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Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Birthday: 1985-08-17 | Place of Birth: Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan

Yu Aoi (born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
2021
Children of the Sea

as    Kanako Azumi (voice)

2021
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

as    Megumi Takani

2021
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

as    Momoko

2021
Wife of a Spy

as    Satoko Fukuhara

2020
Romance Doll

as    Sonoko Kitamura

2019
2019
From Miyamoto to You

as    Yasuko Nakano

2017
My High School Business

as    Chihiro Mashiba

2017
Tokyo Ghoul

as    Rize Kamishiro

2017
Mixed Doubles

as    Yo

2014
Climbing to Spring

as    Ai Takazawa

2014
2014
Space Pirate Captain Harlock

as    Miime (voice)

2013
Vampire

as    Mina

2012
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

as    Megumi Takani

2012
Penance

as    Sae Kikuchi

2010
Redline

as    Sonoshee McLaren (voice)

2007
Tekkonkinkreet

as    Shiro (voice)

2007
Mushi-Shi: The Movie

as    Tanyu

2006
Hula Girls

as    Kimiko Tanikawa

2005
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

as    Kujaku Ogitani

2005
Yamato

as    Taeko

2003
Dr. Coto's Clinic

as    仲依ミナ

2002
All About Lily Chou-Chou

as    Shiori Tsuda