Yukijiro Hotaru
Known for
Whatever else has changed around him, Yukijiro Hotaru has remained a working actor who has seen the business change around him more than once. 'Gamera the Guardian of the Universe' is another title that gets mentioned. Casting directors have gone to him for horror more than for anything else. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 43 years. The single most recognizable credit is 'Cure', playing Ichiro Kuwano.
Yukijiro Hotaru
88 Movies
24 Series
Whatever else has changed around him, Yukijiro Hotaru has remained a working actor who has seen the business change around him more than once. 'Gamera the Guardian of the Universe' is another title that gets mentioned. Casting directors have gone to him for horror more than for anything else. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 43 years. The single most recognizable credit is 'Cure', playing Ichiro Kuwano.
Movies
Plays Yutaka
Mourning Wife
2001
Plays Ichiro Kuwano
Cure
1997
Plays Okano (Detective)
Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
1986
Plays Makino Shotaro
Groper Train: Touch That Girl
1988
Plays Policeman
Koichiro Uno's Caressing the Peach
1985
Plays Sasuke Sarutobi / Actor on screen
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
1984
Plays Tsutomu Osako
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999
Plays Inspector Tsutomu Osako
Gamera the Guardian of the Universe
1995
Plays Ippei Kuroda
Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
1984
Plays Heihachi Satsuma - Retired Detective
Molester's Tour Bus
1985
Plays Tsutomu Osako
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
Plays Takeshita
125 Years Memory
2015
Plays chinese husband
The Last Recipe
2017
Plays Ippei Kuroda
Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio
1984
Plays School President Fukurokôji
Sexy Battle Girls
1986
Plays Man in Brain Processing Room
Mechanical Violator Hakaider
1995
Plays Liquor Store Old Man
The Little House
2014
Plays Shinpei Fukai
Molester's Train: 1 Centimeter From The Wall
1985
Plays Kokichi Inugami
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
Plays Shinchi Tananbe
SP: The Motion Picture
2010
Plays Policeman
Haunted School 3
1997
Plays Shinichi
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead
2018
Plays Kiria (voice)
GARO and the Wailing Dragon
2013
Plays Haruo Kumai
Coming Home
2020
Plays Dance teacher
The Yen Family
1988
Plays Shigeru Satô
Chikan bus 2: Misoji no hoteri
2002
Plays Kamiya
Zëiram 2
1994
Plays Sawaru Ogekuri
Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic: Feel Good All Over Again
1988
Plays Kamiya
Zëiram
1991
Plays Detective Osaki
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018
Plays Magotaro
Ashura
2005
Plays Kinsaku Iwamoto
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
Plays Theater manager
The Serial Rape Murderer
1983
Plays Kohei Tominaga
Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current
2016
Plays Jo Oimura
Climber's High
2008
Plays Kato
Mitsuko Delivers
2011
Plays Toyo Yoshida
Samurai Sensei
2018
Plays Sato
Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
2014
Plays Naoyuki Kume
Inubu: The Dog Club
2021
Plays Hasaba
Crossfire
2000
Plays Morizo San
Molester's Train: Seiko's Ass
1985
Plays Hajime edo
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
2008
Plays Priest Poirot
Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun
1985
Plays Yoshida
Wandering Home
2010
Plays Gonza Kurahashi
GARO - Under the Moonbow
2019
Plays Toshio Saeki
The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai
2003
Plays Shiro
The Bondage Master
1998
Plays Otani
Sin Clock
2023
Plays Dr. Ishiyama
Goodbye Boy
1984
Plays Yukijiro
Female Prisoners: Brutal Treatment
1984
TV Shows
Plays Gonza Kurahashi
GARO
2005
Plays Diable
La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine
1990
Plays Gonza Kurahashi
GARO
2005
Plays Yoshiyuki's Father
Deep Love: The Story of Ayu
2004
Plays Katsuji Arai
Heaven's Coin
1995
Plays Akira Tanabe（田辺 明）
Tokyo Control
2012
Plays Araki Taizo
Mistress
2019
Plays 谷本正博
Rinjo
2009
Plays Kunio Doihara
Iron Armored Machine Mikazuki
2000
Plays 政吉
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Plays Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō
Shōgun
2024
Plays 内山宗史郎
憶えのない殺人
2025
Plays Masakatsu Kodaira
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
2012
Plays Tsukuda
Hero
2001
Plays Yoichi Sakagami
Seven Detectives
2015
Plays Toshihiko Tamamushi
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
Plays 宮前
Unnatural
2018
Plays Yamano Taichi
Keihen Line Story: Welcome to Private Homestay Kizunaya
2021
Plays Dr. Tominaga
Tokyo Vice
2022
Plays Santa
Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
2022
Plays カズオ
Konya wa Konoji De
2020
Plays Ahdel
Ultraman Omega
2025
Plays そば屋店主
Kyou mo Curry desu ka?
2025
Plays Kazuo Motokura
Dr.STOЯKS
2015
Latest Trailers
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Full Filmography
Kyou mo Curry desu ka?
そば屋店主 · 1 episode
2025–
TV
When You Wish Upon a Black Hole
Kurosaki
2025
Film
GARO: Taiga
Old Man
2025
Film
憶えのない殺人
内山宗史郎 · 2 episodes
2025–
TV
Ultraman Omega
Ahdel · 1 episode
2025–
TV
Shōgun
Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō · 2 episodes
2024
TV
Tokyo Vice
Dr. Tominaga · 1 episode
2024
TV
Hoshi 35
Kamiya
2023
Film
Sin Clock
Otani
2023
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Yukijiro Hotaru and where are they from?
Yukijiro Hotaru is 74 years old, born on August 27, 1951 in Saitama, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Yukijiro Hotaru?
Yukijiro Hotaru is best known for roles in Cure, Gamera the Guardian of the Universe, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.
How many movies has Yukijiro Hotaru been in?
Over a 43-year career (since 1983), Yukijiro Hotaru has appeared in 88 movies and 24 TV shows.
What was Yukijiro Hotaru's first movie?
The career of Yukijiro Hotaru began with Molester's Train: Rumiko's Ass (1983).
What is Yukijiro Hotaru's most recent movie or series?
Yukijiro Hotaru's most recent release is Kyou mo Curry desu ka?, which premiered on December 29, 2025.
What TV shows has Yukijiro Hotaru appeared in?
On television, Yukijiro Hotaru has appeared in Shōgun, Tokyo Vice, Unnatural, Hero.
Yukijiro Hotaru
1951-08-27 · Saitama, Japan
Born 1951 in Saitama, Japan, Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the role of Gonza Kurahashi in the Garo television franchise.