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 the 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 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

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 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.

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