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Machiko Ono
ActingBORN: 1981-11-04Nishiyoshino, 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.
Top Filmography

7.7
Like Father, Like Son
2013 // MOVIE

6.8
Bullet Train Explosion
2025 // MOVIE

7.0
Beyond Outrage
2012 // MOVIE

6.6
Modest Heroes
2018 // MOVIE

7.5
The Taste of Tea
2004 // MOVIE

7.8
Eureka
2001 // MOVIE

6.6
Museum
2016 // MOVIE

7.3
A Family
2021 // MOVIE

6.1
Kiki's Delivery Service
2014 // MOVIE

6.4
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005 // MOVIE

7.3
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004 // MOVIE

6.8
The Mourning Forest
2007 // MOVIE

7.0
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
2017 // MOVIE

7.3
Suzaku
1997 // MOVIE

6.5
Too Young To Die!
2016 // MOVIE