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