Aju Makita is a Japanese actress born in 2002 in Kanagawa, with 41 screen credits to date. She is widely recognised for playing Sayaka Shibata in Shoplifters (2018), and she received a Hochi Film Award in 2018. Her earlier film roles include Aju in After the Storm (2016) and Yuka Shigemori in The Third Murder (2017).
Her work spans film, television and voice acting. She played Hikari Katakura in True Mothers (2020), voiced Kanna in Child of Kamiari Month (2021) and Shiori Satou in To Me, the One Who Loved You (2022), and appeared as Ryōko in The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) and Nagi Tawara in House of Ninjas (2024). Her 2026 projects include Look Back, in which she plays Kyomoto, and ROCK PAPER LANDMINE, scheduled for release on 13 November 2026.
TV series
- House of Ninjas (2024) · as Nagi Tawara
New & upcoming work
- ROCK PAPER LANDMINE · 13 Nov 2026
Frequent co-stars
- Ryo Yoshizawa · 3 films together: Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls, In Love and Deep Water, The Cat in Their Arms
- Hana Sugisaki · 2 films together: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
- Kirin Kiki · 2 films together: Shoplifters, After the Storm
- Arata Iura · 2 films together: Child of Kamiari Month, True Mothers
- Jin Katagiri · 2 films together: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
- Jun Matsumoto · 2 films together: 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
Awards won
- Hochi Film Award (2018)
Career at a glance
First credit: Going My Home (2012) · Credits: 40
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Look Back2026 · KyomotoReviewed
House of Ninjas2024 · Nagi TawaraReviewed
Other work
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls2026
Reboot2026 · Tsubasa Adachi
Vanishing World2025 · Amane
DOCTOR PRICE2025 · Aki Yonaga
Mr. Mikami's Classroom2025 · Aoi Tominaga
Someone in this town2024 · Mochizuki Maki
Farewell, Saranghae, Farewell2024
Happiness2024
In Love and Deep Water2023 · Shiori Hagiwara
My Worst Friend2023 · Hotaru Kasamatsu
Lemon-Colored Dream2023 · Io
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House2023 · Ryōko
To Me, the One Who Loved You2022 · Shiori Satou (voice)
Pure Japanese2022 · Ayumi
If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student2022 · Mai Niijima
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie2021 · Eri Nagumo
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP2021 · Eri Nagumo
Child of Kamiari Month2021 · Kanna (voice)
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DIVOC-122021
Welcome Home, Mone2021 · Nagaura Michi
Hold on, look ahead.2021 · Misumi Yukawa
Scary Picture Book2020
True Mothers2020 · Hikari Katakura
Koto no Ha2020
Child of the Stars2020 · Ma-chan
#HandballStrive2020 · Kurosawa- Kashi bōto jū san-gō2020
Junichi2019 · Rui
Shino Can't Say Her Name2018 · Kayo Okazaki
The Cat in Their Arms2018 · Shimamike / Honoka Nakayama
Shoplifters2018 · Sayaka Shibata
My Friend "A"2018 · Shiraishi Yui
The Third Murder2017 · Yuka Shigemori- The Light Dances2017
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集2016 · Mihoko Kawasaki
After the Storm2016 · Aju
Boiling Words 102015
Going My Home2012 · Moe Tsuboi
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