Mana Ashida

Mana Ashida

Acting
Born 2004-06-23Nishinomiya, 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.

Movies (33)

Pacific Rim
6.9

Pacific Rim

2013Movie6.9
Scarlet
7.0

Scarlet

2025Movie7.0
Confessions
7.6

Confessions

2010Movie7.6
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
7.2

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

2018Movie7.2
Cells at Work!
7.7

Cells at Work!

2024Movie7.7
Liar Game: Reborn
6.3

Liar Game: Reborn

2012Movie6.3
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
7.1

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

2022Movie7.1
Children of the Sea
7.1

Children of the Sea

2019Movie7.1
MYSTERY ARENA
5.6

MYSTERY ARENA

2026Movie5.6
Bunny Drop
7.1

Bunny Drop

2011Movie7.1
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
7.7

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten

2011Movie7.7
The Floating Castle
7.4

The Floating Castle

2012Movie7.4
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
4.5

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time

2026Movie4.5
Poupelle of Chimney Town
6.6

Poupelle of Chimney Town

2020Movie6.6
BL Metamorphosis
6.8

BL Metamorphosis

2022Movie6.8
The House of the Lost on the Cape
6.5

The House of the Lost on the Cape

2021Movie6.5
Magic Tree House
7.0

Magic Tree House

2012Movie7.0
The Round Table
7.4

The Round Table

2014Movie7.4
Not Me That Went Viral
5.8

Not Me That Went Viral

2025Movie5.8
Child of the Stars
7.7

Child of the Stars

2020Movie7.7
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
6.6

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle

2011Movie6.6
The Partner

The Partner

2013Movie
Ending Cut

Ending Cut

2022Movie
Looking Up at the Half-Moon
6.0

Looking Up at the Half-Moon

2010Movie6.0
Hana's Miso Soup
8.0

Hana's Miso Soup

2014Movie8.0
Takayuki Yamada in 3D

Takayuki Yamada in 3D

2017Movie
Toire no kamisama
8.7

Toire no kamisama

2011Movie8.7
Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki

Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki

2025Movie
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

2019Movie
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011

2011Movie
In a Corner of This World
6.3

In a Corner of This World

2011Movie6.3
Don't Lose Heart
8.0

Don't Lose Heart

2013Movie8.0
Haruko's Doll

Haruko's Doll

2018Movie

TV Shows (20)

Mampuku
8.9

Mampuku

2018Series8.9
Golden SixTONES
8.5

Golden SixTONES

2025Series8.5
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
8.0

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

1951Series8.0
Mother
8.5

Mother

2010Series8.5
The Greatest Teacher
7.3

The Greatest Teacher

2023Series7.3
Princess Go
8.3

Princess Go

2011Series8.3
Antarctica
8.2

Antarctica

2011Series8.2
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
7.6

Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

2014Series7.6
Marumo's Story
8.0

Marumo's Story

2011Series8.0
OUR HOUSE

OUR HOUSE

2016Series
Beautiful Rain
7.0

Beautiful Rain

2012Series7.0
Alice in Liar Game
6.3

Alice in Liar Game

2012Series6.3
Sayonara, Maestro!
7.5

Sayonara, Maestro!

2024Series7.5
南田南弁護士は天才肌

南田南弁護士は天才肌

2026Series
Ginnikan
8.0

Ginnikan

2014Series8.0
Unrequited Love

Unrequited Love

2026Series
Sunday Art Museum

Sunday Art Museum

2019Series
Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan

Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan

2019Series
Ending Cut

Ending Cut

2022Series
The Apothecary Diaries

The Apothecary Diaries

Series