is a Japanese actress and singer.

Background

She graduated from

Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin Universit ...

. Most well known for her lead role as Otome Sakamoto in T.B.S. drama, ''

Kinpachi-sensei is a Japanese television drama that aired from 1979 to 2011. The official English title is Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B. ''Kinpachi-sensei'' tells the story of a third-year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto, played ...

'', Hoshino has starred in several dramas in recent years. Her main role in '' Platonic Sex'' was somewhat controversial as it was rather contrary to her image as one possessing pure values. She has also published two photographic books as well as about six C.D.s. Of the Japanese dramas shown in Los Angeles, a substantial fraction of them has Mari in the cast.

Filmography

Television

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'' (1995–2011) – Otome Sakamoto *''Eve-Santa Clause Dreaming'' (1997) – Mika *''Thursday Ghost Story'' (1997, ep 15) – Risa Sonoda *''House of the Devils'' (1999) – Rieko *''Live'' (1999) – Nana Ayukawa *''Bus Stop'' (2000) – Haruka Kitahara *''Platonic Sex'' (2001) –

Kana The term may refer to a number of syllabaries used to write Japanese phonological units, morae. Such syllabaries include (1) the original kana, or , which were Chinese characters (kanji) used phonetically to transcribe Japanese, the most pr ...

*'' Shin Hoshi no Kinka'' (2001) – Mahiru Morita *''

Ōoku The refers to the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. History The ''Ōok ...

'' (2004) – Otama / Narrator * ''A Happy Birthday'' (2009) – Natsuki Hoshi

Films

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Blooming Again is a 2003 novel by Ranzō Ōta. It has been adapted into a film by Isshin Inudo in 2004. Film Adaptation * ''Blooming Again'' directed by Isshin Inudo, a Toei production in 2004, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki. Hisaya Morishige and Takuya Fujioka mad ...

'' (2004) – Kazuko Inoue *''

Infection An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...

'' (2004) – Nurse *''

Sayonara Midori-chan is a Japanese manga by Kyūta Minami. It was adapted into a live-action film in 2005. Awards 27th Yokohama Film Festival * 10th Best Film References External links * * 1996 manga Live-action films based on manga Films directed by ...

'' (2005) – Yūko *''Keitai Kareshi'' (2009) – Miki Asanuma *'' Battlefield Baseball'' (2011) – Shinnosuke Suzuki *''Kaigan-dōri no Neko-mimi Tantei'' (2022)

References

External links

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Profile at JMDb (in Japanese)Official Site (in Japanese)At Universal Music Japan (in Japanese)
Japanese child actresses Aoyama Gakuin University alumni 1981 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers Musicians from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Japanese actresses {{Japan-actor-stub