Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono
Born (1981-11-04) November 4, 1981
Nishiyoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Actress
Years active 1997–present

Machiko Ono (尾野真千子 Ono Machiko, born 4 November 1981) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's Suzaku,[1] which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Ono won the best actress award at the Singapore Film Festival for her role.[3] After appearing in films by directors such as Shinji Aoyama, Akihiko Shiota, Nobuhiro Yamashita, and Isao Yukisada, Ono again starred in a Kawase film, The Mourning Forest, which won the Grand Prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

Also appearing on television, Ono was selected in an audition of 1850 actresses to play the coveted lead role in NHK's Asadora entitled Carnation which began broadcasting in October 2011.[5]

Selected filmography

Film

Year Japanese Title English Title Role Film Production
1997 萌の朱雀 Moe no Suzaku Suzaku Michiru WOWOW
2000 Eureka Eureka Mikiko Sawai
2004 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
茶の味 The Taste of Tea
2006 ナイスの森~The First Contact~ Funky Forest Mīko
2007 殯の森 Mogari no mori The Mourning Forest Machiko
2008 クライマーズ・ハイ Climber's High Chizuko Tamaki
2011 小川の辺 Ogawa no Hotori Ikuhisa
2012 外事警察 Gaiji Keisatsu Hina Matsuzawa
のぼうの城 The Floating Castle Chiyo
大奥〜永遠〜[右衛門佐・綱吉篇] The Castle of Crossed Destinies Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
2013 探偵はBARにいる2 ススキノ大交差点 The Detective Is in the Bar 2 Yumiko Kawashima
謝罪の王様 Shazai no Ōsama Misaki Ube
そして父になる Like Father, Like Son Midori Nonomiya
2014 ニシノユキヒコの恋と冒険 Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bōken Manami
魔女の宅急便 Kiki's Delivery Service Osono
2015 神様はバリにいる Bali Big Brother Shōko Terukawa
ソロモンの偽証 Solomon's Perjury Ryōko Nakahara
きみはいい子 You Are a Good Kid Masami
起終点駅 ターミナル Kishūteneki Terminal Saeko Yūki
2016 エヴェレスト 神々の山嶺 Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki Ryōko Kishi
TOO YOUNG TO DIE! 若くして死ぬ Too Young To Die! Wakakushite Shinu Naomi Kamei[6]
後妻業の女 Black Widow Business Tomomi Nakase
ミュージアム Museum Haruka

Television

Year Japanese Title English Title Role Network
2006 いもたこなんきん Imo Tako Nankin Hanaoka Masae NHK
2008 なでしこ隊 Nadeshiko Tai ? Fuji TV
空飛ぶタイヤ Soratobu Taiya Sugimoto WOWOW
2009 火の魚 Hi no Sakana Orimi Tochiko NHK
外事警察 Gaiji Keisatsu Hina Matsuzawa NHK
警官の血 Keikan no Chi ? TV Asahi
2010 Mother Michiki Hitomi NTV
ジョーカー 許されざる捜査官 JOKER Yurusarezaru Sosakan Nezu Miyoko Fuji TV
ニセ医者と呼ばれて 〜沖縄・最後の医介輔〜 Nise Isha to Yobarete~Okinawa Saigo no Ikaiho Nakazen Yumi YTV
2011 名前をなくした女神 Namae o Nakushita Megumi Anno Chihiro Fuji TV
カーネーション Carnation Ohara Itoko NHK
2013 最高の離婚 Saikō no Rikon Hamasaki Yuka Fuji TV
2016 夏目漱石の妻 Natsume Sōseki no Tsuma Kyoko Nakane NHK
狙撃 Sogeki Ryōko Kōzuki TV Asahi

References

  1. Hagiwara, Kazuya (6 January 2010). "Hādo na nanyaku mo konasu 'shakaiha' OnoMachi wa nayande ita". Zakzak. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. "Awards 1997". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  3. "'Kānēshon' no hiroin ni Ono Machiko-san ga kettei!". Kishiwada e yōkoso. Kishiwada City. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. "Awards 2007". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. "Ono Machiko chosen to star in NHK morning drama "Carnation"". TokyoGraph. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  6. 長瀬智也×クドカン映画、新キャスト発表!森川葵、清野菜名、尾野真千子ら参戦 (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
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