Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi Born December 6, 1943 Tokyo, Japan Died May 16, 2018 Notable role(s) Saeko Tamura, Junko Nakanishi, Naoko Shindo, Yoshino Yoshizawa First work The Entrapped Gangsters (1959) Notable work Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

“	At the time, I didn't know what the kaiju eiga were like, but I had a strong interest in it. Actually, I didn't have much opportunity to act with Godzilla! I was in front of the blue screen in composite shots. After the shooting, I came to know what it was all about and was impressed.	„
	— Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi (星由里子,   Hoshi Yuriko) was a Japanese actress. As one of Toho's young stars in the 1960's, she played reporters in the Godzilla films Godzilla vs. Mothra and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, as well as Yuichi Tanuma's girlfriend in the Young Guy series. Hoshi passed away from lung cancer on May 16, 2018, at the age of 74.

Selected filmography

• The Last War (1961) as Saeko Tamura
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as News Photographer Junko Nakanishi
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Naoko Shindo
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as Yoshino Yoshizawa

Gallery

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  Yuriko Hoshi with Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Takarada, and The Peanuts in a publicity photo for Mothra vs. Godzilla

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  Hoshi as Junko Nakanishi in Mothra vs. Godzilla

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  Hoshi as Naoko Shindo in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

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  Hoshi (in blue) at the premiere of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

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