Los Angeles: 88-year-old-actor Hiroshi Koizumi, known for his role in the early movies of hit Japanese film series 'Godzilla', has died from pneumonia.

Hiroshi Koizumi passed away last Sunday, said The Hollywood Reporter. Making his film debut in 1951, the actor appeared in a string of monster films, including three in 1964 alone, 'Mothra vs Godzilla', 'Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster' and 'Dogara, the Space Monster'. In 1955's 'Godzilla Raids Again', Koizumi appeared as a pilot, who discovers Godzilla battling another monster on a remote island.