Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida

Acting

Born:
2004-06-23
Place of birth:
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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

Filmography

Extraordinary Attorney Minami

Extraordinary Attorney Minami

6.52026Minamida Minami
TV
MYSTERY ARENA

MYSTERY ARENA

6.02026Ichiko
Movie
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time

4.52026Lubicchi (voice)
Movie
Unrequited Love

Unrequited Love

2026Yui Sugawara
TV
Scarlet

Scarlet

6.92025Scarlet (voice)
Movie
Not Me That Went Viral

Not Me That Went Viral

5.82025Sakura
Movie
Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki

Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki

2025
Movie
Golden SixTONES

Golden SixTONES

8.52025Self
TV
Cells at Work!

Cells at Work!

7.62024Niko Urushizaki
Movie
Sayonara, Maestro!

Sayonara, Maestro!

7.52024Hibiki Natsume
TV
The Greatest Teacher

The Greatest Teacher

7.92023Ugumori Kanau
TV
Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

7.12022Wolf Queen (voice)
Movie
BL Metamorphosis

BL Metamorphosis

6.82022Urara Sayama
Movie
Ending Cut

Ending Cut

2022迫田结
Movie
Ending Cut

Ending Cut

2022
TV
The House of the Lost on the Cape

The House of the Lost on the Cape

6.52021Yui (voice)
Movie
Poupelle of Chimney Town

Poupelle of Chimney Town

6.52020Lubicchi (voice)
Movie
Child of the Stars

Child of the Stars

7.72020Chihiro
Movie
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

2019
Movie
Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan

Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan

2019Self
TV
Children of the Sea

Children of the Sea

7.12019Ruka Azumi (voice)
Movie
Sunday Art Museum

Sunday Art Museum

2019
TV
Mampuku

Mampuku

9.02018Narrator
TV
Haruko's Doll

Haruko's Doll

2018Haruko
Movie
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

7.22018Largo (voice)
Movie
Takayuki Yamada in 3D

Takayuki Yamada in 3D

2017Herself
Movie
OUR HOUSE

OUR HOUSE

2016
TV
Ginnikan

Ginnikan

8.02014Maho – Child
TV
Hana's Miso Soup

Hana's Miso Soup

8.02014
Movie
The Round Table

The Round Table

7.42014Kokko
Movie
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

7.62014Post
TV
Don't Lose Heart

Don't Lose Heart

8.02013Toyo Shibata (child)
Movie
The Partner

The Partner

2013Sakura
Movie
Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

7.02013Young Mako
Movie
The Floating Castle

The Floating Castle

7.22012Chidori
Movie
Beautiful Rain

Beautiful Rain

7.02012Kinoshita Miu
TV
Alice in Liar Game

Alice in Liar Game

6.32012Alice
TV
Liar Game: Reborn

Liar Game: Reborn

6.32012Alice
Movie
Magic Tree House

Magic Tree House

7.02012Annie
Movie
Antarctica

Antarctica

8.32011Haruka Furutachi
TV
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011

2011
Movie
Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop

7.12011Rin Kaga
Movie
In a Corner of This World

In a Corner of This World

6.32011
Movie
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle

6.82011Ami Hagiwara
Movie
Marumo's Story

Marumo's Story

9.12011Kaoru Sasakura
TV
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

7.62011Kanna Yamazaki
Movie
Princess Go

Princess Go

8.32011Sen (child)
TV
Toire no kamisama

Toire no kamisama

8.72011Kana Uemura [Child]
Movie
Confessions

Confessions

7.62010Manami Moriguchi
Movie
Mother

Mother

8.52010Michiki Reina
TV
Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Looking Up at the Half-Moon

6.02010Miku Natsume
Movie
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

8.01951Self - Host
TV
The Apothecary Diaries

The Apothecary Diaries

Maomao
TV