She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival and became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver a drama that aired on 2008. Her skills are Japanese dancing, piano and swimming.
She married Nakao Akiyoshi on March 21, 2013. They co-starred with each other for the first time in a movie "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo" back in March of 2009, and co-starred again in NHK drama "Tsurukame Josanin" (aired in August 2012). They started dating after the filming for the drama ended in October 2012.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/r57rg_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katagiri Hairi", "alternateName": "片桐はいり", "birthDate": "January 18, 1963", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Katagiri Yumi, better known as Katagiri Hairi, is a Japanese actress represented by Stardust Promotion. She was born in Ōta, Tokyo.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/e4Ade_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kaga Takeshi", "alternateName": "鹿賀丈史", "birthDate": "October 12, 1950", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Kaga Takeshi is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV. His real name is Katsuta Shigekatsu.
Kaga was born in the city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.
In 1972, he joined the Japanese theatrical company Gekidan Shiki. While with the company, he played the role of Jesus in the Japanese stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar (1976) and the role of Tony in West Side Story. In 1980, he left SHIKI to play the role of Sanada in the movie Yaju Shisubeshi. He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of Ryori no Tetsujin, a cooking competition show (1993-1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan but around the English-speaking world.
Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 1987, he starred in the popular Japanese production of Les Miserables as Jean Valjean and Javert. He reprised his role as Valjean in 1995 as the representative of Japan during the encore of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During the encore, Valjeans from 17 different countries joined the cast on stage. He also starred in Macbeth in 2000, and in Jekyll and Hyde as well as in The Threepenny Opera in 2001. In 2009, he starred in a Japanese language version of La Cage aux Folles.
He has also lent his voice to Japanese anime. Notably, he voiced Jirarudan, an antagonist, in 1999's Pokemon the Movie - Revelation Lugia, the second Pokemon movie, and also sung his theme song, "Ware wa Collector". He also notably voiced Dr. Kiriko in 2005's Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness.
After Iron Chef ended, he returned to acting in movies and dramas. He also hosted Time Shock 21, a quiz show on Asahi Television in Japan. In 2005, Kaga performed as the lead in the Japanese production of Michael Frayn's Democracy and starred in the blockbuster film Sengoku Jieitai 1549. Kaga also appeared in both installments of the highly successful Death Note film series as Soichiro Yagami.
His most recent role, as of December 2007, is that of Emperor Kinkaku (King of the Golden Horn) in the film adaptation of the TV series Saiyuki. He also provided the voice for Golbez in the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy IV and has reprised the same role in Dissidia: Final Fantasy for the PSP. He is also the Official Japanese voice actor for Teridax in Japanese Bionicle Media as of 2004.
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He served as the leader of the instrumental band SAKEROCK until its disbandment in 2015, where he mainly played guitar and marimba. Hoshino is also recognized as an essayist and columnist, contributing to several serialized works.
For his music career, he is affiliated with Amuse Inc., while his acting career is managed by Otona Keikaku. His music is released under the label SPEEDSTAR RECORDS, a division of Victor Entertainment.
He completed his education at Jiyu no Mori Gakuen Junior and Senior High School, where he began exploring guitar and theater during middle school.
In October 2000, he founded the instrumental band SAKEROCK, inviting classmates from his high school to join.
Hoshino made his solo debut in 2010, releasing his first album "Baka no Uta" under the "Daisyworld" label within Victor Entertainment.
On December 22, 2012, he was diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage, leading to a hiatus. He returned to work on February 28, 2013, but faced a recurrence in June 2013, prompting another break. He underwent successful surgery and was discharged on September 26.
In March 2015, management of his music activities shifted from Kakubarhythm to Amuse, as announced on his official website.
SAKEROCK disbanded under his leadership on June 2, 2015.
During the filming of the special drama "Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu: Ganbare Jinrui! Shinshun Special!!", Hoshino began dating his co-star Aragaki Yui. They announced their engagement on May 19, 2021.
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