Mana Ashida's bio

Mana Ashida is a Japanese child actress, host, model and singer from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. She is currently represented by JobbyKids.

Mana Ashida first acted Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence only after she starred in the popular television drama Mother. She later became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in the special drama Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien. She is also the youngest lead actress when she starred in a television serial drama when she acted in the serial drama Marumo no Okite on the spring of 2011. Furthermore, she starred in Japanese films such as Confessions and Usagi Drop.

In addition, Mana Ashida and her co-actor Suzuki Fuku sang the 2011 hit song Maru Maru Mori Mori, the theme song for the television drama Marumo no Okite.

Mana Ashida revealed that she looks up to the K-pop group Kara. Another interest of hers is reading, and she reads over 60 books in one month.

Filmography

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (2010) as Mirai Natsume
Confessions (2010) as Manami Moriguchi
Ghost: In Your Arms Again (2010) as the child ghost
Despicable Me (2010) as the voice of Agnes in the Japanese version of the film
Inu to Anata no Monogatari (2011) as Mana
Hankyū Densha (2011) as Ami Hagiwara
Aftershock (2011) as the Japanese voice of young Fang Deng in the film's Japan release.
Usagi Drop (2011) as Rin Kaga
Magic Tree House (2012) as the voice of Annie.
Nobo no Shiro (2012) as Chidori

Television Dramas

ABC Short Movie 2. Daibokenmama (2009, ABC)
Ketto! Rojinto (2009, WOWOW)
Tokujo Kabachi!! - episode 3 (2010, TBS)
Mother (April 14 – June 23, 2010, NTV) - Reina Michiki
Toilet no Kamisama (January 5, 2011, MBS 60th anniversary drama, based on Kana Uemura's song "Toilet no Kamisama") - Kana Uemura (childhood)
Gō (2011, NHK) - Chacha (Childhood), Sen
Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien (March 30, 2011, NTV) - Kanna Yamazaki
Marumo no Okite (April 24 – July 3, 2011, CX) - Kaoru Sasakura
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (July 10, 2011, CX, episode 1) - Kaoru Sasakura (guest)
Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (August 5, 2011, NTV) - Chizuru Hojo
Marumo no Okite SP (October 9, 2011, CX) - Kaoru Sasakura
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (2011 Summer Season Special) (September 3, 2011, CX)
Nankyoku Tairiku (October 16, 2011, TBS) - Haruka Furudate.
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