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''" ( 僧, 法師 and 比丘). Hoshi may also refer to:

People with the surname

* , Japanese badminton athlete * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese alpine skier * or Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler * , Japanese novelist and science fiction writer *

Shizuko Hoshi Shizuko Hoshi is a Japanese-American actress, theater director, dancer and choreographer. Born in Japan, she is a graduate of Tokyo Women's College and University of Southern California. She was married to actor Mako, the founding artistic direc ...

, Japanese-American actress, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer * , Japanese voice actor and singer * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese politician and cabinet minister * , Japanese actress * , Japanese musician * , Japanese actress

Arts and entertainment

Anime and manga

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Stargazing Dog is a Japanese manga by Takashi Murakami. The story is narrated by a dog named Happie, who lives with a working-class Japanese family until one day the man's wife requests a divorce, and he takes Happie on a road trip to southern Japan, eventua ...

'', a Japanese manga series by Takashi Murakami * , a Japanese manga series by Hidenori Hara * , a Japanese anime series created by Shotaro Ishinomori * , a Japanese anime series produced by Jiho Eigasha * or ''Voices of a Distant Star'', a Japanese OVA directed by Makoto Shinkai * , a Japanese anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki * or ''Twinkle Stars'', a Japanese manga series by Natsuki Takaya * , a Japanese anime series based on the movie * , a Japanese anime series based on the ''Kirby'' series, named ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' in English

Fictional characters

* Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics * Hoshi, a character in the Japanese manga series ''

Arakawa Under the Bridge is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. The manga was first serialized in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Gangan'' from December 2004 to July 2015. An anime television series adaptation consisting of 26 e ...

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Hoshi Sato Hoshi Sato , played by Korean American actress Linda Park, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. In the show Sato, born in Kyoto, Japan on July 9, 2129, is the communications officer aboar ...

, a character in the American television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * Lieutenant Hoshi, a character in the American sci-fi media franchise ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (''Galactica 1980''), a line of ...

'' * Ryoma Hoshi, a character in the Japanese visual novel game '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' * Ryu Hoshi, a character in the 1994 Japanese-American action film ''Street Fighter''

Film and television

* (film), a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name * , a 1995 Japanese television drama series * , a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name

Games

* , a Japanese video game series published by Nintendo, named only ''Kirby'' in English * , a 1987 Japanese video game for the Famicom home console

Music

* , a 1978 album by Japanese pop duo Pink Lady * "", a 2011 song by Japanese pop singer Alisa Mizuki

Singers

* Hoshi (French singer), French singer, born 1996 *

Hoshi (South Korean singer) Kwon Soon-young (; born June 15, 1996), professionally known by his stage name Hoshi (), is a South Korean singer, dancer and choreographer under Pledis Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group Seventeen and the leader of the Performance ...

, South Korean singer, born 1996

Other uses

* (Go) (), an intersection marked with a small dot in the board game Go * , a traditional Japanese inn founded in 718 AD * Hoshi University, a private Japanese university specializing in pharmaceutical sciences