ACTOR
Machiko Ono
The Nara-born actress got an early start in the much praised and oft discussed The Taste of Tea before staying with the profession and graduating to adult roles. Before that, however, the youngest of four sisters had debuted in Suzaku after, legend has it, director Naomi Kawase spotted her cleaning shoe boxes at her junior high school. She has won several awards since.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Nov 4, 1981
- Birthplace
- Nishiyoshino, Nara, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
The Nara-born actress got an early start in the much praised and oft discussed The Taste of Tea before staying with the profession and graduating to adult roles. Before that, however, the youngest of four sisters had debuted in Suzaku after, legend has it, director Naomi Kawase spotted her cleaning shoe boxes at her junior high school. She has won several awards since.
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Filmography
Movies
SuzakuMichiru Tahara
1997
KaleidoscopeSelf
1999
EurekaMikiko
2001
GipsKazuko
2001
I'm Sure Tomorrow...
2001
man-hole
2001
Frog River
2002
Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
2002
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni YaWoman
2003
RamblersAtsuko
2003
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1Woman
2003
Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldSakutaro's Older Sister
2004
The Taste of TeaTeacher
2004
Funky Forest: The First ContactMiko
2005
Arigatou
2006
CricketsNurse
2006
The Mourning ForestMachiko
2007
Climber's HighChizuko Tamaki
2008
Nadeshiko Tai
2008
Yah Chayka!
2008
Departure: From AshoroEriko Kikuchi
2009
Fish of the FireTochiko orimi
2009
If BlessedKawahara Kaoru
2010
Rail TruckYumiko Yano
2010
ShikashaMother
2010
The Assistant Doctor
2010
At River's EdgeIkuhisa
2011
Synchronicity
2011
Beyond OutrageTatto Girl
2012
Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man
2012
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
The Floating CastleChiyo
2012
Detective in the BarKawashima Yumiko
2013
Hasegawa Machiko's StoryMachiko Hasegawa
2013
Like Father, Like SonMidori Nonomiya
2013
The Apology KingOffice worker
2013TS
The Sparkling Amber
2013
A House on a HillRieko Sugita
2014
Hana's Miso Soup
2014
Kiki's Delivery ServiceOsono
2014
Pandora: Eternal lifeNatsumi Tashiro
2014
Saikō no Rikon: Special星野结夏
2014
The Tale of NishinoManami
2014
Bali Big BrotherSachiko
2015
Being GoodMasami Mizuki
2015
Chieri and CherryMarie (voice)
2015
Solomon's Perjury 1: SuspicionRyoko Fujino (adult)
2015
Solomon's Perjury 2: JudgmentRyoko Fujino (adult)
2015
TerminalSaeko Yuki
2015
Black Widow BusinessTomomi Nakase
2016
Everest: The Summit of the GodsKishi
2016
MuseumHaruka Sawamura
2016
SniperRyoko Kozuki
2016
Too Young To Die!Kamei Naomi
2016
The Blue Hearts(segment “Hammer”)
2017
The Miracles of the Namiya General StoreHarumi Tamura
2017
When Will You Return?Tomoko Ashimura
2017
Dynamite GraffitiTomiko
2018Dynamite GraffitiTheme Song Performance
2018
Modest HeroesMother (voice)
2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldYuko
2018
YACHIMUN
2018
Shadowfall
2019
Typhoon FamilyMiyoko Suzuki
2019
The Smiling ManAkira Kamoi
2020
A FamilyYuka Kudo
2021
A Madder RedRyoko Tanaka
2021
Tomorrow's Dining TableAsumi Ishibashi
2021
心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021
20-Year-Old SoulKeiko Asano
2022
AmikoSayuri
2022
Anime Supremacy!Kayako Arishina
2022
Mom's Celestial Robe of FeathersHaruko
2022
SabakanRyoko Hisada
2022
Thousand and One NightsNami Tamura
2022
Yoru no Agura: Ane to Ototo to Watashiharuko
2022
Confess to Your CrimesTeranaka Hatsumi
2023
PLASTIC
2023
The Dry SpellKazumi Iwakiri
2023
DitONatsu Kamiyama
2024
Ke no Hi no KekekeKatase Kyoko
2024
Bullet Train ExplosionYuko Kagami
2025
Oboe no Nai Satsujin
2025
Taste and TearsArai Yuka [Adult]
2025
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025
Totto no Ketsuraku Seishunki
2025
Yakushima's IllusionMegumi Bento Merchants
2025
The Ogre's BrideNadeshiko Kosetsu
2026
You, Like a StarHonoka Aono
2026Television
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen5 eps
1990
Emergency Room 24 HoursYukari Tachibana（橘 ゆかり） · 12 eps
1999
怪談新耳袋Woman · 2 eps
2003
Monster Magnitude: 9Mari Mikazuki · 13 eps
2010
MotherMichiki Hitomi · 11 eps
2010
Yokoyama Hideo Suspense1 eps
2010
CarnationItoko Ohara · 151 eps
2011
CO: Transplant Coordinator5 eps
2011
Desperate MotherhoodAnno Chihiro · 11 eps
2011
MagmaTaeko Nogami · 5 eps
2012
Summer RescueHaruka Oyama · 10 eps
2012疑
疑惑1 eps
2012
Matrimonial ChaosYuka Hamasaki / Yuka Hoshino · 11 eps
2013
Meoto Zenzai4 eps
2013
A Woman from AshioSachi · 2 eps
2014
Back of FatherSugimoto Nanami · 1 eps
2014
Villiany GanboKaoru Kanzaki · 11 eps
2014
Candy HouseKimura Reiko · 10 eps
2015
FujikoUehara Fujiko · 6 eps
2015
Hello, I Love YouMina Umeda · 9 eps
2016
Wife of Soseki Natsume夏目（中根）鏡子 · 4 eps
2016
In This Corner of the WorldKeiko Kuromura · 9 eps
2018
TouristTachibana Kaoru · 1 eps
2018
生田家の朝・緑山家の朝28 eps
2018
Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear4 eps
2019
My Husband Won't FitTomomi Terada · 10 eps
2019
Zekkyo铃木阳子 · 4 eps
2019
Awaiting KirinIroha-dayu · 44 eps
2020
To Heal the HeartAn Shuuko · 4 eps
2020
Because We Forget Everything10 eps
2022
Grace's HistoryHasumi Minako · 8 eps
2023
Sell My HandOkawa Masami · 10 eps
2023
The Tiger and Her WingsNarration (voice) · 130 eps
2024
AsuraMakiko · 7 eps
2025
Mary of Magdalene Restaurant有马りあ · 2 eps
2025
憶えのない殺人北嶺亜弓 · 2 eps
2025
Blossom20 eps
2026
kiDnap GAMEUemura Sonomi · 11 eps
2026Photos
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