title: Hoshi
text: # Hoshi
  
  Hoshi or Hosi/Hoshni (星) is the Japanese word for "Star", and the Japanese word for a Buddhist "Priest" &/or "Monk" (僧, 法師 and 比丘).
  
  Hoshi may also refer to:
  
  ## People with the surname
  
  * Chisato Hoshi (星 千智, born 1995), Japanese badminton athlete
  * Hamuko Hoshi (星 ハム子, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
  * Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, born 1985), Japanese alpine skier
  * Nobuyoshi Hoshi (保志 信芳) or Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
  * Shinichi Hoshi (星 新一, 1926–1997), Japanese novelist and science fiction writer
  * Shizuko Hoshi, Japanese-American actress, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer
  * Sōichirō Hoshi (保志 総一朗, born 1972), Japanese voice actor and singer
  * Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
  * Tōru Hoshi (星 亨, 1850–1901), Japanese politician and cabinet minister
  * Yoko Hoshi (星 ようこ, born 1966), Japanese actress
  * Yoshiaki Hoshi (星 吉昭, 1946–2004), Japanese musician
  * Yuriko Hoshi (星 由里子, 1943–2018), Japanese actress
  
  ## Arts and entertainment
  
  ### Anime and manga
  
  * Hoshi Mamoru Inu or Stargazing Dog, a Japanese manga series by Takashi Murakami
  * Hoshi no Furumachi, a Japanese manga series by Hidenori Hara
  * Hoshi no Ko Chobin, a Japanese anime series created by Shotaro Ishinomori
  * Hoshi no Ko Poron, a Japanese anime series produced by Jiho Eigasha
  * Hoshi no Koe or Voices of a Distant Star, a Japanese OVA directed by Makoto Shinkai
  * Hoshi o Katta Hi, a Japanese anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  * Hoshi wa Utau or Twinkle Stars, a Japanese manga series by Natsuki Takaya
  * La Seine no Hoshi, a Japanese anime series based on the movie La Tulipe Noire
  * Hoshi no Kirby, 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
  * Hoshi Sato, a character in the American television series Star Trek: Enterprise
  * Lieutenant Hoshi, a character in the American sci-fi media franchise Battlestar Galactica
  * 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
  
  * Hoshi no Furumachi (film), a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name
  * Hoshi no Kinka, a 1995 Japanese television drama series
  * Hoshi Mamoru Inu, a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name
  
  ### Games
  
  * Hoshi no Kirby, a Japanese video game series published by Nintendo, named only Kirby in English
  * Hoshi Wo Miru Hito, a 1987 Japanese video game for the Famicom home console
  
  ### Music
  
  * Hoshi kara Kita Futari, a 1978 album by Japanese pop duo Pink Lady
  * "Hoshi no Hate", a 2011 song by Japanese pop singer Alisa Mizuki
  
  ### Singers
  
  * Hoshi (French singer), French singer, born 1996
  * Hoshi (South Korean singer), South Korean singer, born 1996
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Hoshi (Go) (星), an intersection marked with a small dot in the board game Go
  * Hōshi Ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn founded in 718 AD
  * Hoshi University, a private Japanese university specializing in pharmaceutical sciences
  