is a Japanese actress and singer. Background She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Most well known for her lead role as Otome Sakamoto in T.B.S. 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 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 (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) References External links 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