Hajime Koizumi - Turner Classic Movies

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Monster Zero (1970)

Director of Photography

Monster Zero (1970)

Director of Photography

King Kong Escapes (1968)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1966)

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Cinematographer

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1965)

Director of Photography

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Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1965 1964) -- (Movie Clip) A Prophet Has Appeared

Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) -- (Movie Clip) ..Identified As King Ghidorah!

Biography

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Monster Zero (1970)

Director of Photography

Monster Zero (1970)

Director of Photography

King Kong Escapes (1968)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1966)

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Cinematographer

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1965)

Director of Photography

The Human Vapor (1964)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964)

Director of Photography

Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

Director of Photography

Cinematographer

Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)

Cinematographer

Varan the Unbelievable (1962)

Photographer for Japanese version

Director of Photography

Battle In Outer Space (1960)

Cinematographer

The H-Man (1958)

Director Of Photography

The Mysterians (1957)

Cinematographer

Writer (Feature Film)

Varan the Unbelievable (1962)

Story for Japanese version

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Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1965 1964) -- (Movie Clip) A Prophet Has Appeared Craziness in the newsroom, with meteor showers and a heat wave then Naoko (Yuriko Hoshi) is sent to cover a mystical person (Akiko Wakabayashi, whom we recognize as a fugitive foreign princess who was somehow captured en route to Japan) creating public panic, in Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, 1964.

Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) -- (Movie Clip) ..Identified As King Ghidorah! Professor Miura (Hiroshi Koizumi) and his crew have been staking out the hot swelling meteor that landed in the opening scenes which finally cracks open, revealing the title character, causing panic in nearby Matsumoto, in the fifth Godzilla-franchise feature, Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, 1964.

Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) -- (Movie Clip) I Am The Controller Astronauts Glenn (NOT John) and Fuji (Nick Adams, Akira Takarada) landing on newfound Planet X, look to plant their “World Space Authority” flag, when they hear, unexpectedly, from Yoshio Tsuchiya, voice of “The Controller,” in the Japanese-made Invasion Of Astro-Monster, (a.k.a. Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero)1965.

Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Are You Sure It's Safe? The “Controller” (Yoshio Tsuchiya) and humanoids from Planet X were not invited to Earth, but, having proven they can locate both Godzilla and Mothra, astronauts Fuji and Glenn (Akira Takarada, Nick Adams), checking in with sister and girlfriend (Keiko Sawai, Kumi Mizuno), agree they should travel back with them, in Invasion Of Astro-Monster, (a.k.a. Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero)1965.

Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) -- (Movie Clip) An Historical Battle Godzilla and Rodan, borrowed from Earth and accompanied by Glenn, Fuji and Sakurai (Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki), are sent straight into battle with the monster that’s been dominating The Controller (Yoshio Tsuchiya) and other Planet X weirdos, in Invasion Of Astro-Monster, (a.k.a. Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero)1965.

Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) -- (Movie Clip) I Will Show You Monster Zero Earth guys Glenn and Fuji (Nick Adams, Akira Takarada) are now underground on Planet X where “The Controller” (Yoshio Tsuchiya) and his posse explain about “Monster Zero” (which they recognize as “Ghidira” from the previous Toho Studio “Monster Rally” film), in Invasion Of Astro-Monster, (a.k.a. Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero)1965.

Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) -- (Movie Clip) World Space Authority A quick prologue, then Hollywood’s Nick Adams and Toho Studios/Godzilla regular Akira Takarada appear as “World Space Authority” astronauts, Jun Tazaki their boss, Keiko Sawai sister Haruno, Akira Kubo her boyfriend Tetsuo, in the Japanese-made Invasion Of Astro-Monster, (a.k.a. Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero)1965.

Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Could This Egg Be Dangerous? The day after a typhoon, now a huge egg has washed ashore, so reporter Ichiro (Akira Takarada) and photographer Junko (Yuriko Hoshi) waylay Professor Miura (Hiroshi Koizumi) who’s been called in to investigate before a nutty entrepreneur guy (Yoshifumi Tajima as Kumuyama) intervenes, early in Mothra Vs. Godzilla, 1964.

Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Godzilla, The Atomic Monster There’s still no explanation for the radioactive readings near the typhoon-damaged coast and reporter Ichiro (Akira Takarada) is about to agree it’s no big deal when his partner photographer Junko (Yuriko Hoshi) sees the problem, in Toho Films’ Mothra Vs. Godzilla, 1964.

Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Mothra Asks For Your Help, Too! The professor (Hiroshi Koizumi) is explaining to newsman Ichiro (Akira Takarada) about the crooked business guys and thinks Junko (Yuriko Hoshi) is interrupting but it’s really the tiny “Peanuts,” (the singing pop-star twins Emi and Yumi Ito, who had been a sensation in their first movie appearance in the original Mothra 1962) now providing their whole back-story about the giant egg, and its (title character) mommy, in Mothra Vs. Godzilla, 1964.

Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Beauty Amid Utter Destruction After a cracking (if miniature) opening with a typhoon wrecking a coastal reclamation project, the aftermath with Yuriko Hoshi as a news photographer, Akira Takarada her annoyed reporter colleague, and Kenzo Tadake a craven local politician, in the fourth feature in the Toho Films franchise, Mothra Vs. Godzilla, 1964.

Mothra (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Atomic Heat Ray Both Japanese and "Rolisican" officials are pleased when their death-rays appear to have fried the immobilized and cocooned larva, bad guys mocking the twins (Yumi Ito, Emi Ito), who know better, in Mothra, 1962.

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