34 Asadora lead actors

Yōko Akino is a Japanese actress.

Sakura Ando is a Japanese actress.

Wakana Aoi is a Japanese actress and former idol. In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora, Warotenka, which aired from October 2017 to March 2018.

Kasumi Arimura is a Japanese actress. She is known for playing the young Haruko Amano in the Asadora Amachan (2013), and the lead role in the Asadora Hiyokko (2017) as well as the films Strobe Edge (2015) and Flying Colors (2015), the latter which won her the Newcomer of The Year Award in the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize. Having won awards for both films and television dramas, she is often regarded as one of the most popular and versatile actresses in Japan.

Chieko Baisho is a Japanese actress and singer.

Nana Eikura is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group.

Charlotte Kate Fox is an American film, TV, and theatrical actress and musician. She was cast as the first non-Japanese heroine of an NHK Asadora: the series Massan broadcast on Japanese television.

Eri Fukatsu is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru and the best actress award at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival for her performance in Villain. She also received acclaim for her role in the Japanese TV series Bayside Shakedown and the subsequent spin-off films of the series. In 1988, she starred in "Christmas Express" commercials for the Central Japan Railway Company.

Haru is a Japanese actress and model from Adachi, Tokyo. She is known for the film Koizora (2007), Maria-sama ga Miteru (2010), the TV drama Asa ga Kita (2015-2016), and for co-hosting of the TBS talk show A-Studio.

Suzu Hirose is an established Japanese actress and model. Despite her young age, she is widely regarded as one of the most promising Japanese actresses of her generation.

Maki Horikita is a Japanese former actress. During her career from 2003 until 2017, she starred in numerous Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, and movies, including roles in Nobuta wo Produce, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e and Umechan Sensei.

Kuniko Ishigami , better known by her stage name Satomi Ishihara , is a Japanese actress from Tokyo.

Mone Kamishiraishi is a Japanese actress and singer.

Rina Kawaei is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of team A of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She was also in a group called Anrire with AKB48 members Anna Iriyama and Rena Katō; they were featured in Rino Sashihara's single "Ikujinashi Masquerade", which charted at number one in the Japanese Oricon weekly singles chart.

Ryōko Kuninaka is a Japanese actress and singer. She hails from Naha City in Okinawa, Japan and currently works for Vision Factory. In 2014, she married actor Osamu Mukai.

Nanako Matsushima is a critically acclaimed Japanese actress and model. She is known worldwide for her role in the horror film Ring. She was also the female lead character in the drama A Story of Love, along with Ring co-star Hiroyuki Sanada. She is widely regarded as one of the finest Japanese TV Actress of all-time. In 2011, her drama Kaseifu no Mita reached a viewer rating of 40%, making it one of the highest rated Japanese dramas of all time.

Yōko Minamida was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in November 2008, and a television documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo.

Aoi Miyazaki is a Japanese actress. She is known for roles such as in Nana and Virgin Snow.

Junko Nakajima , more commonly known by her stage name Mari Natsuki , is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007, Natsuki announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō, with their marriage taking place in Spring 2008.

Rena Nōnen born July 13, 1993 is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer from Kamikawa, Hyōgo Prefecture. She is best known for her lead roles on the NHK drama series Amachan (2013). In July 2016, it was announced that she changed her stage name to "のん, Non." She started releasing her own music in 2017 with her debut single "Ohirome Pack" and released her debut album called "Superhero's" in 2018.

Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994.

Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions.

Shin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujirō Ozu including Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941), Tea Over Rice (1952), Equinox Flower (1958) and Late Autumn (1960). He also directed over a dozen films.

Hana Sugisaki is a Japanese actress who was previously signed to Stardust Promotion. Her former stage name was Hana Kajiura.

Kyōka Suzuki is a Japanese actress.

Mikako Tabe is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Starting acting in her teens with a role in the Sailor Moon musicals, she has developed into a lead actress in film and television, playing the heroine in the Asadora Tsubasa, starring in TV comedy series such Yasuko to Kenji and Deka Wanko, and playing the lead in films such as Kimi ni Todoke and Piece of Cake.

Mitsuki Takahata is a Japanese actress and singer who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. She attended Hosei University as an undergraduate student.

Yūko Takeuchi was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series Asuka (1999), Pride (2004), FlashForward (2009), and Miss Sherlock (2018) as well as films such as Ring (1998), Yomigaeri (2003), and Dog in a Sidecar (2007).

Erika Toda is a Japanese actress.

Tao Tsuchiya is a Japanese actress, model, and dancer. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor.

Anne Watanabe is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.

Natsuna Watanabe , better known as just Natsuna , is a Japanese actress and former model.

Kyōko Yoshine is a Japanese actress.

Yuriko Yoshitaka is a Japanese actress. She has played numerous roles in film and television, including lead roles in Snakes and Earrings, Yurigokoro, and the NHK asadora Hanako to Anne.