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Yu Aoi

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
114

Gender
Female

Birthday
August 17, 1985 (40 years old)

Place of Birth
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan

Yu Aoi

Biography

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

Acting

2026Until the T-Shirt Driesas Sakiko
2026Human Vaporas Kyoko Kono
2025Tokyo Taxias Young Sumire
2025Meets the Worldas Yuki
2025How Dare You?as Keiko Ueda
2025Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!as Chapon (voice)
2025Asuraas Takiko
2023FRONTIERSas Narrator
2023Sylvanian Families: The Movieas Teri Chocolate (voice)
2023Boogie Woogieas Reiko Yamato
2022Dr. Coto's Clinicas Mina Nakai
202120th year reunionas self
2021Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesuas Fusako Torii
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The Finalas Megumi Takani
2020Ora, Ora Be Goin' Aloneas Momoko
2020Wife of a Spyas Satoko Fukuhara
2020戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～as
2020Romance Dollas Sonoko Kitamura
2019From Miyamoto to Youas Yasuko Nakano
2019They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas Geisha
2019Children of the Seaas Kanako Azumi (voice)
2019A Long Goodbyeas Fumi Higashi
2018Killingas Yu
2018このマンガがすごい！as navigator
2018Penguin Highwayas Onē-san (voice)
2018What a Wonderful Family! 3as Noriko Mamiya
2018From Miyamoto To Youas 中野靖子
2017Birds Without Namesas Towako Kitahara
2017Mixed Doublesas Yo
2017My High School Businessas Chihiro Mashiba
2017Tokyo Ghoulas Rize Kamishiro
2017Hello, Detective Hedgehogas Setsuko Kawai
2017What a Wonderful Family! 2as Noriko Mamiya
2016Japanese Girls Never Dieas Haruko Azumi
2016Over the Fenceas Satoshi Tamura
2016What a Wonderful Family!as Noriko Mamiya
2015Song FUKUYAMAas
2015Journey to the Shoreas Tomoko
2015Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatristas 梦乃
2015The Case of Hana & Aliceas Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
2014Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Endsas Megumi Takani
2014Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Infernoas Megumi Takani
2014All About My Siblingsas Azusa Sawabe
2014Climbing to Springas Ai Takazawa
2014MOZUas Shiori Nanami
2014Zipang Punk Goemon Rock IIIas Neko no me o gin
2014四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命as
2013Space Pirate Captain Harlockas Miime (voice)
2013Penanceas Sae Kikuchi
2013NHK for Schoolas
2013The Farthest Galaxyas Misato Ebata / Akane Seike
2013Tokyo Familyas Noriko Mamiya
2012Double Face: gisō keisatsu-henas
2012Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Originsas Megumi Takani
2012Penanceas Sae Kikuchi
2011Fukushima Hula Girlsas Narrator (voice)
2011By Chanceas
2011Vampireas Mina
2011Patisserie Coin De Rueas Natsume Usuba
2010The Lightning Treeas Rai / Yu
2010Detective Lovesickas Setsuko Konuma
2010Flowersas Rin
2010Nodame Cantabile: The Movie IIas Jadwiga (voice)
2010About Her Brotheras Koharu Takano
2010Ryōmadenas Omoto
2009Miyori's Forestas Miyori (voice)
2009Redlineas Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
2009Good Bye, My Secret Friendas Narrator
2009Honokaa Boyas Kaoru
2008Tokyo!as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
2008One Million Yen Girlas Suzuko Sato
2008Osenas Sen Handa
2008Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflageas Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
2008Sex Is No Laughing Matteras En
2007Best Wishes for Tomorrowas Kazuko Moribe
2007Welcome to the Quiet Roomas Miki
2007Galileoas Kanbara Atsuko
2007Mushi-Shi: The Movieas Tanyu
2006Tekkonkinkreetas Shiro (voice)
2006Rainbow Songas Kana Sato
2006Sugar & Spiceas Girl on the Bus
2006Hula Girlsas Kimiko Tanikawa
2006Honey and Cloveras Hagu
2005Yamatoas Taeko
2005Henshinas Kei Hamura
2005Shining Boy and Little Randyas Emi Murakami
2005Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmersas Kujaku Ogitani
2005Letters from Kanai Niraias Fuki Asato
2005Tiger and Dragonas Risa
2005Tetsujin 28: The Movieas Mami Tachibana
2005呪戒-JUKAI-as
2005Filming H&Aas
2005Tiger & Dragon Specialas Risa
2004Umineko - Inseparableas Miya Noda
2004Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brotheras Nanako
2004Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Specialas
2004Hana & Aliceas Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
2004The Diary from the Pastas
2004Mask de 41as Haruka Kuramochi
20031980as Rika Hashiba
2003Worst by Chanceas Harada's Girlfriend
200314ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜as
2003Dr. Coto's Clinicas 仲依ミナ
2003演技者 狂い咲きヴァージンロードas
2003Hana & Aliceas Alice
2003Kou Kou Kyoushias Ezawa Mami
2002The Summer Promiseas
2002All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"as
2002Harmful Insectas Natsuko Yamaoka
2002Olfactogramas
2001Ao to Shiro de Mizuiroas Shiina Kasumi
2001All About Lily Chou-Chouas Shiori Tsuda
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhenas
Muyo no Hitoas

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