Yu Aoi
Acting
Born: August 17, 1985 (age 41) · Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Highest Rated
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 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2009.
Known for
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
2001
Tokyo!
2008
Penguin Highway
2018
Photos (8)
Movies (80)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Shiori Tsuda
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Megumi Takani
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Miime (voice)
Tekkonkinkreet
Shiro (voice)
Redline
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Tokyo Taxi
Young Sumire
Yamato
Taeko
Tokyo!
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Children of the Sea
Kanako Azumi (voice)
One Million Yen Girl
Suzuko Sato
Tokyo Ghoul
Rize Kamishiro
Penguin Highway
Onē-san (voice)
Mixed Doubles
Yo
Romance Doll
Sonoko Kitamura
Umineko - Inseparable
Miya Noda
Worst by Chance
Harada's Girlfriend
Wife of a Spy
Satoko Fukuhara
The Case of Hana & Alice
Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Hana & Alice
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Mina Nakai
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Kujaku Ogitani
Tokyo Family
Noriko Mamiya
Rainbow Song
Kana Sato
Honey and Clover
Hagu
Hula Girls
Kimiko Tanikawa
What a Wonderful Family!
Noriko Mamiya
Vampire
Mina
Miyori's Forest
Miyori (voice)
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
Teri Chocolate (voice)
Shining Boy & Little Randy
Emi Murakami
Journey to the Shore
Tomoko
Flowers
Rin
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Miki
What a Wonderful Family! 3
Noriko Mamiya
Killing
Yu
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
En
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Noriko Mamiya
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Momoko
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
Jadwiga (voice)
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Mami Tachibana
Meets the World
Yuki
Birds Without Names
Towako Kitahara
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Geisha
Penance
Sae Kikuchi
Patisserie Coin De Rue
Natsume Usuba
Honokaa Boy
Kaoru
Climbing to Spring
Ai Takazawa
From Miyamoto to You
Yasuko Nakano
The Diary from the Past
2004
Tiger & Dragon Special
Risa
Over the Fence
Satoshi Tamura
呪戒-JUKAI-
2005
The Lightning Tree
Rai / Yu
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Tanyu
About Her Brother
Koharu Takano
A Long Goodbye
Fumi Higashi
Harmful Insect
Natsuko Yamaoka
Sugar & Spice
Girl on the Bus
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
Neko no me o gin
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
Chapon (voice)
Haruko Azumi Is Missing
Haruko Azumi
Henshin
Kei Hamura
By Chance
2011
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
Fusako Torii
Letters from Nirai Kanai
Fuki Asato
1980
Rika Hashiba
Fukushima Hula Girls
Narrator (voice)
How Dare You?
Keiko Ueda
Blue and White Make Light Blue
Shiina Kasumi
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Kazuko Moribe
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
Narrator
Filming H&A
2005
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
Nanako
Olfactogram
2002
TV Shows (26)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
5 eps
Human Vapor
Kyoko Kono · 8 eps
Galileo
Kanbara Atsuko · 1 eps
Until the T-Shirt Dries
Sakiko · 10 eps
Dr. Coto's Clinic
仲依ミナ · 11 eps
Ryōmaden
Omoto · 48 eps
Asura
Takiko · 7 eps
MOZU
Shiori Nanami · 5 eps
Penance
Sae Kikuchi · 5 eps
Tiger and Dragon
Risa · 11 eps
My High School Business
Chihiro Mashiba · 10 eps
Boogie Woogie
Reiko Yamato · 127 eps
From Miyamoto to You
中野靖子 · 12 eps
Detective Lovesick
Setsuko Konuma · 1 eps
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko · 12 eps
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
梦乃 · 10 eps
Osen
Sen Handa · 10 eps
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
Setsuko Kawai · 10 eps
All About My Siblings
Azusa Sawabe · 11 eps
14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
1 eps
NHK for School
20 eps
The Farthest Galaxy
Misato Ebata / Akane Seike · 2 eps
Kou Kou Kyoushi
Ezawa Mami · 11 eps
Hana & Alice
Alice · 3 eps
FRONTIERS
Narrator · 2 eps
このマンガがすごい！
navigator · 12 eps
