is a Japanese
child actress,
tarento and singer. Ashida's first appearance was in
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's
ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama
Mother. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in
Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama
Marumo no Okite in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as
Confessions and
Usagi Drop.