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.

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A Madder Red (2021)

7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from her husband's death. She has since raised her son Junpei by herself. Junpei is now a middle school student. Ryoko also cares for her father-in-law, who lives in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Machiko Ono  •  Iori Wada  •  Yuki Katayama  •  Joe Odagiri

7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from her husband's death. She has since raised her son Junpei by herself. Junpei is now a middle school student. Ryoko also cares for her father-in-law, who lives in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuya Ishii
CAST:  Machiko Ono  •  Iori Wada  •  Yuki Katayama  •  Joe Odagiri

20-Year-Old Soul (2022)

A young music lover named Asano Daiyoshi died at the young age of 20. In that fact, there is a feeling that a miracle that cannot be imagined overflows the bonds of many people. Feel the brilliance of life that you can live powerfully even if it is short. It's a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Akiyama
CAST:  Fuju Kamio  •  Koichi Sato  •  Machiko Ono  •  Riko Fukumoto

A young music lover named Asano Daiyoshi died at the young age of 20. In that fact, there is a feeling that a miracle that cannot be imagined overflows the bonds of many people. Feel the brilliance of life that you can live powerfully even if it is short. It's a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Akiyama
CAST:  Fuju Kamio  •  Koichi Sato  •  Machiko Ono  •  Riko Fukumoto

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DIRECTION:  Katsumi Nojiri
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Machiko Ono  •  Kaho Minami  •  Nijiro Murakami

Anime Supremacy! (2022)

The anime industry of Japan is enormous, with 200 new TV shows and two trillion yen in revenue each year. For seven years, soft-spoken yet strong-willed Hitomi Saito has climbed the ranks, and is set to direct a series for the first time. At the same moment, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kohei Yoshino
CAST:  Riho Yoshioka  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Tomoya Nakamura

The anime industry of Japan is enormous, with 200 new TV shows and two trillion yen in revenue each year. For seven years, soft-spoken yet strong-willed Hitomi Saito has climbed the ranks, and is set to direct a series for the first time. At the same moment, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kohei Yoshino
CAST:  Riho Yoshioka  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Tomoya Nakamura

The Dry Spell (2023)

The story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are issued in the city. Shunsaku Iwakiri works for the city's water department and his job is to visit homes and stores that are behind on their bills and either collect the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Takahashi
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Machiko Ono

The story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are issued in the city. Shunsaku Iwakiri works for the city's water department and his job is to visit homes and stores that are behind on their bills and either collect the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Takahashi
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Machiko Ono

Sabakan (2022)

Nagasaki in 1986. Hisada, who lives with her affectionate parents and her younger brother, although there are many quarrels between couples, is a fifth grader who loves Yuki Saito and Exogini. Hisada decides to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins" with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoki Kanazawa
CAST:  Banke Ichiro  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Konosuke Harada  •  Machiko Ono

Nagasaki in 1986. Hisada, who lives with her affectionate parents and her younger brother, although there are many quarrels between couples, is a fifth grader who loves Yuki Saito and Exogini. Hisada decides to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins" with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoki Kanazawa
CAST:  Banke Ichiro  •  Tsuyoshi Kusanagi  •  Konosuke Harada  •  Machiko Ono

Mom's Celestial Robe of Feathers (2022)

"There are many things that I don't like. The traffic jam on the way to Naha, my debt-ridden father, my best friend's boyfriend, milk, and my hometown, Shioya-wan. Why did my beautiful mother marry my father?" Ruri tried to escape from these thoughts as she faced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiro Taira
CAST:  Misaki Hattori  •  Ririka Kawashima  •  Koh Ikeda  •  Gori

"There are many things that I don't like. The traffic jam on the way to Naha, my debt-ridden father, my best friend's boyfriend, milk, and my hometown, Shioya-wan. Why did my beautiful mother marry my father?" Ruri tried to escape from these thoughts as she faced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiro Taira
CAST:  Misaki Hattori  •  Ririka Kawashima  •  Koh Ikeda  •  Gori

Amiko (2022)

Amiko lives in Hiroshima, Japan. She is a little different from other girls. Her family consists of her father, pregnant mother, and an older brother. Her father is nice to other people and her mother teaches calligraphy. Amiko has classmate Ri-kun, whom she likes. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusuke Morii
CAST:  Kana Osawa  •  Arata Iura  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tensei Okumura

Amiko lives in Hiroshima, Japan. She is a little different from other girls. Her family consists of her father, pregnant mother, and an older brother. Her father is nice to other people and her mother teaches calligraphy. Amiko has classmate Ri-kun, whom she likes. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusuke Morii
CAST:  Kana Osawa  •  Arata Iura  •  Machiko Ono  •  Tensei Okumura

Yah Chayka! (2008)

Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams with former "rock chick" Wakako Kaku to craft this pensive love story told almost entirely in still photographs. After steering a suicidal man away from the brink of despair, an astronomical observatory worker teaches ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuntaro Tanikawa  •  Kaku Wakako
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Machiko Ono

Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams with former "rock chick" Wakako Kaku to craft this pensive love story told almost entirely in still photographs. After steering a suicidal man away from the brink of despair, an astronomical observatory worker teaches ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuntaro Tanikawa  •  Kaku Wakako
CAST:  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Machiko Ono

Smiling People (2020)

Based on a novel of by Nukui Tokuro, Hohoemu Hito tells the story of Nito Toshimi who, after graduating from Japan’s most difficult university and founding a job at a major city bank, marries Shoko and have a daughter, Amina. Nito, while leading a life that looks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Machiko Ono  •  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Yoji Tanaka

Based on a novel of by Nukui Tokuro, Hohoemu Hito tells the story of Nito Toshimi who, after graduating from Japan’s most difficult university and founding a job at a major city bank, marries Shoko and have a daughter, Amina. Nito, while leading a life that looks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ochiai
CAST:  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Machiko Ono  •  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Yoji Tanaka

Thousand and One Nights (2022)

Tomiko, a middle-aged woman, waits patiently for her husband, who disappeared thirty years ago, to return. She lives alone in a declining fishing village, and continues to search tirelessly for her husband. One day she meets Nami, whose husband has also disappeared.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nao Kubota
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Machiko Ono  •  Dankan  •  Masanobu Ando

Tomiko, a middle-aged woman, waits patiently for her husband, who disappeared thirty years ago, to return. She lives alone in a declining fishing village, and continues to search tirelessly for her husband. One day she meets Nami, whose husband has also disappeared.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nao Kubota
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Machiko Ono  •  Dankan  •  Masanobu Ando
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