Career
Hoshino"s movie debut, Lee Sang-il"s 69, was an adaptation of the Ryū Murakami novel of the same name. He previously acted in various television dramas and stage plays. He"s set to play the lead character in Masahide Ichii"s Blindly in Love (箱入り息子の恋, Hakoiri Musuko no Koi) (to be released on 8 June 2013) alongside Kaho, and star in the new Sion Sono film, due to be released on 28 September 2013.
On 22 December 2012, Hoshino was diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage and underwent surgery.
He officially returned to public life on 28 February 2013 with his appearance at the Tokyo J-Wave Awards.