Machiko Ono

Actress

Born: November 4, 1981 (44 years old)

Place of birth: Nishiyoshino, Nara, Japan

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.

Filmography (43)

• Eureka (2001, ★ 7.8)
• Carnation (2011, ★ 8.1)
• Asura (2025, ★ 8)
• Mother (2010, ★ 8.2)
• Awaiting Kirin (2020, ★ 8.4)
• The Mourning Forest (2007, ★ 6.8)
• Suzaku (1997, ★ 7.3)
• Beyond Outrage (2012, ★ 7)
• Sabakan (2022, ★ 7.7)
• The Floating Castle (2012, ★ 7.4)
• Like Father, Like Son (2013, ★ 7.7)
• Detective in the Bar 2 (2013, ★ 7.7)
• Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004, ★ 7.3)
• Being Good (2015, ★ 7.5)
• The Taste of Tea (2004, ★ 7.5)
• Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion (2015, ★ 7)
• The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017, ★ 7)
• When Will You Return? (2017, ★ 7.2)
• A Family (2021, ★ 7.3)
• A Madder Red (2021, ★ 7.2)
• Amiko (2022, ★ 7.7)
• Because We Forget Everything (2022, ★ 7.6)
• Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005, ★ 6.4)
• Climber's High (2008, ★ 6.1)
• The Apology King (2013, ★ 6.7)
• Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment (2015, ★ 6.6)
• Bullet Train Explosion (2025, ★ 6.9)
• Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999, ★ 7.5)
• Matrimonial Chaos (2013, ★ 7.7)
• Anime Supremacy! (2022, ★ 6.4)