Yu Aoi
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Yu Aoi (蒼井優) is a Japanese actress and model born on August 17, 1985. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in Hana and Alice (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in the hula dancing film Hula Girls and Hagumi Hanamoto in the 2006 live-action adaptation of the popular Honey and Clover manga series. She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including the prestigious Japan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Awards for best supporting actress in 2007 for Hula Girls and Rookie of the Year for continued performances in the field of Films in Media and Fine Arts by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2009.
Known for
Credits
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
as Shiori Tsuda
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
as Megumi Takani
Redline (2009)
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
as Megumi Takani
Penguin Highway (2018)
as Onē-san (voice)
One Million Yen Girl (2008)
as Suzuko Sato
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
as Shiro (voice)
Worst by Chance (2003)
as Harada's Girlfriend
Tokyo! (2008)
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Children of the Sea (2019)
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
Tokyo Taxi (2025)
as Young Sumire
Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
as Rize Kamishiro
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013)
as Miime (voice)
Yamato (2005)
as Taeko
Hula Girls (2006)
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Rainbow Song (2006)
as Kana Sato
Tiger & Dragon Special (2005)
as Risa
The Case of Hana & Alice (2015)
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Hana & Alice (2004)
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Romance Doll (2020)
as Sonoko Kitamura
Sex Is No Laughing Matter (2008)
as En
Journey to the Shore (2015)
as Tomoko
Wife of a Spy (2020)
as Satoko Fukuhara
Killing (2018)
as Yu
The Lightning Tree (2010)
as Rai / Yu
Honey and Clover (2006)
as Hagu
Penance (2013)
as Sae Kikuchi
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers (2005)
as Kujaku Ogitani
Tokyo Family (2013)
as Noriko Mamiya
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
as Miki
Climbing to Spring (2014)
as Ai Takazawa
What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)
as Noriko Mamiya
Birds Without Names (2017)
as Towako Kitahara
Patisserie Coin De Rue (2011)
as Natsume Usuba
What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
as Noriko Mamiya
Harmful Insect (2002)
as Natsuko Yamaoka
Mixed Doubles (2017)
as Yo
Over the Fence (2016)
as Satoshi Tamura
Dr. Coto's Clinic (2022)
as Mina Nakai
What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018)
as Noriko Mamiya
Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
as Mami Tachibana
Honokaa Boy (2009)
as Kaoru
Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2007)
as Tanyu
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
as Jadwiga (voice)
Miyori's Forest (2009)
as Miyori (voice)
About Her Brother (2010)
as Koharu Takano
Umineko - Inseparable (2004)
as Miya Noda
Flowers (2010)
as Rin
A Long Goodbye (2019)
as Fumi Higashi
Meets the World (2025)
as Yuki
Japanese Girls Never Die (2016)
as Haruko Azumi
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
as Momoko
Sylvanian Families: The Movie (2023)
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen (2012)
Actor
From Miyamoto to You (2019)
as Yasuko Nakano
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)
as Geisha
Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
as Kazuko Moribe
Vampire (2011)
as Mina
Sugar & Spice (2006)
as Girl on the Bus
Good Bye, My Secret Friend (2009)
as Narrator
Henshin (2005)
as Kei Hamura
1980 (2003)
as Rika Hashiba
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro (2001)
as Shiina Kasumi
Letters from Kanai Nirai (2005)
as Fuki Asato
Shining Boy and Little Randy (2005)
as Emi Murakami
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" (2002)
Actor
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III (2014)
as Neko no me o gin
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother (2004)
as Nanako
呪戒-JUKAI- (2005)
Actor
How Dare You? (2025)
as Keiko Ueda
Mask de 41 (2004)
as Haruka Kuramochi
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special (2004)
Actor
By Chance (2011)
Actor
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～ (2020)
Actor
Filming H&A (2005)
Actor
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero! (2025)
as Chapon (voice)
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命 (2014)
Actor
Olfactogram (2002)
Actor
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu (2021)
as Fusako Torii
Fukushima Hula Girls (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
The Diary from the Past (2004)
Actor
Muyo no Hito (—)
Actor