
Machiko Ono
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

I'm Sure Tomorrow...
2001 · 10.0

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990 · 9.5

Magma
2012 · 9.2

Fujiko
2015 · 8.7

The Tiger and Her Wings
2024 · 8.5

Mother
2010 · 8.5

Black Widow Business
2016 · 8.5

Awaiting Kirin
2020 · 8.4

Blossom
2026 · 8.3

Carnation
2011 · 8.2

Back of Father
2014 · 8.0

You, Like a Star
2026 · 8.0

Zekkyo
2019 · 8.0

Candy House
2015 · 8.0

To Heal the Heart
2020 · 8.0

Hana's Miso Soup
2014 · 8.0

Asura
2025 · 7.9

Matrimonial Chaos
2013 · 7.8

Eureka
2001 · 7.8

Like Father, Like Son
2013 · 7.7

Grace's History
2023 · 7.7

Amiko
2022 · 7.7

Sabakan
2022 · 7.7

Because We Forget Everything
2022 · 7.6

Yakushima's Illusion
2025 · 7.6

Being Good
2015 · 7.6

The Taste of Tea
2004 · 7.5

The Smiling Man
2020 · 7.5

Mom's Celestial Robe of Feathers
2022 · 7.5

Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999 · 7.4

A Family
2021 · 7.4

Villiany Ganbo
2014 · 7.3

Suzaku
1997 · 7.3

Detective in the Bar
2013 · 7.3

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004 · 7.2

The Floating Castle
2012 · 7.2

When Will You Return?
2017 · 7.2

At River's Edge
2011 · 7.2

A Madder Red
2021 · 7.2

Tomorrow's Dining Table
2021 · 7.1

Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
2015 · 7.1

Beyond Outrage
2012 · 7.0

Sell My Hand
2023 · 7.0

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
2017 · 7.0

Crickets
2006 · 7.0

Oboe no Nai Satsujin
2025 · 7.0

man-hole
2001 · 7.0

Pandora: Eternal life
2014 · 7.0

Yoru no Agura: Ane to Ototo to Watashi
2022 · 7.0

Gips
2001 · 6.9

In This Corner of the World
2018 · 6.8

The Mourning Forest
2007 · 6.8

Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
2015 · 6.8

The Tale of Nishino
2014 · 6.8

The Dry Spell
2023 · 6.8

Ramblers
2003 · 6.8

The Ogre's Bride
2026 · 6.8

Ke no Hi no Kekeke
2024 · 6.7

Modest Heroes
2018 · 6.7

Museum
2016 · 6.6

The Apology King
2013 · 6.6

Bullet Train Explosion
2025 · 6.6

Anime Supremacy!
2022 · 6.5

Too Young To Die!
2016 · 6.5

Typhoon Family
2019 · 6.5

Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005 · 6.4

The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012 · 6.3

Saikō no Rikon: Special
2014 · 6.3

My Husband Won't Fit
2019 · 6.2

Dynamite Graffiti
2018 · 6.2

Climber's High
2008 · 6.2

生田家の朝・緑山家の朝
2018 · 6.0

Kiki's Delivery Service
2014 · 6.0

怪談新耳袋
2003 · 6.0

Everest: The Summit of the Gods
2016 · 6.0

Thousand and One Nights
2022 · 6.0

Terminal
2015 · 5.8

Confess to Your Crimes
2023 · 5.8

Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1
2003 · 5.6

Tourist
2018 · 5.5

DitO
2024 · 5.5

Chieri and Cherry
2015 · 5.5

20-Year-Old Soul
2022 · 5.3

Bali Big Brother
2015 · 5.2

kiDnap GAME
2026 · 5.0

Taste and Tears
2025 · 5.0

The Blue Hearts
2017 · 5.0

Shadowfall
2019 · 5.0

The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018 · 4.2

Desperate Motherhood
2011 · 0.0

Summer Rescue
2012 · 0.0

Monster Magnitude: 9
2010 · 0.0

Hello, I Love You
2016 · 0.0

Sacrée frousse !
— · 0.0

Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty & Fear
2019 · 0.0

Yokoyama Hideo Suspense
2010 · 0.0

CO: Transplant Coordinator
2011 · 0.0

Shikasha
2010 · 0.0

Mary of Magdalene Restaurant
2025 · 0.0

A Woman from Ashio
2014 · 0.0

Meoto Zenzai
2013 · 0.0

Wife of Soseki Natsume
2016 · 0.0

If Blessed
2010 · 0.0

憶えのない殺人
2025 · 0.0
疑惑
2012 · 0.0

Nadeshiko Tai
2008 · 0.0

Departure: From Ashoro
2009 · 0.0

Hasegawa Machiko's Story
2013 · 0.0

A House on a Hill
2014 · 0.0

Rail Truck
2010 · 0.0

Synchronicity
2011 · 0.0

Arigatou
2006 · 0.0

Frog River
2002 · 0.0

Sniper
2016 · 0.0

Fish of the Fire
2009 · 0.0

PLASTIC
2023 · 0.0

心の傷を癒すということ 劇場版
2021 · 0.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
2002 · 0.0
The Sparkling Amber
2013 · 0.0

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya
2003 · 0.0

Yah Chayka!
2008 · 0.0

YACHIMUN
2018 · 0.0

Black Dawn
2012 · 0.0