--- name: "Yukijiro Hotaru" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yukijiro-hotaru" fi1m_id: "yukijiro-hotaru" imdb_id: "nm0396212" tmdb_id: 133656 wikidata_id: "Q902782" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 August 1951" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-05T04:34:33.122520+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Yukijiro Hotaru ## Identity Yukijiro Hotaru - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yukijiro-hotaru - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yukijiro-hotaru - **IMDb ID:** nm0396212 - **TMDB ID:** 133656 - **Wikidata ID:** Q902782 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukijir%C5%8D_Hotaru, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396212/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/133656 Actor. Born 27 August 1951 in Saitama, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 August 1951, Saitama, Japan - **Also known as:** Yukijirou Hotaru, Yukijirô Hotaru, 螢雪次朗, 渡辺 潔, Yukiciro Hotaru, Yukizirô Hotaru, 蛍雪次郎, 萤雪次朗, 螢雪次郎 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukijir%C5%8D_Hotaru, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396212/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/133656 ## Biography Yukijirō Hotaru is a Japanese actor. He was born on 27 August 1951 in Saitama, Japan, and has been active since the 1970s. He is known for the role of Ichirō Kuwano in the 1997 film *Cure*. Hotaru played the recurring character Tsutomu Osako in the Heisei Gamera trilogy: *Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe* (1995), *Gamera 2: Attack of Legion* (1996) and *Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris* (1999). He has also portrayed Gonza Kurahashi in the *Garo* television franchise. Later credits include appearances in *Tokyo Vice* (2022) as Dr Tominaga and *Shōgun* (2024) as Nakamura Hidetoshi. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Cure* (1997), Fi1m 85, as Ichiro Kuwano — [page](https://film.one/film/cure.md) ## Complete filmography (272) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Crossroad* (2026), series, Actor - *Kyou mo Curry desu ka?* (2025), series, as そば屋店主 - *When You Wish Upon a Black Hole* (2025), as Kurosaki - *Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special* (2025), as Museum Director (from Museum of You) - *GARO: Taiga* (2025), as Old Man - *憶えのない殺人* (2025), series, as 内山宗史郎 - *Ultraman Omega* (2025), series, as Ahdel - *Shōgun* (2024), series, as Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō - *Hoshi 35* (2023), as Kamiya - *Sin Clock* (2023), as Otani - *Goodbye Cruel World* (2022), Actor - *Tokyo Vice* (2022), series, as Dr. Tominaga - *Avataro Sentai Donbrothers* (2022), series, as Santa - *Japan Gangster War 12* (2021), Actor - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 11* (2021), Actor - *Inubu: The Dog Club* (2021), as Naoyuki Kume - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 10* (2021), Actor - *Keihen Line Story: Welcome to Private Homestay Kizunaya* (2021), series, as Yamano Taichi - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 9* (2021), Actor - *Nezura 1964* (2020), as Nagano - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 8* (2020), Actor - *Coming Home* (2020), as Haruo Kumai - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 7* (2020), Actor - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 6* (2020), Actor - *AI Amok* (2020), Actor - *Kingdom 4: The Man Who Became Don* (2020), Actor - *일본 야쿠자 전쟁* (2020), series, Actor - *Konya wa Konoji De* (2020), series, as カズオ - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 5* (2020), Actor - *Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi* (2019), series, Actor - *Distorted Ripples* (2019), series, as Kenji Yamao - *Finding Light at the Darkness Festival* (2019), Actor - *GARO - Under the Moonbow* (2019), as Gonza Kurahashi - *From Miyamoto to You* (2019), Actor - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 3* (2019), Actor - *Kingdom 3: The Man Who Became Don* (2019), Actor - *The Tragedy of the "W" Prefectural Police* (2019), series, Actor - *A Town and a Tall Chimney* (2019), as Yao Sadakichi - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 4* (2019), Actor - *Mistress* (2019), series, as Araki Taizo - *Japan Gangster War* (2019), Actor - *Hoshi ni katarite* (2019), Actor - *Japan Gangster War Chapter 2* (2019), Actor - *The Great Buddha Arrival* (2018), as Detective Osaki - *Samurai Sensei* (2018), as Toyo Yoshida - *Scars and Codes 2* (2018), Actor - *Designated Lawyer* (2018), Actor - *Scars and Codes* (2018), Actor - *When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead* (2018), as Shinichi - *Sakura Guardian in the North* (2018), Actor - *Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch* (2018), Actor - *Unnatural* (2018), series, as 宮前 - *Dentaku Keiji 電卓刑事* (2017), series, Actor - *Columbo of Shinano 5 - The 'Shinano Country' Murder Case* (2017), as Miyazaki Yoshio - *確証～警視庁捜査三課* (2017), Actor - *The Last Recipe* (2017), as chinese husband - *Error* (2017), Actor - *Columbo of Shinano 4 - The Karuizawa Forked Road Murder Case* (2017), as Miyazaki Yoshio - *CRISIS: Special Security Squad* (2017), series, Actor - *Hitoya no Toge* (2017), series, Actor - *Columbo of Shinano 3 - The Hokkoku Kaido Murder Case* (2016), as Miyazaki Yoshio - *Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife* (2016), Actor - *Crying Clown's Wedding* (2016), as Shinobu Katsumata - *Somebody's Xylophone* (2016), Actor - *Denshichi Torimonocho* (2016), series, Actor - *Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current* (2016), as Kohei Tominaga - *Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit* (2016), series, Actor - *Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors* (2016), as Kazuyoshi Kawagishi - *125 Years Memory* (2015), as Takeshita - *Osoi Shiawase* (2015), as 仙蔵 - *Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime* (2015), Actor - *Dr.STOЯKS* (2015), series, as Kazuo Motokura - *Seven Detectives* (2015), series, as Yoichi Sakagami - *35-Year-Old Virgin* (2015), Actor - *Columbo of Shinano 2 - The Togakushi Legend Murder Case* (2014), as Miyazaki Yoshio - *Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath* (2014), as Sato - *The Vancouver Asahi* (2014), Actor - *Osoroshi* (2014), series, Actor - *The Next Generation: Patlabor* (2014), series, Actor - *The Little House* (2014), as Liquor Store Old Man - *1914 Maboroshino Tōkyō ~ yomigaeru modan toshi ~* (2014), Actor - *Sakura Housara* (2014), Actor - *RoomMate* (2013), Actor - *Fly, Dakota, Fly!* (2013), Actor - *Shougeki Gouraigan* (2013), series, Actor - *The Morning Set, Milk and Spring* (2013), Actor - *Meshibana Keiji Tachibana* (2013), series, Actor - *GARO and the Wailing Dragon* (2013), as Kiria (voice) - *Neo Ultra Q* (2013), series, Actor - *Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark* (2013), as Kazuya - *Joker Game* (2012), as Principal - *Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed* (2012), series, as Masakatsu Kodaira - *The Centenarian Clock* (2012), Actor - *Tokyo Control* (2012), series, as Akira Tanabe（田辺 明） - *It's a Beautiful Life - Irodori* (2012), as Shigeru sugaya - *係長 青島俊作2 事件はまたまた取調室で起きている!* (2012), as Kotaro Fukuhara - *There Is a Lie in Every Woman* (2012), Actor - *Solitary Gourmet* (2012), series, Actor - *The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Evolution* (2011), Actor - *The Scent of an Artificial Flower* (2011), series, Actor - *The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis* (2011), Actor - *Mitsuko Delivers* (2011), as Kato - *Our Stardust Dance* (2011), Actor - *The Dog's Policeman: Tenohira Wanko* (2011), Actor - *A Man with Style* (2011), Actor - *Kamui: Gang of Life PART II* (2011), Actor - *Kamui: Gang of Life PART I* (2011), Actor - *The Best Skilled Surgeon* (2011), series, Actor - *Wandering Home* (2010), as Yoshida - *SP: The Motion Picture* (2010), as Shinchi Tananbe - *Shadow Negotiator 3 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Staircase to the Courtroom* (2010), Actor - *Shadow Negotiator 2 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Man Who Knew The Secret* (2010), Actor - *Looking Up at the Half-Moon* (2010), as Dr. Natsume's boss - *Pachi-Slot Bar Couple* (2010), series, Actor - *Lust in Hell II - Farewells* (2010), Actor - *Saibanchou! Koko wa choueki 4-nen de dousuka* (2010), Actor - *Clouds Over the Hill* (2009), series, as 政吉 - *Lust in Hell: Edge of the World* (2009), Actor - *The Laughing Policeman* (2009), as Tatsuo Uemura - *Deep Sea Monster Raiga* (2009), as Hajime Edo - *The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity* (2009), as Kinsaku Iwamoto - *The Code* (2009), Actor - *Rinjo* (2009), series, as 谷本正博 - *Basara ningen* (2009), Actor - *Teke Teke* (2009), Actor - *Teke Teke 2* (2009), Actor - *A Story of Anna* (2008), Actor - *Cutie Honey: The Live 7* (2008), Actor - *Climber's High* (2008), as Jo Oimura - *Immoral* (2008), Actor - *Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters* (2008), as Hajime edo - *A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies* (2007), Actor - *Kindachi Kosuke: The Devil Comes and Blows the Whistle* (2007), Actor - *Murder of the Inugami Clan* (2006), as Kokichi Inugami - *GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night* (2006), as Gonza - *Berna's Tail* (2006), Actor - *The iDol* (2006), as Homeless Man - *GARO* (2005), series, as Gonza Kurahashi, Sasuke - *GARO* (2005), series, as Gonza Kurahashi - *Detective Office 5: Another Story* (2005), series, Actor - *Welcome, patient.* (2005), Actor - *Ashura* (2005), as Magotaro - *The Man Behind the Scissors* (2005), Actor - *Deep Love: The Story of Ayu* (2004), series, as Yoshiyuki's Father - *稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ* (2004), series, as Toshihiko Tamamushi - *Cosplay niizuma: Ushirokara motomete* (2004), as Junichi Asakura - *The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage* (2003), Actor - *The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai* (2003), as Toshio Saeki - *Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition* (2003), as Riki Nakasako - *Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Shiroi Himo-Hen* (2003), as Riki Nakasako - *Houseless Home* (2003), Actor - *OL Zenido* (2003), series, Actor - *On-yado Kawasemi* (2003), series, Actor - *AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo* (2002), series, Actor - *The Choice of Hercules* (2002), Actor - *Chikan bus 2: Misoji no hoteri* (2002), as Shigeru Satô - *Salaryman Pachinko Player Gintaro 2: The Miracle Winning Streak Strategy* (2002), Actor - *Jeanne – The Tale of a Mahjong Battle* (2002), Actor - *Silence of the Sushi Rolls* (2001), as Professor - *Salaryman Pachinko Player Gintaro: The Occult Strategy Showdown* (2001), Actor - *Mourning Wife* (2001), as Yutaka - *Queen Bee Honey* (2001), Actor - *Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies* (2001), Actor - *Hard Duty* (2001), as Police captian - *Hero* (2001), series, as Tsukuda - *Iron Armored Machine Mikazuki* (2000), series, as Kunio Doihara - *Crossfire* (2000), as Hasaba - *Thug Business Worker Sabu* (2000), Actor - *Boogiepop and Others* (2000), as Gorô Tadokoro - *Kyonyû hatsujô nurse* (2000), Actor - *The Demon Lady's Humiliation* (2000), Actor - *Le Secret* (1999), as 寿司屋主人 - *Birdcage of Horrors* (1999), Actor - *The Exam* (1999), Actor - *New Molester Diary* (1999), Actor - *Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris* (1999), as Tsutomu Osako - *Prisoner of Bondage* (1999), Actor - *Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 6* (1998), Actor - *The Bondage Master* (1998), as Shiro - *Sexy S.W.A.T. Team* (1998), Actor - *Cure* (1997), as Ichiro Kuwano — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/cure.md) - *Moon Over Tao: Makaraga* (1997), as A Keeper For Arms - *Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 5* (1997), Actor - *Virgin Sniper* (1997), Actor - *Haunted School 3* (1997), as Policeman - *The King of Minami: Waiting Woman* (1997), Actor - *Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell* (1997), Actor - *尻を撫でまわしつづけた男 痴漢日記５* (1997), Actor - *Gamera 2: Advent of Legion* (1996), as Tsutomu Osako - *Be-Bop High School 4* (1996), Actor - *Lipstick: Falling Woman* (1996), Actor - *The 15 Year Old Bride to Be* (1996), Actor - *Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 4* (1996), Actor - *The Metropolitan Police Branch 82* (1995), as Section Chief - *Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2* (1995), Actor - *Mechanical Violator Hakaider* (1995), as Man in Brain Processing Room - *Heaven's Coin* (1995), series, as Katsuji Arai - *Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe* (1995), as Inspector Tsutomu Osako - *Aiyoku Shûdôin: Jukujo, Chijo, Seijo* (1995), Actor - *Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe* (1995), as Kyozo - *Hear the Whisper of a Rose* (1995), as Shinoda, a spiritual medium - *Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass* (1995), Actor - *Zëiram 2* (1994), as Kamiya - *Legends of Mahjong Masters: The Moon Sleeping on the Ocean Floor* (1994), Actor - *We Are Not Alone* (1993), Actor - *Suite Room* (1993), Actor - *Widow Sex: In Her Prime* (1992), as Taniyama - *Zëiram* (1991), as Kamiya - *Female Punisher Zebra 2: Action Edition* (1990), Actor - *Catastrophe* (1990), Actor - *Network Baby* (1990), Actor - *Let's Go to the Hospital* (1990), as Sada - *La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine* (1990), series, as Diable - *Onihei Hankachō* (1989), series, Actor - *Oshare dorobō* (1989), Actor - *Miho Yuki no Madonna Zecchô* (1989), Actor - *Inran Sisters* (1988), Actor - *The Yen Family* (1988), as Dance teacher - *Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting* (1988), as Detective Kazama - *Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic: Feel Good All Over Again* (1988), as Sawaru Ogekuri - *Groper Train: Touch That Girl* (1988), as Makino Shotaro - *Women in Love: Trembling Triple Ecstasy* (1988), as Koichi Saimaki - *Kick AIDS Away: The Pink Crazy Girl* (1987), as Aisaku Ijô - *Groper Train: Touching and Going to Work* (1987), as White - *Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax* (1986), as Okano (Detective) - *Maiden's Provocative Panties* (1986), as Sogen Hayakawa - *Female College Student: Overflowing With Pleasure* (1986), Actor - *Groper Train: Danger Signal* (1986), as Ogura Shotaro - *Sexy girl: Zetchô kankaku* (1986), Actor - *Exposed School Swimsuits* (1986), Actor - *Molester's Delivery Service* (1986), Actor - *Groper Train: Under Skirt* (1986), as Matsutaro Nakahara - *No More Comics!* (1986), Actor - *SM kyoshitsu: shikkin* (1986), Actor - *Lolita Real Sex: ONANIE* (1986), as Aisaku - *Sexy Battle Girls* (1986), as School President Fukurokôji - *Groper Train: Feels Like Climax* (1986), as Okano Shotaro - *Zetsukin gyaru: Yaruki munmun* (1985), as Priest Poirot - *Apartment Wife: Ass Slave* (1985), as Yakuza - *Molester's Train: 1 Centimeter From The Wall* (1985), as Shinpei Fukai - *Molester's Tour Bus* (1985), as Heihachi Satsuma - Retired Detective - *Wakazuma Misshitsu Bôkô Jiken* (1985), Actor - *Molester's Train: One Shot on the Train* (1985), as Joke Togo - *Koichiro Uno's Caressing the Peach* (1985), as Policeman - *Pink Physical Examination* (1985), Actor - *Sex Document: Nakase Jôzu* (1985), Actor - *Molester's Train: Seiko's Ass* (1985), as Morizo San - *Mari wa tenshi no nioi* (1985), as Satan SGW2249 - *Shufu baishun takkyûbin* (1985), Actor - *Innocent Sisters! Chibo and Marco* (1984), Actor - *The Bondage* (1984), as Ibuki - *Sanjigen tōshi: Sex ultra eye* (1984), as Ken - *Female Prisoners: Brutal Treatment* (1984), as Yukijiro - *Molester's School Infirmary* (1984), Actor - *Sexy Timetrip Ninjas* (1984), as Sasuke Sarutobi / Actor on screen - *Motto Hoshii* (1984), Actor - *Jokôsei: Koshitsu de nyan-nyan* (1984), Actor - *Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio* (1984), as Ippei Kuroda - *Female Teacher: Lewd After School* (1984), Actor - *Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl* (1984), as Ippei Kuroda - *Goodbye Boy* (1984), as Dr. Ishiyama - *Groper Indecent Train* (1983), as Theater groper - *Mobile Prostitution: It's Okay to Go* (1983), Actor - *The Serial Rape Murderer* (1983), as Theater manager - *Molester Train: Touch Me* (1983), Actor - *Molester's Train: Momoe's Ass* (1983), as Detective Ippei Kuroda - *Groping Live Recording Trip* (1983), as Director Hayajiro - *Molester's Train: Keiko's Hips* (1983), as Ippei Kuroda, private detective - *Molester's Train: Rumiko's Ass* (1983), Actor - *Groper Train: Good Office Lady, Bad Office Lady, Normal Office Lady* (1983), Actor - *Gamera 4: Truth*, as Tsutomu Osako - *痴漢ハンター4　倒錯者たちの沈黙*, Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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