ACTOR

Sōichirō Hoshi

1972 - Today

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Sōichirō Hoshi (保志 総一朗, Hoshi Sōichirō, born May 30, 1972) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in Saiyuki, Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny & Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom, Kazuki Fuuchouin in GetBackers, Masaru Daimon in Digimon Savers, Kaoru Hanabishi in Ai Yori Aoshi, and Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven's Lost Property. In video game franchises he voices Sanada Yukimura in Sengoku Basara, Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi When They Cry, Kilik in Soulcalibur, and various characters in Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sōichirō Hoshi has received more than 318,488 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sōichirō Hoshi is the 8,802nd most popular actor (down from 7,918th in 2019), the 1,916th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,680th in 2019) and the 216th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sōichirō Hoshi ranks 8,802 out of 13,578. Before him are Esmond Knight, Amanda Peterson, Santiago Cabrera, Yui Ishikawa, Kim Sung-kyun, and Eva Amurri. After him are Saskia Reeves, Joel Gretsch, Dominic Sherwood, Ben Hardy, Catherine Dent, and Odette Annable.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Sōichirō Hoshi ranks 493. Before him are Darius Kasparaitis, Jerome Damon, John Ruiz, Paolo Bacigalupi, Masahiro Nakai, and Takeshi Watanabe. After him are Patricia Manterola, Amadou Sanogo, Abdelkrim El Hadrioui, Cung Le, DJ Shadow, and Nocturno Culto.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sōichirō Hoshi ranks 1,916 out of 6,245. Before him are Sayaka Murata (1979), Yukie Nakama (1979), Masahiro Nakai (1972), Kento Yamazaki (1994), Yui Ishikawa (1989), and Takeshi Watanabe (1972). After him are Kazuko Sawamatsu (1951), Nagaru Tanigawa (1970), Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980), Daisuke Oku (1976), Hiroshi Hirakawa (1965), and Rui Hachimura (1998).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Sōichirō Hoshi ranks 216. Before him are Tenma Shibuya (1969), Yūji Ueda (1967), Takako Matsu (1977), Yukie Nakama (1979), Kento Yamazaki (1994), and Yui Ishikawa (1989). After him are Shizuka Itō (1980), Michiko Neya (1965), Atsumi Tanezaki (1987), Erika Sawajiri (1986), Masami Nagasawa (1987), and Ayana Taketatsu (1989).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Keiichi Maebara (voice)
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.
7.8 / 10
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Tomoki Sakurai (voice)
Girl-crazy Tomoki’s quiet life gets turned upside down when beautiful, winged Ikaros falls from the sky – and starts calling him master! She seems a little bit lost on Earth, and her origins are shrouded in mystery. One thing’s for sure, though – she just might have the power to make Tomoki’s every dream come true! The heavenly hijinks continue in Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte! Tomoki may long for peace and quiet, but with Ikaros and Nymph still adjusting to life on Earth, things aren’t likely to calm down anytime soon. Plus, there’s a new Angeloid on the scene – and she’s been sent to eliminate Tomoki!
7.8 / 10
Perfect Blue
Green (voice)
Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.
Feb 28o 19988.314 / 10