Mana Ashida

{{Infobox person | name = Mana Ashida | image = Mana Ashida 2020.jpg | alt = | caption = Ashida in 2020 | native_name = 芦田 愛菜 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Japanese | other_names = Mana-Chan | education = | occupation = | years_active = 2009–present | employer = Jobbykids | known_for = | notable_works = TV dramasMother (2010)Marumo no Okite (2011)Beautiful Rain (2012)Filmed worksHankyu DenshaUsagi DropJewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance PrincessPacific Rim | height = | awards = Details | signature = Signature of Mana Ashida.svg }} 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. Career Early career Ashida made her debut appearance in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2. Bokenmama in 2009. Her first film was the live-action film adaptation of the manga 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 Ghost. 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.