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 294,967 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

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sōichirō Hoshis by language

Over the past year Sōichirō Hoshi has had the most page views in the with 323,396 views, followed by English (39,796), and Chinese (24,001). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (79.17%), Cantonese (68.33%), and Egyptian Arabic (51.06%)

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. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.
7.8 / 10
天上天下
Souichiro Nagi (voice)
The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body of a high school that educates its students in the art of combat. As the story unfolds, both groups become increasingly involved with an ongoing battle that has been left unresolved for four hundred years.
7.8 / 10
Perfect Blue
Green (voice)
Pop singer Mima Kirigow looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually charged murder mystery, Mima’s life begins to fall apart.
Feb 28o 19988.291 / 10