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Yu Aoi
ActorBorn August 17, 1985 (39 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2025 | Meets the World · as Yuki |
| 2025 | How Dare You？ · as Keiko (yuishi's Mother) |
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| 2025 | Asura (TV Series) · as Takiko |
| 2023 | FRONTIERS (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2023 | Gekijôban Shirubania Famirî: Furea kara no okurimono · as Teri Chocolate (voice) |
| 2023 | Boogie Woogie (TV Series) · as Reiko Yamato |
| 2022 | Dr. Coto's Clinic · as Mina Nakai |
| 2021 | Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final · as Megumi Takani |
| 2020 | Wife of a Spy · as Satoko Fukuhara |
| 2020 | Romance Doll · as Sonoko Kitamura |
| 2020 | I Shall Live by Myself · as Momoko |
| 2019 | From Miyamoto to You · as Yasuko Nakano |
| 2019 | They Say Nothing Stays the Same · as Geisha |
| 2019 | Children of the Sea · as Kanako Azumi (voice) |
| 2019 | A Long Goodbye · as Fumi Higashi |
| 2018 | Killing · as Yu |
| 2018 | Penguin Highway · as Onē-San (voice) |
| 2018 | What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life · as Noriko Mamiya |
| 2018 | From Miyamoto To You (TV Series) · as 中野靖子 |
| 2017 | Birds Without Names · as Towako Kitahara |
| 2017 | Mix · as Yo |
| 2017 | My High School Business (TV Series) · as Chihiro Mashiba |
| 2017 | Tokyo Ghoul · as Rize Kamishiro |
| 2017 | Hello, Detective Hedgehog (TV Series) · as Setsuko Kawai |
| 2017 | What a Wonderful Family · as Noriko Mamiya |
| 2016 | Haruko Azumi Is Missing · as Haruko Azumi |
| 2016 | Over the Fence · as Satoshi Tamura |
| 2016 | What a Wonderful Family! · as Noriko Mamiya |
| 2015 | Journey to the Shore · as Tomoko |
| 2015 | Dr.Rintaro, Psychiatrist (TV Series) · as 梦乃 |
| 2015 | The Murder Case of Hana & Alice · as Tetsuko "alice" Arisugawa (voice) |
| 2014 | Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends · as Megumi Takani |
| 2014 | Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno · as Megumi Takani |
| 2014 | All About My Siblings (TV Series) · as Azusa Sawabe |
| 2014 | Haru wo seotte · as Ai Takazawa |
| 2014 | MOZU (TV Series) · as Shiori Nanami |
| 2014 | Zipang Punk · as Neko No Me O Gin |
| 2014 | Penance · as Sae Kikuchi |
| 2013 | Harlock: Space Pirate · as Miime (voice) |
| 2013 | Tokyo Family · as Noriko Mamiya |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins · as Megumi Takani |
| 2012 | Penance (TV Series) · as Sae Kikuchi |
| 2012 | Double Face: Sen'nyû sôsa hen · as Mari |
| 2011 | Vampire · as Mina |
| 2011 | Patisserie Coin De Rue · as Natsume Usuba |
| 2010 | The Lightning Tree · as Rai / Yu |
| 2010 | Detective Lovesick (TV Series) · as Setsuko Konuma |
| 2010 | Flowers · as Rin |
| 2010 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II · as Jadwiga (voice) |
| 2010 | About Her Brother · as Koharu Takano |
| 2010 | Ryomaden (TV Series) · as Omoto |
| 2009 | Redline · as Sonoshee Mclaren (voice) |
| 2009 | Good Bye, My Secret Friend · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Honokaa Boy · as Kaoru |
| 2008 | Stitch! (TV Series) · as Teela 3000 |
| 2008 | Tokyo! · as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "shaking Tokyo") |
| 2008 | One Million Yen Girl · as Suzuko Sato |
| 2008 | Osen (TV Series) · as Sen Handa |
| 2007 | Don't Laugh at My Romance · as En |
| 2007 | Best Wishes for Tomorrow · as Kazuko Moribe |
| 2007 | Welcome to the Quiet Room · as Miki |
| 2007 | Galileo (TV Series) · as Kanbara Atsuko |
| 2007 | Miyori's Forest · as Miyori (voice) |
| 2006 | Tekkonkinkreet · as Shiro (voice) |
| 2006 | Rainbow Song · as Kana Sato |
| 2006 | Hula Girls · as Kimiko Tanikawa |
| 2006 | Sugar & Spice · as Girl On The Bus |
| 2006 | Honey & Clover · as Hagu |
| 2006 | Mushi-Shi: The Movie · as Tanyu |
| 2005 | Yamato · as Taeko |
| 2005 | Henshin · as Kei Hamura |
| 2005 | Shining Boy and Little Randy · as Emi Murakami |
| 2005 | Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected · as Kujaku Ogitani |
| 2005 | Letters from Kanai Nirai · as Fuki Asato |
| 2005 | Tiger and Dragon (TV Series) · as Risa |
| 2005 | Tetsujin 28 · as Mami Tachibana |
| 2004 | Sea Cat · as Miya Noda |
| 2004 | Hana and Alice · as Tetsuko Arisugawa (alice) |
| 2003 | 1980 · as Rika Hashiba |
| 2003 | Worst by Chance · as Harada's Girlfriend |
| 2003 | Dr. Coto's Clinic (TV Series) · as 仲依ミナ |
| 2003 | High School Teacher 2003 (TV Series) · as Ezawa Mami |
| 2001 | All About Lily Chou-Chou · as Shiori Tsuda |
| 2001 | Harmful Insect · as Natsuko Yamaoka |
| 1999 | True Horror Stories (TV Series) · as Mayu Hiragi |