and (born February 23, 1986) are Japanese

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sister actresses. They are mostly collectively referred to as . They were born in

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. Mana is the older one, born 7 minutes before Kana.

History

*They debuted at the age of 5, appearing in television commercials. *In 1996, they appeared in the

Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Take ...

'' Futarikko'', playing the main twin characters as children. *In March 2008, both graduated from

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. *In 2008, they starred in the Asadora ''Dandan'' about twins separated in infancy. Mana played a

Shimane Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...

school girl who loves to play in a rock band. Kana played a

maiko A is an apprentice geisha in Kyoto and Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors during banquets and parties, known as . are usually aged between 17 to 20 years ...

from Kyoto Prefecture.

Discography

ManaKana

# (1997.03.20) # (1997.08.21) # (1998.07.01) # (1998.07.01) # (1998.07.18)

# (2007.01.31) #Fighting Girl (2007.09.19) # (2008.01.30)

External links

Official website

ManaKana
on

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Japan
Official blog: ''Mana Kana no Smile Blog''
{{Authority control 1986 births Japanese television actresses Identical twin actresses Asadora lead actors Living people Japanese twins People from Osaka Universal Music Japan artists