Mari Hoshino is a Japanese actress and singer. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University

Aoyama Gakuin University

, abbreviated AGU, is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya near Omotesandō, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, junior and senior high schools, and a women's junior...

. Most well known for her lead role as Otome Sakamoto in T.B.S. drama, Kinpachi-sensei

Kinpachi-sensei

is a Japanese television drama.Kinpachi-sensei is the story of a 3rd year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto , played by Tetsuya Takeda...

, Hoshino has starred in several dramas in recent years. Her main role in Platonic Sex was some-what 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.

External links

• Profile at JMDb (in Japanese)
• Official Site (in Japanese)
• At Universal Music Japan (in Japanese)