Acting credits
234
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Yukijiro Hotaru
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 192Series: 42
TMDB ID: 133656
IMDb ID: nm0396212
Known for: Acting
Born: August 27, 1951
Age: 74
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2025
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q902782
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 • Yukijiro Hotaru • 螢雪次郎
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Yukijiro Hotaru.
When You Wish Upon a Black Hole
as Kurosaki
2025 Movie
6.0
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
as Museum Director (from Museum of You)
2025 Movie
Hoshi 35
as Kamiya
2023 Movie
8.3
Sin Clock
as Otani
2023 Movie
6.7
Goodbye Cruel World
2022 Movie
Japan Gangster War 12
2021 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 11
2021 Movie
6.8
Inubu: The Dog Club
as Naoyuki Kume
2021 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 10
2021 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 9
2021 Movie
6.0
Nezura 1964
as Nagano
2020 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 8
2020 Movie
7.0
Coming Home
as Haruo Kumai
2020 Movie
4.5
Japan Gangster War Chapter 7
2020 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 6
2020 Movie
7.1
AI Amok
2020 Movie
Kingdom 4: The Man Who Became Don
2020 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 5
2020 Movie
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
2019 Movie
8.8
GARO - Under the Moonbow
as Gonza Kurahashi
2019 Movie
6.1
From Miyamoto to You
2019 Movie
0.5
Japan Gangster War Chapter 3
2019 Movie
Kingdom 3: The Man Who Became Don
2019 Movie
Japan Gangster War Chapter 4
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Yukijiro Hotaru.
Kyou mo Curry desu ka?
as そば屋店主 • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.5
Ultraman Omega
as Ahdel • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.4
Shōgun
as Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.8
Tokyo Vice
as Dr. Tominaga • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.8
Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
as Santa • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Keihen Line Story: Welcome to Private Homestay Kizunaya
as Yamano Taichi • 1 eps
2021 Series
일본 야쿠자 전쟁
1 eps
2020 Series
6.0
Konya wa Konoji De
as カズオ • 1 eps
2020 Series
Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi
1 eps
2019 Series
7.5
The Tragedy of the "W" Prefectural Police
1 eps
2019 Series
3.1
Mistress
as Araki Taizo • 10 eps
2019 Series
8.4
Unnatural
as 宮前 • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Dentaku Keiji 電卓刑事
1 eps
2017 Series
7.0
CRISIS: Special Security Squad
1 eps
2017 Series
Hitoya no Toge
6 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Denshichi Torimonocho
9 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2 eps
2016 Series
7.4
Seven Detectives
as Yoichi Sakagami • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.0
Osoroshi
5 eps
2014 Series
6.3
The Next Generation: Patlabor
1 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Shougeki Gouraigan
2 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Meshibana Keiji Tachibana
12 eps
2013 Series
9.2
Neo Ultra Q
1 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
as Masakatsu Kodaira • 1 eps
2012 Series