Yukijiro Hotaru
Known for Acting · 263 credits
- Born
- 1951-08-27 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Saitama, Japan
- Also known as
- Yukijirou Hotaru · Yukijirô Hotaru · 螢雪次朗 · 渡辺 潔 · Yukiciro Hotaru · Yukizirô Hotaru
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.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
GARO
2005
as Gonza Kurahashi / Sasuke
Solitary Gourmet
2012
Shōgun
2024
as Nakamura Hidetoshi / The Taikō
Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
2022
as Santa
Seven Detectives
2015
as Yoichi Sakagami
Tokyo Vice
2022
as Dr. Tominaga
Hero
2001
as Tsukuda
Onihei Hankachō
1989
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
Dr.STOЯKS
2015
as Kazuo Motokura
La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine
1990
as Diable
Ultraman Omega
2025
as Ahdel
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
Unnatural
2018
as 宮前
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 政吉
CRISIS: Special Security Squad
2017
On-yado Kawasemi
2003
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Toshihiko Tamamushi
Shougeki Gouraigan
2013
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed
2012
as Masakatsu Kodaira
Konya wa Konoji De
2020
as カズオ
Mistress
2019
as Araki Taizo
Heaven's Coin
1995
as Katsuji Arai
Neo Ultra Q
2013
Rinjo
2009
as 谷本正博
GARO
2005
as Gonza Kurahashi
Denshichi Torimonocho
2016
The Best Skilled Surgeon
2011
Hikinukiya: Headhunter no Ryugi
2019
Iron Armored Machine Mikazuki
2000
as Kunio Doihara
Tokyo Control
2012
as Akira Tanabe（田辺 明）
Meshibana Keiji Tachibana
2013
Keihen Line Story: Welcome to Private Homestay Kizunaya
2021
as Yamano Taichi
Osoroshi
2014
Kyou mo Curry desu ka?
2025
as そば屋店主
Deep Love: The Story of Ayu
2004
as Yoshiyuki's Father
OL Zenido
2003
The Tragedy of the "W" Prefectural Police
2019
Hitoya no Toge
2017
일본 야쿠자 전쟁
2020
The Scent of an Artificial Flower
2011
Dentaku Keiji 電卓刑事
2017
Pachi-Slot Bar Couple
2010
Movies (218)
Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2
1995
Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax
1986
as Okano (Detective)
Cure
1997
as Ichiro Kuwano
Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 4
1996
Groper Train: Touch That Girl
1988
as Makino Shotaro
Our Stardust Dance
2011
Virgin Sniper
1997
Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass
1995
Japan Gangster War Chapter 7
2020
The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
2003
Suite Room
1993
Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 6
1998
Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting
1988
Groper Train: Touching and Going to Work
1987
as White
Basara ningen
2009
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
1999
as Tsutomu Osako
Jeanne – The Tale of a Mahjong Battle
2002
Widow Sex: In Her Prime
1992
as Taniyama
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
1984
as Sasuke Sarutobi / Actor on screen
Teke Teke
2009
Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio
1984
as Ippei Kuroda
When You Wish Upon a Black Hole
2025
as Kurosaki
Mourning Wife
2001
as Yutaka
Sexy Battle Girls
1986
as School President Fukurokôji
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead
2018
as Shinichi
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
1995
as Inspector Tsutomu Osako
Pink Physical Examination
1985
Teke Teke 2
2009
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors
2016
as Kazuyoshi Kawagishi
Uno Koichiro no momosaguri
1985
as Policeman
痴漢ハンター4 倒錯者たちの沈黙
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
as Tsutomu Osako
Zëiram 2
1994
as Kamiya
125 Years Memory
2015
as Takeshita
The Last Recipe
2017
as chinese husband
Mechanical Violator Hakaider
1995
as Man in Brain Processing Room
Molester's Tour Bus
1985
as Heihachi Satsuma - Retired Detective
Crying Clown's Wedding
2016
as Shinobu Katsumata
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
2013
as Kazuya
Sakura Guardian in the North
2018
The Little House
2014
as Liquor Store Old Man
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Kokichi Inugami
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
2007
Exposed School Swimsuits
1986
SP: The Motion Picture
2010
as Shinchi Tananbe
The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis
2011
Maiden's Provocative Panties
1986
as Sogen Hayakawa
Mobile Prostitution: It's Okay to Go
1983
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
as Kinsaku Iwamoto
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
2006
as Gonza
The Serial Rape Murderer
1983
as Theater manager
Kingdom 4: The Man Who Became Don
2020
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
2025
as Museum Director (from Museum of You)
GARO and the Wailing Dragon
2013
as Kiria (voice)
The King of Minami: Waiting Woman
1997
Prisoner of Bondage
1999
Silence of the Sushi Rolls
2001
as Professor
There Is a Lie in Every Woman
2012
The Metropolitan Police Branch 82
1995
as Section Chief
Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch
2018
The Code
2009
Le Secret
1999
as 寿司屋主人
Innocent Sisters! Chibo and Marco
1984
Apartment Wife: Ass Slave
1985
as Yakuza
RoomMate
2013
いらっしゃいませ、患者さま。
2005
From Miyamoto to You
2019
The Bondage
1984
as Ibuki
尻を撫でまわしつづけた男 痴漢日記５
1997
The Man Behind the Scissors
2005
Salaryman Pachinko Player Gintaro 2: The Miracle Winning Streak Strategy
2002
Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
1984
as Ippei Kuroda
Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition
2003
as Riki Nakasako
The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Evolution
2011
Mitsuko Delivers
2011
as Kato
Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic: Feel Good All Over Again
1988
as Sawaru Ogekuri
Sexy girl: Zetchô kankaku
1986
New Molester Diary
1999
The Exam
1999
Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current
2016
as Kohei Tominaga
Chikan bus 2: Misoji no hoteri
2002
as Shigeru Satô
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
2008
as Hajime edo
Ashura
2005
as Magotaro
Salaryman Pachinko Player Gintaro: The Occult Strategy Showdown
2001
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
as Sada
Jokôsei: Koshitsu de nyan-nyan
1984
No More Comics!
1986
Fly, Dakota, Fly!
2013
The Laughing Policeman
2009
as Tatsuo Uemura
The Choice of Hercules
2002
The Yen Family
1988
as Dance teacher
GARO: Taiga
2025
as Old Man
Zëiram
1991
as Kamiya
The Bondage Master
1998
as Shiro
Shadow Negotiator 3 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Staircase to the Courtroom
2010
Haunted School 3
1997
as Policeman
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya
2003
as Riki Nakasako
Joker Game
2012
as Principal
Columbo of Shinano 4 - The Karuizawa Forked Road Murder Case
2017
as Miyazaki Yoshio
Crossfire
2000
as Hasaba
Queen Bee Honey
2001
Molester's Train: 1 Centimeter From The Wall
1985
as Shinpei Fukai
A Man with Style
2011
Samurai Sensei
2018
as Toyo Yoshida
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018
as Detective Osaki
Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
2014
as Sato
Female Teacher: Lewd After School
1984
Somebody's Xylophone
2016
Female Prisoners: Brutal Treatment
1984
as Yukijiro
SM kyoshitsu: shikkin
1986
Molester's Train: Rumiko's Ass
1983
Columbo of Shinano 5 - The 'Shinano Country' Murder Case
2017
as Miyazaki Yoshio
The Centenarian Clock
2012
Molester's School Infirmary
1984
Inran Sisters
1988
The Vancouver Asahi
2014
Molester's Train: Momoe's Ass
1983
as Detective Ippei Kuroda
Osoi Shiawase
2015
as 仙蔵
Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
1997
as A Keeper For Arms
Oshare dorobō
1989
About Yukijiro Hotaru
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. With 263 credits spanning from 1983 to 2025, Yukijiro Hotaru has appeared in 218 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yukijiro Hotaru Movies
- Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2 (1995)
- Time Adventure: 5 Seconds Til Climax (1986) — as Okano (Detective)
- Cure (1997) — as Ichiro Kuwano
- Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 4 (1996)
- Groper Train: Touch That Girl (1988) — as Makino Shotaro
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