Gen Hoshino (星野 源, Hoshino Gen, born January 28, 1981) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and writer. Hoshino's movie debut, Lee Sang-il's 69, was an adaptation of the Ryū Murakami novel of the same name. He previously acted in various television dramas and stage plays. In 2012, he debuted as a voice actor, voicing Buddha in the original video animation (OVA) adaptation of Hikaru Nakamura's manga Saint Young Men, and also provided a theme song called "Gag" for its 2013 theatrical version, where he reprised his role. In 2013, he played the lead character in Masahide Ichii's Blindly in Love (箱入り息子の恋, Hakoiri Musuko no Koi) alongside Kaho, and starred in the Sion Sono film Why Don't You Play in Hell?. In 2016, Hoshino starred in TBS's The Full-Time Wife Escapist. With Yui Aragaki as his co-star, he portrayed a salaryman named Hiramasa Tsuzaki. The drama achieved steadily rising ratings, with a real-time viewership peak rating of 20.8% on the final episode, and an overall rating of 14.5%. Hoshino's performance earned him several Best Supporting Actor awards. He also provided the theme song for the drama, titled "Koi". In 2017, Hoshino lent his voice to the main character of award-winning animated film Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. He also became the voice of the Father in Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai, which was released into theaters in Japan on July 20, 2018. Idaten, NHK's 2019 Taiga drama, chosen for the theme to encourage the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Hoshino portrayed Kazushige Hirasawa, who delivered the persuasive speech that helped determine the venue for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games. On April 30, 2018, it was announced that Hoshino will star in Samurai Shifters, the film adaptation of Akihiro Dobashi's historical novel Hikkoshi Daimyo Sanzenri, set to premier on August 30, 2019. In the movie, he plays a bookworm samurai called Harunosuke Katagiri, who receives the mission to help a daimyo move. It will be Hoshino's first lead role in a live-action movie since Blindly in Love in 2013.
Born: January 28, 1981 (Age 43) in Saitama, Japan
Streaming Sources for all Gen Hoshino Movies & TV ShowsTitle | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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Movie | Actor | Kouji Hashimoto | 2013 | |
Movie | Actor | Gautama Buddha (voice) | 2013 | |
Movie | Actor | Kentaro | 2013 | |
Movie | Actor | 2008 | ||
Movie | Actor | Yuzuru Nakamura | 2004 | |
Movie | Actor | Senpai (voice) | 2017 | |
Movie | Actor | Father (voice) | 2018 | |
Movie | Actor | Harunosuke Katagiri | 2019 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2019 | |
Movie | Actor | Toshiya Sone | 2020 | |
Movie | Actor | Cherry (voice) | 2015 | |
Movie | Actor | Band Member | 2009 | |
Movie | Actor | PC-300 (voice) | 2015 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2023 | |
Movie | Actor | Kazumi Shima | 2024 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Hiroyuki Sanada 9 Episodes | 2011 | |
TV Show | Actor | Dontsuku Hayashiyatei 11 Episodes | 2005 | |
TV Show | Actor | Taiko 12 Episodes | 2006 | |
TV Show | Actor | Hideo Eguchi 10 Episodes | 2008 | |
TV Show | Actor | 猫田刑事 11 Episodes | 2007 | |
TV Show | Actor | 156 Episodes | 2010-2010 | |
TV Show | Actor | Taira Kiyoshi 5 Episodes | 2022-2022 | |
TV Show | Actor | Kazumi Shima 11 Episodes | 2020-2020 | |
TV Show | Actor | Self 6 Episodes | 2023 | |
TV Show | Actor | 11 Episodes | 2020 | |
TV Show | Actor | Himself 1 Episode | 1951 | |
TV Show | Actor | 2 Episodes | 2022 | |
Movie | Actor | George Mabuchi | 2015 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Tsuzaki Hiramasa 11 Episodes | 2016 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Yoshimura Takao 5 Episodes | 2017-2017 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Haruki Shinomiya 21 Episodes | 2015-2017 | |
Limited Series | Actor | 寺山一樹 8 Episodes | 2014 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Koyama 4 Episodes | 2006-2006 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Buddha 2 Episodes | 2012-2013 | |
Movie | Actor | 2021 | ||
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2018 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2013 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2016 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2013 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2012 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2012 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2019 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2021 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2022 | |
Movie | Sound | Theme Song Performance | 2023 | |
TV Show | Sound | Theme Song Performance 11 Episodes | 2022 | |
TV Show | Sound | Theme Song Performance 175 Episodes | 2019 | |
TV Show | Creator | Creator | 2014-2014 | |
TV Show | Sound | Theme Song Performance 156 Episodes | 2018-2018 | |
Limited Series | Sound | Theme Song Performance 10 Episodes | 2017-2017 | |
Limited Series | Sound | Theme Song Performance 11 Episodes | 2016 | |
Limited Series | Sound | Theme Song Performance 10 Episodes | 2015 | |
Title | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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