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|birthday =August 27, 1951 | |birthday =August 27, 1951 | ||
|birthplace =Saitama, [[Japan]] | |birthplace =Saitama, [[Japan]] | ||
|first = | |first =''Molester Train:<br>Rumiko's Ass'' (TV 1983) | ||
|notable = | |notable =''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) | ||
|imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396212/ | |imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396212/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukijir%C5%8D_Hotaru | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukijir%C5%8D_Hotaru | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Gamera | *''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) as Inspector Tsutomu Osako | ||
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of | *''[[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion]]'' (1996) as Tsutomu Osako | ||
*''[[Gamera: The Council of Gigantic Bio-Creatures]]'' (1999) as Tsutomu Osako [hidden footage] | |||
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999) as Tsutomu Osako | *''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' (1999) as Tsutomu Osako | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Tekkōki Mikazuki|Tekkoki Mikazuki]]'' (TV 2000-2001) as Kunio Doihara | |||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001) as suicidal man | |||
*''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'' (2003) as Tsutomu Osako [fan film] | *''[[Gamera 4: Truth]]'' (2003) as Tsutomu Osako [fan film] | ||
*''[[Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters]]'' (2005) as Divisional Officer Noboru Osako | *''[[Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters]]'' (2005) as Divisional Officer Noboru Osako | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Max (series)|Ultraman Max]]'' (TV 2005-2006) as | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Max (series)|Ultraman Max]]'' (TV 2005-2006) as archaeologist [episode 5] | ||
*''[[Raiga: God of the Monsters]]'' (2009) | *''[[Raiga: God of the Monsters]]'' (2009) as Hajime Edo | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) as Murakami | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Neo Ultra Q|Neo Ultra Q]]'' (TV 2013) as Murakami | ||
*''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'' (2018) as Detective Osaki | *''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'' (2018) as Detective Osaki | ||
*''[[Nezura 1964]]'' (2020) as [[Masaichi Nagata|Nagano]] | *''[[Nezura 1964]]'' (2020) as [[Masaichi Nagata|Yuichi Nagano]] | ||
*''[[Hoshi 35]]'' (2023) as Kamiya<ref>{{cite web|url=http://3yfilm.co.jp/hoshi35|title=映画『HOSHI 35／ホシクズ』公式サイト|work=Hoshi 35|accessdate=21 June 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Hotaru's character in ''Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters'' is named Osako after his celebrated role as Tsutomu Osako in the Gamera trilogy. | *Hotaru's character in ''[[Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters]]'' is named Osako after his celebrated role as Tsutomu Osako in the Heisei ''Gamera'' trilogy. | ||
{{ | *Hotaru is one of the few people to have acted in the ''Godzilla'', ''Gamera'', and ''Ultraman'' franchises. Others include [[Akiji Kobayashi]], [[Takashi Nishina]], [[Saburo Shinoda]], and [[Mamoru Miyano]]. | ||
*One of the reasons why Yukijiro accepted the offer to play Osako is because Yukitaro Hotaru, Yukijiro's mentor and the inspiration for his stage name, appeared in the 1967 film ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]''.<ref name="HGPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Heisei Gamera Perfection]]|date=8 February 2014|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|isbn=9784048918817}}</ref>{{rp|274}} | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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Yukijiro Hotaru (螢 雪次朗 Hotaru Yukijirō) is a Japanese actor. A favorite of Shusuke Kaneko, he has appeared in nine of the director's films, including the Heisei Gamera trilogy as Tsutomu Osako and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. His roles in non-kaiju tokusatsu productions include both Zeiram films and the television series Garo.
Selected filmography
- Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995) as Inspector Tsutomu Osako
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) as Tsutomu Osako
- Gamera: The Council of Gigantic Bio-Creatures (1999) as Tsutomu Osako [hidden footage]
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Tsutomu Osako
- Tekkoki Mikazuki (TV 2000-2001) as Kunio Doihara
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as suicidal man
- Gamera 4: Truth (2003) as Tsutomu Osako [fan film]
- Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (2005) as Divisional Officer Noboru Osako
- Ultraman Max (TV 2005-2006) as archaeologist [episode 5]
- Raiga: God of the Monsters (2009) as Hajime Edo
- Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) as Murakami
- The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) as Detective Osaki
- Nezura 1964 (2020) as Yuichi Nagano
- Hoshi 35 (2023) as Kamiya[1]
Gallery
Yukijiro Hotaru with Shusuke Kaneko on the set of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Hotaru on a poster for Gamera 4: Truth
Trivia
- Hotaru's character in Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters is named Osako after his celebrated role as Tsutomu Osako in the Heisei Gamera trilogy.
- Hotaru is one of the few people to have acted in the Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultraman franchises. Others include Akiji Kobayashi, Takashi Nishina, Saburo Shinoda, and Mamoru Miyano.
- One of the reasons why Yukijiro accepted the offer to play Osako is because Yukitaro Hotaru, Yukijiro's mentor and the inspiration for his stage name, appeared in the 1967 film Gamera vs. Gyaos.[2]:274
References
This is a list of references for Yukijiro Hotaru. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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