Machiko Ono
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese actress.
, 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, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or
at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
. Ono won the best actress award at the Singapore Film Festival for her role. 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.
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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actress.
Career
Born in a rural area of Nara PrefectureNara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka 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, which earned the filmmaker the Camera d'Or
Caméra d'Or
The Caméra d'Or is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections ....
at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. Ono won the best actress award at the Singapore Film Festival for her role. After appearing in films by directors such as Shinji Aoyama
Shinji Aoyama
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.-Biography:...
, Akihiko Shiota
Akihiko Shiota
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Shiota attended Rikkyō University, where he began making 8mm films in the tradition of other Rikkyō students like Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
, Nobuhiro Yamashita
Nobuhiro Yamashita
is a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Aichi Prefecture, Yamashita attended Osaka University of Arts where he worked on Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's Kichiku Dai Enkai. His graduation film Hazy Life, took the Off Theatre Competition Grand Prize at the 2000 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival...
, and Isao Yukisada
Isao Yukisada
from Kumamoto, Japan is a Japanese film director. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.-Director:* OPEN HOUSE * A Closing Day...
, Ono again starred in a Kawase film, The Mourning Forest
The Mourning Forest
The Mourning Forest is an 2007 Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a nurse who is grieving for her dead child...
, which won the Grand Prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Also appearing on television, Ono was selected in an audition of 1850 actresses to play the coveted lead role in NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
's Asadora entitled Carnation
Carnation (TV series)
is a Japanese television drama that started airing in the Asadora slot on NHK on October 3, 2011. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka...
which began broadcasting in October 2011.
Film
- Suzaku (萌の朱雀 Moe no Suzaku) (1997)
- EurekaEureka (2000 film)Eureka is a 2000 Japanese film directed and written by Shinji Aoyama. It stars Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, and Masaru Miyazaki.-Synopsis:...
(2000) - The Mourning ForestThe Mourning ForestThe Mourning Forest is an 2007 Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase. It won the Grand prix at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a nurse who is grieving for her dead child...
(殯の森 Mogari no mori) (2007) - Climber's HighClimber's Highis a 2008 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada.-Awards and nominations:51st Blue Ribbon Awards* Won: Best Film* Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masato Sakai-External links:...
(クライマーズ・ハイ Kuraimāzu hai) (2008)
Television
- Hi no SakanaHi no Sakanais a Japanese novel written by Murō Saisei in 1960. The novel was adapted as a TV drama by NHK Hiroshima in 2009.-Novel:The story is about the episodes of a book cover which was made for Murō Saisei’s another novel "” by a book designer "Kumiko Tochiori" in 1959.In the original book, they...
(火の魚) (2009) - Mother (2010)
- CarnationCarnation (TV series)is a Japanese television drama that started airing in the Asadora slot on NHK on October 3, 2011. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka...
(2011)