- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 17, 1985
- Place of Birth
- Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Yu Aoi
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.
Filmography
tvUntil the T-Shirt Dries
2026 · Sakiko
tvHuman Vapor
2026 · Kyoko Kono
movieTokyo Taxi
2025 · Young Sumire
movieMeets the World
2025 · Yuki
movieHow Dare You?
2025 · Keiko Ueda
movieGo! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
2025 · Chapon (voice)
tvAsura
2025 · Takiko
tvFRONTIERS
2023 · Narrator
movieSylvanian Families: The Movie
2023 · Teri Chocolate (voice)
tvBoogie Woogie
2023 · Reiko Yamato
movieDr. Coto's Clinic
2022 · Mina Nakai
20th year reunion
tv20th year reunion
2021 · self
movieShikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021 · Fusako Torii
movieRurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 · Megumi Takani
movieOra, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020 · Momoko
movieWife of a Spy
2020 · Satoko Fukuhara
movie戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
2020
movieRomance Doll
2020 · Sonoko Kitamura
movieFrom Miyamoto to You
2019 · Yasuko Nakano
movieThey Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019 · Geisha
movieChildren of the Sea
2019 · Kanako Azumi (voice)
movieA Long Goodbye
2019 · Fumi Higashi
movieKilling
2018 · Yu
tvこのマンガがすごい！
2018 · navigator
moviePenguin Highway
2018 · Onē-san (voice)
movieWhat a Wonderful Family! 3
2018 · Noriko Mamiya
tvFrom Miyamoto To You
2018 · 中野靖子
movieBirds Without Names
2017 · Towako Kitahara
movieMixed Doubles
2017 · Yo
tvMy High School Business
2017 · Chihiro Mashiba
movieTokyo Ghoul
2017 · Rize Kamishiro
tvHello, Detective Hedgehog
2017 · Setsuko Kawai
movieWhat a Wonderful Family! 2
2017 · Noriko Mamiya
movieJapanese Girls Never Die
2016 · Haruko Azumi
movieOver the Fence
2016 · Satoshi Tamura
movieWhat a Wonderful Family!
2016 · Noriko Mamiya
Song FUKUYAMA
tvSong FUKUYAMA
2015
movieJourney to the Shore
2015 · Tomoko
tvDr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015 · 梦乃
movieThe Case of Hana & Alice
2015 · Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
movieRurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014 · Megumi Takani
movieRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014 · Megumi Takani
tvAll About My Siblings
2014 · Azusa Sawabe
movieClimbing to Spring
2014 · Ai Takazawa
tvMOZU
2014 · Shiori Nanami
movieZipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014 · Neko no me o gin
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
movie四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
2014
movieSpace Pirate Captain Harlock
2013 · Miime (voice)
moviePenance
2013 · Sae Kikuchi
tvNHK for School
2013
tvThe Farthest Galaxy
2013 · Misato Ebata / Akane Seike
movieTokyo Family
2013 · Noriko Mamiya
movieDouble Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012
movieRurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012 · Megumi Takani
tvPenance
2012 · Sae Kikuchi
movieFukushima Hula Girls
2011 · Narrator (voice)
movieBy Chance
2011
movieVampire
2011 · Mina
moviePatisserie Coin De Rue
2011 · Natsume Usuba
movieThe Lightning Tree
2010 · Rai / Yu
tvDetective Lovesick
2010 · Setsuko Konuma
movieFlowers
2010 · Rin
movieNodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010 · Jadwiga (voice)
movieAbout Her Brother
2010 · Koharu Takano
tvRyōmaden
2010 · Omoto
movieMiyori's Forest
2009 · Miyori (voice)
movieRedline
2009 · Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
movieGood Bye, My Secret Friend
2009 · Narrator
movieHonokaa Boy
2009 · Kaoru
movieTokyo!
2008 · Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
movieOne Million Yen Girl
2008 · Suzuko Sato
tvOsen
2008 · Sen Handa
tvAoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008 · Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
movieSex Is No Laughing Matter
2008 · En
movieBest Wishes for Tomorrow
2007 · Kazuko Moribe
movieWelcome to the Quiet Room
2007 · Miki
tvGalileo
2007 · Kanbara Atsuko
movieMushi-Shi: The Movie
2007 · Tanyu
movieTekkonkinkreet
2006 · Shiro (voice)
movieRainbow Song
2006 · Kana Sato
movieSugar & Spice
2006 · Girl on the Bus
movieHula Girls
2006 · Kimiko Tanikawa
movieHoney and Clover
2006 · Hagu
movieYamato
2005 · Taeko
movieHenshin
2005 · Kei Hamura
movieShining Boy and Little Randy
2005 · Emi Murakami
movieTurtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005 · Kujaku Ogitani
movieLetters from Kanai Nirai
2005 · Fuki Asato
tvTiger and Dragon
2005 · Risa
movieTetsujin 28: The Movie
2005 · Mami Tachibana
movie呪戒-JUKAI-
2005
movieFilming H&A
2005
movieTiger & Dragon Special
2005 · Risa
movieUmineko - Inseparable
2004 · Miya Noda
movieNanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
2004 · Nanako
movieTales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004
movieHana & Alice
2004 · Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
movieThe Diary from the Past
2004
Mask de 41
movieMask de 41
2004 · Haruka Kuramochi
movie1980
2003 · Rika Hashiba
movieWorst by Chance
2003 · Harada's Girlfriend
tv14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
2003
tvDr. Coto's Clinic
2003 · 仲依ミナ
tv演技者 狂い咲きヴァージンロード
2003
tvHana & Alice
2003 · Alice
tvKou Kou Kyoushi
2003 · Ezawa Mami
The Summer Promise
tvThe Summer Promise
2002
movieAll About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
movieHarmful Insect
2002 · Natsuko Yamaoka
movieOlfactogram
2002
movieAo to Shiro de Mizuiro
2001 · Shiina Kasumi
movieAll About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · Shiori Tsuda
tvYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Muyo no Hito
movieMuyo no Hito
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