Mana Ashida
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.
Filmography
MYSTERY ARENA
2026
as Ichiko
Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
2026
as Lubicchi (voice)
Scarlet
2025
as Scarlet (voice)
Not Me That Went Viral
2025
as Sakura
Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki
2025
Cells at Work!
2024
as Niko Urushizaki
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
2022
as Wolf Queen (voice)
BL Metamorphosis
2022
as Urara Sayama
Ending Cut
2022
as 迫田结
The House of the Lost on the Cape
2021
as Yui (voice)
Poupelle of Chimney Town
2020
as Lubicchi (voice)
Child of the Stars
2020
as Chihiro
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」
2019
Children of the Sea
2019
as Ruka Azumi (voice)
Haruko's Doll
2018
as Haruko
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us
2018
as Largo (voice)
Takayuki Yamada in 3D
2017
as Herself
Hana's Miso Soup
2014
The Round Table
2014
as Kokko
Don't Lose Heart
2013
as Toyo Shibata (child)
The Partner
2013
as Sakura
Pacific Rim
2013
as Young Mako
The Floating Castle
2012
as Chidori
Liar Game: Reborn
2012
as Alice