is a Japanese actress, '' talent'' and singer. Ashida's first appearance was in

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's ''ABC Short Movie 2'', though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as '' Confessions'' and '' Bunny Drop''. Ashida and her co-actor

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sang the 2011 hit song "Maru Maru Mori Mori", the theme song for the television drama ''

''.

Career

Early career

Ashida made her debut appearance in

's ''ABC Short Movie 2. Bokenmama'' in 2009. Her first film was the

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adaptation of the

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''Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora'' in 2010. In the same year, she starred in the film '' Confessions'', as Manami Moriguchi. She also appeared in the film '' Ghost: In Your Arms Again'', a Japanese remake of the 1990 film ''

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''. For her role in this film, she became one of the winners of the "Rookie of the Year" Award at the 34th Japan Academy Awards. In addition to acting, Ashida did voice-over roles for foreign films released in Japan. She voiced Agnes in the Japanese version of the film ''

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'', and she was the voice of the young Fang Deng in the Japanese release of ''

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''.

Late 2010 – early 2011: Rise to popularity

Ashida rose to prominence after appearing in the award-winning television drama ''

'', as Reina Michiki, a young child abused by her mother. She won awards such as the Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix and the Special Award at the 4th Tokyo Drama Awards for her role. At the age of 6, Ashida became the youngest lead actress in a

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in the special television drama movie ''Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien'' in 2011. In the spring drama season, she became the youngest actress in a drama series when she starred in the television drama Marumo no Okite. She co-starred in this series with the then-6 years old actor

. The series received a viewership rating of 23.9% for its last episode, and an average rating of 15.48% for its entire run. She made her singing debut with Suzuki. They sang ''Marumo no Okite's'' theme song, "", under the temporary group name of . This song, recorded into a single, was released on 25 May 2011 by

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and debuted third on the

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charts, which made the duo the youngest group in history to achieve a top-10 position on the Oricon charts. The previous record was set by the group in 2006. They also participated in the summer edition of the

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, which was broadcast on 6 August 2011 on the

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network. On 14 August 2011, Ashida appeared in the

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music television program '' Music Japan'' with Suzuki, actress Nozomi Ohashi and actor

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. It was the first time all three appeared in the same show, in its segment entitled "MJ Summer Holidays: Children's Special". In early 2011, Ashida appeared in several Japanese films, including ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Late 2011: Solo music and variety host debut

Ashida co-starred with actor Kenichi Matsuyama in the manga adaptation ''Usagi Drop''. She played the main character Rin, and was widely praised for her performance. The film's director, Sabu, praised her, saying that her laughter "was always echoing throughout the set, creating a peaceful atmosphere inside the set". ''

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'' reviewer Mark Schilling said that she "seamlessly accomplishes her evolution from forlorn waif to perky if unusually perceptive kid, while effortlessly charming everyone.". Mana Ashida won the "Best Newcomer" award at the 54th

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. She was the youngest person to receive this award, beating the 1983 record set by actress

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. In October 2011, Ashida began co-hosting the

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variety and talk show ''Meringue no Kimochi'' with the show's long-time hosts,

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and

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. This made her the youngest regular host of a talk or variety show. On 15 September 2011, it was announced that Ashida would make her solo music debut with

. She released her first single with them in October 2011, and her debut album in late 2011. The album contained songs that "Mama (Mana's mother) wants Mana-chan to sing". Her official profile on Universal Music's website was unveiled during the announcement. The single, a lively dance piece with a cheerful rhythm and similar to ''Maru–Maru–Mori-Mori!'', was entitled . The single was released in Japan on 26 October 2011, and was used in a commercial for Seven & I Holdings Co. It debuted at the 4th position on the

weekly charts. This made Mana Ashida the youngest solo artist to rank in the Oricon weekly TOP10 charts at 7 years and 4 months old, breaking the previous record of 13 years old set by

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in 1987. Ashida's debut album, entitled ''Happy Smile!'', was released in Japan on 23 November 2011. It debuted at the 8th position on the Oricon weekly charts, making Mana Ashida the youngest artist, at 7 years 5 months old, to have an album in the top 10 position. She beat the previous record of 13 years and 8 months set in 1974 by Canadian singer Rene Simard. Ashida and Suzuki became the youngest participants on the annual

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singing competition by participating in its 62nd edition.

2012–present

Ashida voiced the female lead character of Annie in the Japanese

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film adaptation of the

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in the first role in a 2012 film. She performed the theme song of the anime series '' Jewelpet Kira☆Deco!''. The song, entitled " Zutto Zutto Tomodachi", was also used in the 2012 anime film '' Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess''. Ashida also appeared in the film, as Princess Mana. The song was released as a single on 16 May 2012, and reached number 17 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts. Ashida starred as Miu Kinoshita, the daughter of a single father who suffered from juvenile

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, in

's summer drama series ''

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''. She also sang its theme song, entitled " Ame ni Negai o". Written by singer

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, ''Ame ni Negai o'' was the first drama theme song Mana performed solo. The single was released in Japan on 1 August 2012. On 27 December 2012, she held her first solo concert at the Curian Shinagawa General Citizen Hall in Tokyo. Ashida made her Hollywood debut playing the role of young Mako Mori in the 2013 film ''

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''. She auditioned for the role in October 2011, when she reportedly impressed the judges with her rich expressiveness. She travelled to

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to shoot the film, where she also met

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. Del Toro allegedly allowed Ashida to call him “ Totoro-san”, due to her being unable to pronounce his surname. Ashida also appeared in a Celebrity Kids Edition of the Japanese version of the show

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on January 2, 2013. She won the top prize, ¥1,000,000, and became the youngest top prize winner in the ''Millionaire'' franchise. In 2014, Ashida starred in the television series ''

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'' as Post, a child abandoned at birth at a

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. Her performance in this television series was highly regarded, with 50.8％ of viewers expressing high satisfaction with her performance in a survey carried out by

. In 2015, she starred in ''Rugged!'' as a 10-year-old company president in her first lead role in a

television drama.

Personal life

Ashida was born on 23 June 2004 in

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, Hyogo Prefecture and is an

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. She is commonly nicknamed Mana-chan, which is a combination of her given name and the

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used when addressing children ( -chan). Ashida revealed that she is a fan of

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group

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. She loves cycling unicycles, and reads over 60 books per month. In April 2017, Ashida was accepted into Keio Junior High school, one of the most top-notch Junior High schools in the

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, after passing the entrance exam.

Filmography

Films

* ''

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora , subtitled ''looking up at the half-moon'' and also known as ''Hantsuki'', is a Japanese romance light novel series written by Tsumugu Hashimoto and illustrated by Keiji Yamamoto centering on two hospitalized seventeen year olds and the lov ...

'' (2010) as Mirai Natsume * '' Confessions'' (2010) as Manami Moriguchi * '' Ghost: In Your Arms Again'' (2010) as the child ghost * ''

'' (2011) as Mana * ''

'' (2011) as Ami Hagiwara * '' Bunny Drop'' (2011) as Rin Kaga * ''

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'' (2012) as the voice of Annie. * '' Liar Game: Saisei'' (2012) as cool Alice * '' Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess'' (2012) as the voice of Princess Mana * '' Nobo no Shiro'' (2012) as Chidori * ''

'' (2013) as Mako Mori in her childhood * ''Kujikenaide'' (2013) as

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in her childhood * ''Entaku'' (2014) as Kotoko Uzuhara * ''Takayuki Yamada 3D The Movie'' (2017) * '' Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us'' (2018) as the voice of Margo * '' Children of the Sea'' (2019) as the voice of Ruka Azumi * ''Under the Stars'' (2020) as Chihiro * '' Poupelle of Chimney Town'' (2020) as the voice of Lubicchi * '' The House of the Lost on the Cape'' (2021) as the voice of Yui * ''

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'' (2022) as Urara Sayama * ''

Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a Japanese novel written by Mizuki Tsujimura, and published by Poplar Publishing in May 2017. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tomo Taketomi was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from June 2019 to February 2 ...

'' (2022) as the voice of Ōkami-sama

Television dramas

* ''ABC Short Movie 2: Daibokenmama'' (2009,

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) * ''Ketto! Rojinto'' (2009, WOWOW) * ''Tokujo Kabachi!!'' (2010, TBS, episode 3) * ''

'' (14 April – 23 June 2010,

) – Rena Michiki / Tsugumi Suzuhara * ''

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'' (5 January 2011,

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, based on

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's song "Toilet no Kamisama") – Kana Uemura (childhood) * '' Gō'' (2011,

) –

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(Childhood), Sen * ''Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien'' (30 March 2011, NTV) – Kanna Yamazaki * ''

'' (24 April – 3 July 2011, CX) – Kaoru Sasakura * ''

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'' (10 July 2011, CX, episode 1) – Kaoru Sasakura (guest) * ''

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'' (5 August 2011, NTV) – Chizuru Hojo * ''Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (2011 Summer Season Special)'' (3 September 2011, CX) * ''

Special'' (9 October 2011, CX) – Kaoru Sasakura * ''

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'' (16 October – 18 December 2011, TBS) – Haruka Furudate. * ''Alice in Liar Game'' (5 – 8 March 2012, CX, Spinoff of '' Liar Game: Saisei'' film) – Alice. * ''

''(1 July 2012, CX) – Miu Kinoshita * ''

''(15 January 2014 – 12 March 2014, NTV) – Post * ''

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'' (10 April 2014 – 5 June 2014, NHK) – Otetsu Maho (childhood) * '' Hana-chan no Miso Soup '' (30 August 2014, NTV) – Hana Yasutake * '' Rugged! '' (21 February 2015 – 28 February 2015, NHK) – Noa Fukami * '' Our House'' (17 April 2016 – 12 June 2016, CX) - Sakurako Ban * ''

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'' (2018 – 19, NHK) – narrator * ''

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'' (2020 – 21, NHK) - Akechi Tama

Japanese dub

* ''

'' (2010) as Agnes * ''

'' (2010) as young Fang Deng * ''

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'' (2013) as Agnes * ''

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'' (2015) as

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* '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019) as Madison Russell * '' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021) as Madison Russell

Variety

* ''Meringue'' (1 October 2011 – 31 March 2012, NTV) – co-host with Hisamoto Masami and Ito Asako * ''Music Japan'' (14 August 2011, NHK) * 62nd ''

'' (31 December 2011, NHK)

Video games

* '' Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joō'' (2011) as voice of the Mysterious Girl (Kokoru).

Discography

Singles

Albums

* ''Happy Smile!'' (Universal Music, 23 November 2011)

Awards

2010

* 34th Japan Academy Awards: Rookie Of The Year for '' Ghost: In Your Arms Again'' * 4th Tokyo Drama Awards: Special Award for ''

'' * 65th The Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer for ''

'' * 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix: Best Supporting Actress for ''

2011

* 2011 International Drama Festival in Tokyo, Tokyo Drama Awards: Best Performance by an Actress for ''

'' and ''Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien'' * 53rd

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: Special Award for '' Maru Maru Mori Mori!'' * 54th

: Best Newcomer for ''

'' and ''

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Bibliography

* , (14 December 2010)

References

External links

* * on

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