Mana Ashida
Born Jun 23, 2004 · Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Mana Ashida (芦田 愛菜, Ashida Mana; born 23 June 2004) is a Japanese actress, talent and singer. Her first appearance was in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama Mother. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama Marumo no Okite in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as Confessions and Bunny Drop. Ashida and her co-actor Fuku Suzuki sang the 2011 hit song "Maru Maru Mori Mori", the theme song for the television drama Marumo no Okite.
Known for
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
2026
Golden SixTONES
2025
Scarlet
2025
Not Me That Went Viral
2025
Cells at Work!
2024
Sayonara, Maestro!
2024
The Greatest Teacher
2023
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2022
BL Metamorphosis
2022
Ending Cut
2022
The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021
Poupelle of Chimney Town
2020
Child of the Stars
2020
Children of the Sea
2019
Mampuku
2018
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
2018
Takayuki Yamada in 3D
2017
OUR HOUSE
2016
Ginnikan
2014
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
2014
The Round Table
2014
Hana's Miso Soup
2014
Pacific Rim
2013
Don't Lose Heart
2013
The Partner
2013
Beautiful Rain
2012
Alice in Liar Game
2012
Liar Game: Reborn
2012
The Floating Castle
2012
Magic Tree House
2012
Marumo's Story
2011
Antarctica
2011
Bunny Drop
2011
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
2011
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
2011
In a Corner of This World
2011
Toire no kamisama
2011
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011
2011
Mother
2010
Confessions
2010
Looking Up at the Half-Moon
2010