Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru Born August 27, 1951 Saitama, Japan Occupation Actor Notable role(s) Osako, Divisional Officer Noboru Osako First work Molester Train: Rumiko's Ass (TV 1983) Notable work Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1993)

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 non-kaiju tokusatsu roles include both Zeiram films and the TV series Garo.

Selected Filmography

• Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995) as Inspector Osako
• Gamera 2: Attack of Legion as Osako
• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris as Osako
• Gamera 4: Truth as 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 Archeologist [episode 5]
• Deep Sea Monster Raiga (2009)
• Neo Ultra Q (TV 2013) as Murakami
• The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)

Gallery

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  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

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