Yu Aoi
Known for
Acting
Born
August 17, 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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 Minist...
Best known work
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
Redline
2009
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
Tokyo Ghoul
2017
Children of the Sea
2019
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001Filmography
2027
In My Father's Roomas Satomi
2026
2026
2025
Tokyo Taxias Young Sumire
2025
Meets the Worldas Yuki
2025
How Dare You?as Keiko Ueda
2025
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!as Chapon (voice)
2025
2023
2023
Sylvanian Families: The Movieas Teri Chocolate (voice)
2023
2022
Dr. Coto's Clinicas Mina Nakai
2021
2021
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesuas Fusako Torii
2021
Rurouni Kenshin: The Finalas Megumi Takani
2020
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Aloneas Momoko
2020
Wife of a Spyas Satoko Fukuhara
2020
2020
Romance Dollas Sonoko Kitamura
2019
From Miyamoto to Youas Yasuko Nakano
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas Geisha
2019
Children of the Seaas Kanako Azumi (voice)
2019
A Long Goodbyeas Fumi Higashi
2018
Killingas Yu
2018