Asaka Manato

Name: Asaka Manato
Native name: 朝夏まなと
Also Known as: あさかまなと
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: September 15, 1984
Age: 41

Asaka Manato is a Japanese actress and former member of the Takarazuka Revue's Cosmos Troupe. She debuted in 2002 as an otokoyaku (male role actress) and was assigned to Flower Troupe. She was moved to Cosmos in 2012. She retired from the revue in 2017 and now works as a stage and TV actress.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	Soba-ya no Ossan, Jitsu wa Saikyo no Fixer Japanese Drama, 2025, 70 eps (Support Role)	70	Support Role	0.0
2025	A Brighter Tomorrow Japanese Drama, 2025, 11 eps Hashimoto Chika (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	11	Hashimoto Chika (Ep. 8) Guest Role	7.8
2024	Antihero Japanese Drama, 2024, 10 eps Nishina (Ep. 4, 8-9) (Guest Role)	10	Nishina (Ep. 4, 8-9) Guest Role	7.9
2023	Kasoken no Onna Season 23 Japanese Drama, 2023, 8 eps Sugawara Kanae (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	8	Sugawara Kanae (Ep. 5) Guest Role	0.0
2018	Unexploded Bomb Japanese Drama, 2018, 6 eps Okada Kazumi (Support Role)	6	Okada Kazumi Support Role	6.2

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2024	Nama Dora! Tokyo wa 24 Ji: Starting Over Japanese Special, 2024, 1 eps Ayako (Support Role)	1	Ayako Support Role	0.0

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