Mana Ashida
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 2004-06-23 (age 21)
- Place of birth
- Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
- Also known as
- Асида Мана · あしだ まな · 芦田 愛菜
Biography
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
TV Shows (16)
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
1951
as Judge
Mother
2010
as Michiki Reina
The Greatest Teacher
2023
as Ugumori Kanau
Sayonara, Maestro!
2024
as Hibiki Natsume
Antarctica
2011
as Haruka Furutachi
Marumo's Story
2011
as Kaoru Sasakura
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
2014
as Post
Beautiful Rain
2012
as Kinoshita Miu
Ginnikan
2014
as Maho – Child
OUR HOUSE
2016
Alice in Liar Game
2012
as Alice
エンディングカット
2022
Ending Cut
2022
Unrequited Love
2026
as Yui Sugawara
Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan
2019
as Self
Sunday Art Museum
2019
Movies (33)
Pacific Rim
2013
as Young Mako
Scarlet
2025
as Scarlet (voice)
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
2018
as Largo (voice)
Cells at Work!
2024
as Niko Urushizaki
Confessions
2010
as Manami Moriguchi
Children of the Sea
2019
as Ruka Azumi (voice)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2022
as Wolf Queen (voice)
The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021
as Yui (voice)
Liar Game: Reborn
2012
as Alice
Poupelle of Chimney Town
2020
as Lubicchi (voice)
Magic Tree House
2012
as Annie
Bunny Drop
2011
as Rin Kaga
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
2026
as Lubicchi (voice)
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
2019
The Floating Castle
2012
as Chidori
Child of the Stars
2020
as Chihiro
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
2011
as Ami Hagiwara
BL Metamorphosis
2022
as Urara Sayama
The Round Table
2014
as Kokko
The Partner
2013
as Sakura
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
2011
as Kanna Yamazaki
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011
2011
Looking Up at the Half-Moon
2010
as Miku Natsume
Haruko's Doll
2018
as Haruko
Not Me That Went Viral
2025
as Sakura
Don't Lose Heart
2013
as Toyo Shibata (child)
Ending Cut
2022
as 迫田结
In a Corner of This World
2011
Toire no kamisama
2011
Hana's Miso Soup
2014
Takayuki Yamada in 3D
2017
as Herself
MYSTERY ARENA
2026
as Ichiko
Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki
2025
About Mana Ashida
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 Confessio… With 49 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Mana Ashida has appeared in 33 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Pacific Rim (2013) — as Young Mako
- Scarlet (2025) — as Scarlet (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018) — as Largo (voice)
- Cells at Work! (2024) — as Niko Urushizaki
- Confessions (2010) — as Manami Moriguchi
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