
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

Beautiful Rain
2012
as Kinoshita Miu

Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
2014
as Post

Marumo's Story
2011
as Kaoru Sasakura

OUR HOUSE
2016

Ginnikan
2014
as Maho – Child

Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan
2019
as Self

Alice in Liar Game
2012
as Alice

エンディングカット
2022

Sunday Art Museum
2019

Unrequited Love
2026
as Yui Sugawara

Ending Cut
2022
Movies (33)

Pacific Rim
2013
as Young Mako

Scarlet
2025
as Scarlet (voice)

Liar Game: Reborn
2012
as Alice

Cells at Work!
2024
as Niko Urushizaki

Confessions
2010
as Manami Moriguchi

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
2018
as Largo (voice)

Children of the Sea
2019
as Ruka Azumi (voice)

Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2022
as Wolf Queen (voice)

Magic Tree House
2012
as Annie

The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021
as Yui (voice)

Poupelle of Chimney Town
2020
as Lubicchi (voice)

Bunny Drop
2011
as Rin Kaga

The Floating Castle
2012
as Chidori

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
2026
as Lubicchi (voice)

Goodbye to Our Kindergarten
2011
as Kanna Yamazaki

Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
2011
as Ami Hagiwara

BL Metamorphosis
2022
as Urara Sayama

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
2019

The Round Table
2014
as Kokko

Child of the Stars
2020
as Chihiro

Not Me That Went Viral
2025
as Sakura

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011
2011

The Partner
2013
as Sakura

Ending Cut
2022
as 迫田结

Looking Up at the Half-Moon
2010
as Miku Natsume

Don't Lose Heart
2013
as Toyo Shibata (child)

Haruko's Doll
2018
as Haruko

Toire no kamisama
2011

Hana's Miso Soup
2014

In a Corner of This World
2011

Takayuki Yamada in 3D
2017
as Herself

Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki
2025

MYSTERY ARENA
2026
as Ichiko
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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Most Popular Mana Ashida Movies
- Pacific Rim (2013) — as Young Mako
- Scarlet (2025) — as Scarlet (voice)
- Liar Game: Reborn (2012) — as Alice
- Cells at Work! (2024) — as Niko Urushizaki
- Confessions (2010) — as Manami Moriguchi
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