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Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita
Native name 木下 ほうか
Born (1964-01-24) January 24, 1964 (age 53)
Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Actor
Agent Cast Power

Houka Kinoshita (木下 ほうか, Kinoshita Hōka, born January 24, 1964, in Daitō, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency, Cast Power. He graduated from Osaka Prefectual Nozaki High School and Osaka University of Arts.

In 1980, Kinoshita auditioned for the film, Gaki Teikoku, which he passed and made his acting debut. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, he entered Yoshimoto Kogyo and joined Yoshimoto Shinkigeki troupe, but he did little to stand out on the comedy stage, and quit after three years. In 1989, Kinoshita moved to Tokyo at the request of director Kazuyuki Izutsu and became one of the popular by-players in Japanese cinema. He later moved to Cast Power in 2011.

Kinoshita's hobby is riding a bike, and his skills are kick-boxing and karate.

He is single.


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