Mari Hoshino

Mari Hoshino (星野 真里) is a Japanese actress and singer.

Background
She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Most well known for her lead role as Otome Sakamoto in the TBS drama, Kinpachi-sensei, 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 CDs. Of the Japanese dramas shown in Los Angeles, a substantial fraction of them have Mari in the cast.

Television

 * Kinpachi-sensei (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
 * Shin Hoshi no Kinka (2001) – Mahiru Morita
 * Ōoku (2004) – Otama / Narrator
 * A Happy Birthday (2009) – Natsuki Hoshi

Films

 * Blooming Again (2004) – Kazuko Inoue
 * Infection (2004) – Nurse
 * Sayonara Midori-chan (2005) – Yūko
 * Keitai Kareshi (2009) – Miki Asanuma
 * Battlefield Baseball (2011) – Shinnosuke Suzuki
 * Kaigan-dōri no Neko-mimi Tantei (2022)