Ayumi Ito
Acting
Born: April 14, 1980 (age 46) · Tokyo, Japan
Highest Rated
Biography
Born in Tokyo, Ayumi Ito has always had a love for movies and art. She made her big-screen debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Water Travelers: Samurai Kids. Her distinctive style led to her critically acclaimed performance in Swallowtail Butterfly, directed by the renowned Director Shunji Iwai. At 16-years-old, Ayumi was awarded both the Best New Actress Award as well as the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 20th Annual Japanese Academy Awards. Ayumi's career has blossomed into starring roles in several successful films and television shows. She trained in LA and New York and has worked globally with world-renown Chinese director and artist Zhuangzhuang Tian, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), among other great filmmakers. Ayumi's performance in the the Fuji TV drama Belle de Jour was so strong that she reprised the role when it became a feature film and box-office hit, earning over 2.3 billion JPY. She is also the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the animated film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Off-screen, Ayumi is a talented vocalist and recording artist. Her passion for art continues to thrive and she brings characters to life in her performances.
Known for
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005
Tokyo Vice
2022
Gantz
2010
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Tokyo!
2008
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
Yu Yu Hakusho
2023
Hana & Alice
2004
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
A Story of Yonosuke
2013
Midnight Diner
2009
Photos (3)
Movies (66)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Yōko Kuno
Tokyo!
Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Swallowtail Butterfly
Ageha
Gantz
Eriko Ayukawa
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Eriko Ayukawa
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
A Story of Yonosuke
Chiharu Katase
Dr. Akagi
1998
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Rika Ando
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tamami
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Last Quarter
Sayaka Kamijo
Hana & Alice
Saori Ikeda
Sekigahara
Shirohebi
Samurai Kids
Chizuko Kusubayashi
Solanin
Ai Kotani
Judge!
Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
Happy-Go-Lucky
High School Girl
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
The Motive
Ayako Takarai
Labyrinth of Cinema
Yoshiko Kawashima
Sada
Maid
Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
2026
Hirugao
Noriko Kitano
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
Bandage
Nobuko Yukari
Owl
Emiko
Soup
Mika Shibuya
Amateur Singing Contest
1999
Immersion
Ide
Penance
Mayu Murakami
The Room
Yumi
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
Ishika
Hold Up Down
Kyoko Miyazaki
Story Game
Michiko
Noise
Chihiro Aoki
埋もれる
2014
The Blue Bird
Ms. Shimazaki
Into the Faraway Sky
Sawako
The Go Master
Kazuko Nakahara
Cheer Boys!!
Takagi Satsuki
River of First Love
Mika Inoue
Farewell, Kuro
Yukiko Igarashi
After the Flowers
Kayo
Check It Out, Yo!
Nagisa Nakamura
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
Izumoto Noriko
Vanished
Chie
円都 YEN TOWN
1996
Be Sure to Share
Yoko Nakagawa
Kitokito!
Ai
Pandora: Eternal life
Megumi Tashiro
A Day on the Planet
Kate
Crickets
Eiko
Dance! Dance! Dance!
Yukino
With All Our Might
Tamiko Sakamoto
How to Generate a Perfect Crime
2026
Fishes in August
1998
Curtain Call
Kaori Hashimoto
Flower of Shanidar
Yurie
Clay Fear
Zhen Zi
Sunday's Dream
1999
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
2003
A Place Called Home
2026
White Flowers and Fruits
2025
The Woman Who Repeats
2025
TV Shows (35)
Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~
1 eps
Emergency Room 24 Hours
2 eps
Tokyo Vice
Misaki · 15 eps
Midnight Diner
Ikumi · 1 eps
Ohisama
Natsuko Takahashi
Radiation House
Shizuku Ikeda · 3 eps
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
1 eps
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Rika Ando · 1 eps
Yu Yu Hakusho
Atsuko Urameshi · 2 eps
Sherlock: Untold Stories
Rieko Ichikawa · 1 eps
Penance
Mayu Murakami · 1 eps
La Grande Maison Tokyo
1 eps
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Noriko Kitano · 11 eps
Shinigami-kun
1 eps
The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
10 eps
Romantics Anonymous
Motomi Kawamura · 8 eps
Never Let Me Go
Horie Tatsuko · 10 eps
Hakubo no Chronicle
Azechi Kaoruko · 12 eps
Beyond Goodbye
Midori Tateishi · 8 eps
The House on the Slope
Mutsumi Haga · 6 eps
Natsuko Kira
Miyuki Sakabe · 10 eps
Wonderful Single Life
Mizuki Kono · 11 eps
I Prefer Tomorrow's You
Satokawa Akane · 7 eps
Lipstick
Eriko Matsuda · 12 eps
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
Tachi Yoshino · 6 eps
Stolen Face
Chiharu · 5 eps
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
Toshiko Terasaki · 6 eps
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
Haruko Tsubokura · 8 eps
O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
4 eps
Naked People
3 eps
The Makioka Sisters
Makioka Yukiko · 4 eps
Cecile's Plot
Eri Okita · 9 eps
Konkatsu Deka
Hanada Yoneko · 12 eps
７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。
黄桜豊子 · 8 eps
太陽の罠
하세가와 아오이 · 4 eps