Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru Born August 27, 1951 Saitama, Japan Occupation Actor Notable role(s) Tsutomu Osako, suicidal man, Noboru Osako, Osaki, Nagano First work Molester Train: Rumiko's Ass (TV 1983) Notable work Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

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: Guardian of the Universe (1995) as Inspector Tsutomu Osako
• Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996) as Tsutomu Osako
• Gamera: Gigantic Creature Council (1999) as Tsutomu Osako [hidden footage]
• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Tsutomu Osako
• Gamera 4: Truth (2003) as Tsutomu Osako [fan film]
• Tekkōki Mikazuki (TV 2000-2001) as Kunio Doihara
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Suicidal man
• 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)
• Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) as Murakami
• The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) as Detective Osaki
• Nezura 1964 (2020) as Nagano, film company president

Gallery

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  Yukijiro Hotaru with Shusuke Kaneko on the set of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

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  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 Gamera trilogy.

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