Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru Born August 27, 1951 Saitama, Japan Occupation Actor Notable role(s) Tsutomu Osako, Noboru Osako 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 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 the Legion (1996) as Tsutomu Osako
• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Tsutomu Osako
• Gamera 4: Truth (2003) as Tsutomu Osako [fan film]
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Suicidal Man
• Reigo, the Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato (2005) as Divisional Officer Noboru Osako
• Ultraman Max (TV 2005-2006) as Archaeologist [episode 5]
• Deep Sea Monster Raiga (2009)
• Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) as Murakami
• The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)

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, the Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato is named Osako after his celebrated role as Tsutomu Osako in the Gamera trilogy.

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