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Mana Ashida (芦田 愛菜 Ashida Mana) is a Japanese actress and singer best known for her roles in the films Usagi Drop and Confessions. She portrays a young Mako Mori in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim.
Ashida's career began with with her first appearance in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2; she gained greater notoriety after she was cast in the television drama Mother. Ashida became the youngest actress and lead actress in a Japanese drama when she starred in Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien and later, Marumo no Okite in Spring of 2011. Later 2011 saw her gain more critical praise as an actress when she starred alongside actor Kenichi Matsuyama in the manga adaptation of Usagi Drop.
Signing a deal with Universal Music, Ashida released her first single in October 2011. Her debut album, Happy Smile!, was released November 23 and debuted in 8th position on the Oricon weekly charts. She was the youngest artist, at seven years five months, to have an album in the top ten position. Ashida auditioned for the role of Mako Mori in Pacific Rim in October 2011. The judges were reportedly impressed with her level of expression and she was later cast.
•During the production of Pacific Rim, Ashida was given special permission from Guillermo del Toro to call him "Totoro-san", due to her having difficulty pronouncing his name.
1.Mana Ashida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Actress: Pacific Rim. When Mana was 3, her mom thought her becoming an actress would be fun & guided her into the vocation. Her 1st role came in 2009. She was in the TV show Mother on Nippon Television Network Corporation in 2010.
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Jul 12, 2013 · With Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi. As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
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Ashida made her Hollywood debut playing the role of young Mako Mori in the 2013 film Pacific Rim. She auditioned for the role in October 2011, when she reportedly impressed the judges with her rich expressiveness. She travelled to Toronto to shoot the film, where she also met Guillermo del Toro.
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Pacific Rim is a 2013 American science fiction monster film directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman, and the first film in the Pacific Rim franchise.
