--- name: "Yuriko Hoshi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yuriko-hoshi" fi1m_id: "yuriko-hoshi" imdb_id: "nm0395953" tmdb_id: 67023 wikidata_id: "Q3573267" roles: ["Actor"] born: "6 December 1943" died: "17 May 2018" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-28T21:15:13.696791+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." --- # Yuriko Hoshi ## Identity Yuriko Hoshi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yuriko-hoshi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yuriko-hoshi - **IMDb ID:** nm0395953 - **TMDB ID:** 67023 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3573267 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko_Hoshi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3573267, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395953/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67023 Actor. Born 6 December 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 17 May 2018. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 6 December 1943, Tokyo, Japan - **Died:** 17 May 2018 - **Active:** 1964–2000 - **Also known as:** Юрико Хоси, یوریکو هوشی - **Frequently works with:** [Hiroshi Koizumi](https://film.one/person/hiroshi-koizumi.md), [Ishirō Honda](https://film.one/person/ishiro-honda.md), [Shinichi Sekizawa](https://film.one/person/shinichi-sekizawa.md) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko_Hoshi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3573267, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395953/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67023 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster*](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yuriko Hoshi (born Yuriko Shimizu) was a Japanese actress. She made her film debut in 1959 and appeared in more than 90 films over six decades, primarily with Toho. She is known for her roles as Junko Nakanishi in *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964) and Naoko Shindo in *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964). Other notable film credits include *The Last War* (1961), *Chûshingura* (1962), *Kill!* (1968) and *Godzilla vs. Megaguirus* (2000). Hoshi also worked extensively in television, including NHK taiga dramas. She died in Kyoto on 16 May 2018. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, wikizilla.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), Fi1m 70, as Naoko Shindo — [page](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) ## Complete filmography (119) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Only the Cat Knows* (2019), as Shizuko - *Wish You Were Here* (2019), as Michiyo - *Asakusa's Kikujiro of Tsukuba: The Man from Tsukuba Who Created Asakusa Rokku* (2016), Actor - *Blow the Spring Wind in the Schoolyard* (2016), Actor - *Unrequited Love* (2016), Actor - *Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon* (2012), series, Actor - *Free and Easy 18* (2007), Actor - *新・細うで繁盛記* (2006), series, as 大原 富士子 - *River of First Love* (2004), as Matsuko Takakura - *Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple* (2004), series, as Mrs. Lacy (voice) - *I Love Peace* (2003), Actor - *AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo* (2002), series, Actor - *Godzilla vs. Megaguirus* (2000), as Dr. Yoshino Yoshizawa - *The Woman of S.R.I.* (1999), series, as Izumi Sakaki - *Rainbow Cape* (1999), Actor - *Agri* (1997), series, Actor - *Night Train to the Stars* (1996), as Ichi Miyazawa - *Rainbow Bridge* (1993), Actor - *Angel, My Song Is Your Song* (1992), Actor - *Tigers Memorial Club Band: My Summer, and Our Summer* (1990), Actor - *The Panda Story* (1988), Actor - *Young Girls in Love* (1986), as Teika Shima - *Wandering -SASURAI-* (1986), Actor - *Karate Cop 3* (1984), Actor - *Afternoon of the Evil Spirits* (1983), Actor - *Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series* (1983), series, as Umeko Kagawa - *Aoi sanmyaku* (1975), as Umetaro - *Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die* (1972), Actor - *Lullaby for a Tough Guy* (1972), Actor - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter* (1971), Actor - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri* (1970), Actor - *The Summit of Mt. Fuji* (1970), as Mitsuko - *Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor* (1970), Actor - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town* (1969), Actor - *Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor* (1969), as Otaka - *The Domain: Flower and Dragon* (1969), as Man - *Tsugaru zessho* (1969), Actor - *I Shall Not Forget* (1968), Actor - *The Flame of Youth* (1968), Actor - *The Age of Undutiful Children* (1968), Actor - *Cry of the Mountain* (1968), Actor - *Young Guy in Rio* (1968), as Sumiko - *Kill!* (1968), as Chino Kajii - *Devils-in-Law* (1968), Actor - *Circuit-A-Go-Go* (1967), Actor - *Green Light to Joy* (1967), as Miyoko Ishikawa - *Pomegranate Time* (1967), as Eiko Kuwata - *Young Guy in the South Pacific* (1967), as Sumiko Nishina - *Kojiro* (1967), as Tone - *River of Forever* (1967), Actor - *Let's Go! Young Guy* (1967), as Sumiko Nishina - *The Daphne* (1966), as Ayame (the fourth daughter) - *Forever With You* (1966), Actor - *Punch Guy* (1966), Actor - *3 Raccoon Dogs* (1966), as Mariko Matsumura - *It Started In The Alps* (1966), as Sumiko Kishi - *The Man from Planet Alpha* (1966), Actor - *Night in Bangkok* (1966), Actor - *Izuko e* (1966), Actor - *Rise Against the Sword* (1966), as Princess Azusa - *Campus A Go-Go* (1965), as Sumiko Hoshiyama - *Young Guy at Sea* (1965), as 芦屋澄子 - *Start Here* (1965), as Miyako Hanai (Fourth Daughter) - *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), as Naoko Shindo — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) - *A Keg of Powder* (1964), as Kayo Tatsuno - *Money Is Most Important* (1964), Actor - *The Rabble* (1964), Actor - *The Naked Executive* (1964), as Keiko Hidaka - *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964), as Junko Nakanishi - *Tiger Flight* (1964), as Yuki Arikawa - *Fright Time* (1964), Actor - *Whirlwind* (1964), as Kozato - *Daybreak Chorus* (1963), as Tomoko Saimura - *A Woman's Life* (1963), as Midori Tominaga - *Young Guy in Hawaii* (1963), as 中里澄子 - *Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong* (1963), Actor - *A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment* (1963), Actor - *Legacy of the 500,000* (1963), as Masako Matsuo - *Warring Clans* (1963), as Saghiri - *Attack Squadron* (1963), as Miyako Tamai - *Born in Sin* (1962), Actor - *Chûshingura* (1962), as Otsuya - *Operation Enemy Fort* (1962), Actor - *Local Reporter* (1962), Actor - *Mount Hakone* (1962), Actor - *College Champ* (1962), as Sumiko Nakasaka - *Counterstroke* (1962), as Sayuri - *Musume to watashi* (1962), Actor - *Long Way to Okinawa* (1962), Actor - *Pride of the Campus* (1962), as Sumiko Nakazato - *Till Tomorrow Is* (1962), as Saori - *The Wiser Age* (1962), as Yukiko - *Kanpai! Sararīman shokun* (1962), Actor - *The Witness Killed* (1961), as Yoko - *B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old* (1961), as Kyoko Kurimura (new BG employee) - *The Last War* (1961), as Saeko Tamura - *Blood on the Sea* (1961), Actor - *Sir Galahad in Campus* (1961), as Sumiko Nakazato - *The Other Woman* (1961), as Hiroko Kouno - *The Man from the East* (1961), as Michiko Homma - *The Last Challenge* (1961), Actor - *The Wind and Waves* (1961), Actor - *Hidden Fangs* (1961), Actor - *Daredevil in the Castle* (1961), as Senhime - *The Husband Was a Baby* (1960), Actor - *Older Wife, Younger Husband* (1960), Actor - *Man Against Man* (1960), as Natsue - *The Lovelorn Geisha* (1960), Actor - *The Dangerous Kiss* (1960), Actor - *Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face* (1960), Actor - *Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff* (1960), as Ichiko Kamiya - *Young Nude* (1960), Actor - *Beyond the Hills* (1960), as Tamako Wada - *Three Dolls and Three Guys* (1960), Actor - *The Terrible Game* (1959), as Mariko's Friend C - *Someday I'll Know* (1959), Actor - *The Story of Iron Arm Inao* (1959), as High School Girl A - *The Entrapped Gangster* (1959), Actor - *The Path Under the Platanes* (1959), as Keiko Ishimaru ## Gallery - ![Yuriko Hoshi (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/4092590/gallery-ffc4424737e1.jpg) Yuriko Hoshi (1965) — 国際情報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Hoshi-Yuriko-1.jpg/1280px-Hoshi-Yuriko-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![『箱根山』。星由里子。 (1962)](https://film.one/media/person/4092590/gallery-4f8a214e1c24.jpg) 『箱根山』。星由里子。 (1962) — キネマ旬報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kinema-Junpo-1962-September-late-4.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1962-September-late-4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1960: Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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