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.
Acted in 48
2020s
- 2026
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
Lubicchi (voice)
Unrequited Love
Yui Sugawara · 2 episodes
- 2025
Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki
Movie
- 2024
Sayonara, Maestro!
Hibiki Natsume · 10 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
Ending Cut
迫田结
Ending Cut
TV
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
Movie
Sunday Art Museum
TV
- 2018
Haruko's Doll
Haruko
- 2016
OUR HOUSE
TV
- 2014
Ginnikan
Maho – Child · 9 episodes
The Round Table
Kokko
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
Post · 9 episodes
- 2013
The Partner
Sakura
- 2012
Beautiful Rain
Kinoshita Miu · 12 episodes
Alice in Liar Game
Alice · 4 episodes
Magic Tree House
Annie
- 2011
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011
Movie
In a Corner of This World
Movie
Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
Ami Hagiwara
Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
Kanna Yamazaki
Toire no kamisama
Kana Uemura [Child]
- 2010
Looking Up at the Half-Moon
Miku Natsume
Sound 3
2020s
- 2025
2010s
- 2012
Beautiful Rain
Theme Song Performance
- 2011
Appearances4
2020s
- 2025
2010s
- 2019
Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan
Self · 42 episodes
- 2018
- 2017
Takayuki Yamada in 3D
Herself
