Portrait of Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: August 27, 1951

Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan

Filmography

2024
Shōgun

as Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō

2023
Hoshi 35

as Kamiya

2023
Sin Clock

as Otani

2022
Tokyo Vice

as Dr. Tominaga

2021
Inubu: The Dog Club

as Naoyuki Kume

2020
Nezura 1964

as Nagano

2020
Coming Home

as Haruo Kumai

2020
Konya wa Konoji De

as カズオ

2019
GARO - Under the Moonbow

as Gonza Kurahashi

2019
Mistress

as Araki Taizo

2018
The Great Buddha Arrival

as Detective Osaki

2018
Samurai Sensei

as Toyo Yoshida

2018
Unnatural

as 宮前

2017
The Last Recipe

as chinese husband

2017
2016
Crying Clown's Wedding

as Shinobu Katsumata

2015
125 Years Memory

as Takeshita

2015
Osoi Shiawase

as 仙蔵

2015
Seven Detectives

as Yoichi Sakagami

2014
The Little House

as Liquor Store Old Man

2013
2012
Joker Game

as Principal

2012
Tokyo Control

as Akira Tanabe(田辺 明)

2012
2011
2010
Wandering Home

as Yoshida

2010
SP: The Motion Picture

as Shinchi Tananbe

2010
Looking Up at the Half-Moon

as Dr. Natsume's boss

2009
The Laughing Policeman

as Tatsuo Uemura

2009
2009
Rinjo

as 谷本正博

2008
Climber's High

as Jo Oimura

2006
Murder of the Inugami Clan

as Kokichi Inugami

2006
The iDol

as Homeless Man

2005
GARO

as Gonza Kurahashi

2005
GARO

as Sasuke

2005
Ashura

as Magotaro

2004
Deep Love: The Story of Ayu

as Yoshiyuki's Father

2002
2001
Mourning Wife

as Yutaka

2001
Police

as Police captian

2001
Hero

as Tsukuda

2000
2000
Crossfire

as Hasaba

2000
Boogiepop and Others

as Gorô Tadokoro

1999
1998
1997
Cure

as Ichiro Kuwano

1997
Moon Over Tao: Makaraga

as A Keeper For Arms

1997
Haunted School 3

as Policeman

1996
1995
Mechanical Violator Hakaider

as Man in Brain Processing Room

1995
Heaven's Coin

as Katsuji Arai

1995
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

as Inspector Tsutomu Osako

1995
Hear the Whisper of a Rose

as Spiritual medium

1994
Zëiram 2

as Kamiya

1991
Zëiram

as Kamiya

1988
The Yen Family

as Dance teacher

1988
1986
1986
1986
Groper Train: Under Skirt

as Matsutaro Nakahara

1986
Sexy Battle Girls

as School President Fukurokôji

1985
1985
Chikan tsûkin-basu

as Heihachi Satsuma - Retired Detective

1984
The Bondage

as Ibuki

1984
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas

as Sasuke Sarutobi / Actor on screen

1984
Goodbye Boy

as Dr. Ishiyama

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Gamera 4: Truth

as Tsutomu Osako