Yuriko Hoshi(星 由里子, Hoshi Yuriko; 6 December 1943 – 16 May 2018), born Yuriko Shimizu(清水 由里子), was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 90 films beginning in 1959.

Career

Born in Tokyo but raised in Kobe, Hoshi made her film debut in 1958 at Toho.

Hoshi died in Kyoto, Japan, at age 74.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1961The Last WarSaeko Tamura
Daigaku no Wakadaishō
As a Wife, As a Woman
1962Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki
1963Sengoku Yaro
1964Mothra vs. GodzillaJunko Nakanishi
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterNaoko Shindo
1965Ereki no Wakadaishō
1968Kill!
1970Fuji sanchō
1986Young Girls in Love
2000Godzilla vs. MegaguirusProf. Yoshino Yoshizawa
2007Tsuribaka Nisshi 18: Hama-chan Su-san Seto no Yakusoku
2018Wish You Were HereChinese film

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
1976Kaze to Kumo to Niji toSenkoNHKTaiga drama
1997AguriMitsuyo MochizukiNHKAsadora
2000–01HonmamonYōko MatsuokaNHKAsadora
2007AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoKayoko ShimaTV AsahiEpisode 19, season 5
2008AtsuhimeMuraokaNHKTaiga drama

External links

  • (in Japanese)
  • at IMDb