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
*''
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 ...
'' (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 ...
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Shin Hoshi no Kinka'' (2001) – Mahiru Morita
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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
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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
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1996 manga
Live-action films based on manga
Films directed by ...
'' (2005) – Yūko
*''Keitai Kareshi'' (2009) – Miki Asanuma
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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
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