Native name 木下 ほうか Name Houka Kinoshita Agent Cast Power | Occupation Actor Nationality Japanese Role Actor | |
Born January 24, 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-01-24 ) Daito, Osaka, Japan Movies and TV shows Kamen Rider Kiva, Shinobi: Heart Under Bl, The Ravine of Goodbye, The Little Girl In Me, Greatful Dead Similar People Hirofumi Arai, Yuri Nakamura, Kazuyuki Izutsu, Kanji Tsuda, Mitsuki Takahata | ||
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.
Biography
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.