hayasugi

  • Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Taniyama

  • Housewives Are Suing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Everyone's Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • All Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Driver

  • Young Love Conquers All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • So Deep in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Ticket to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Detective Funaki

  • The First Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Eikichi Uemura

  • Mother and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Hiroshi Matsuyama

  • Godzilla Raids Again(1955)

    as Shoichi Tsukioka

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Farewell, Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Amemiya

  • Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Toshio Matsuzaki

  • Lovetide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ishijima

  • 12 Chapters About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Go Koheita

  • Mother's First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Love Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Jirocho in Disgrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Late Chrysanthemums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Kiyoshi

  • Last of the Wild Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Mama's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Jirocho's New Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Jirocho, the Hunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Girls in the Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • A Song of Little Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • White Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sumida

  • Tokyo Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Jirocho's Home-Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Her Captive Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Mr. Pu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • The Last Embrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Yoshikawa (Sampei)

  • My Wonderful Yellow Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The young man

  • The Man Who Came to Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Shingo Nishizawa

  • Ikiru(1952)

    as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Guide to Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Shôtarô

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Mr. Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as 近藤勇三

  • A Meeting of Youths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Shōgo Murase

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles from 1952 to 2003; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Mothra (1961)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19522003

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1954Screen debut· Late Chrysanthemums
  • 1955First top-billed film· Godzilla Raids Again
  • 1955Breakout· Godzilla Raids Again

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting126 of 129: 126 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing2 of 129: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 129: 1 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s81 · acting1960s33 · acting1970s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew1980s4 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 13 roles
5464

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hiroshi Koizumi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

72nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ikiru (1952)

Midcredits 99th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hiroshi Koizumi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles40–79 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles2–33 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles19–30 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–34 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles27–70 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hiroshi Koizumi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Koizumi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoyuki Tanaka shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Tomoyuki Tanaka9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Tomoyuki Tanaka