Kantaro Hoshino
Zainichi Korean professional wrestler and manager (1943-2010)
星野勘太郎 · 호시노 간타로
- Born
- 9 October 1943, Kobe
- Died
- 25 November 2010
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, manager
Kantaro Hoshino (星野 勘太郎, Hoshino Kantarō; October 9, 1943 – November 25, 2010), born Yeo Geon-bu (여건부), was a Japanese born, Korean professional wrestler, manager, and promoter best known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. As a wrestler, he was half of The Yamaha Brothers team along with Kotetsu Yamamoto. As a manager, he co-led the heel stable Makai Club, with Tadao Yasuda.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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