Best known for her role of Ryoko Amemiya, or Sazer-Velsou, in the 2003 TV show The Gransazers, Maya Hoshino was originally born in England before coming to Japan to start an acting career. Near the turn of the century, Hoshino made her break at the age of 21 with the 1999 movie The Yakuza Way. Hoshino followed this up with two additional movies in 2001, before finding herself at Toho in 2003. With the firm, she worked on the direct-to-video production Killers (2003), which is comprised of five short stories of which she starred in the "Candy" segment, and the show The Gransazers. Hoshino has remained active since, returning for the OV of the popular Star God show in 2005, and has starred in several other TV shows such as Ultraman Max and Chainavi.

Acting Toho Filmography
Killers (2003) - Sakurai Megumi
The Gransazers (2003) - Ryoko Amemiya, Sazer-Velsou of the Wind Tribe
The Gransazers: Super Battle Memory (2005) - Ryoko Amemiya, Sazer-Velsou of the Wind Tribe