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 (65)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Yōko Kuno
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Eriko Ayukawa
Gantz
Eriko Ayukawa
Tokyo!
Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Swallowtail Butterfly
Ageha
Sekigahara
Shirohebi
A Story of Yonosuke
Chiharu Katase
Hana & Alice
Saori Ikeda
Dr. Akagi
1998
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Rika Ando
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
2026
Labyrinth of Cinema
Yoshiko Kawashima
Hirugao
Noriko Kitano
Bandage
Nobuko Yukari
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tamami
Samurai Kids
Chizuko Kusubayashi
Immersion
Ide
Owl
Emiko
Sada
Maid
River of First Love
Mika Inoue
Story Game
Michiko
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
Ishika
Penance
Mayu Murakami
Happy-Go-Lucky
High School Girl
Noise
Chihiro Aoki
Solanin
Ai Kotani
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Cheer Boys!!
Takagi Satsuki
Clay Fear
Zhen Zi
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
Izumoto Noriko
Judge!
Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
Dance! Dance! Dance!
Yukino
A Day on the Planet
Kate
Soup
Mika Shibuya
The Motive
Ayako Takarai
Flower of Shanidar
Yurie
After the Flowers
Kayo
Vanished
Chie
Check It Out, Yo!
Nagisa Nakamura
Into the Faraway Sky
Sawako
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
円都 YEN TOWN
1996
Hold Up Down
Kyoko Miyazaki
The Go Master
Kazuko Nakahara
With All Our Might
Tamiko Sakamoto
The Room
Yumi
Farewell, Kuro
Yukiko Igarashi
Sunday's Dream
1999
Amateur Singing Contest
1999
Fishes in August
1998
Last Quarter
Sayaka Kamijo
White Flowers and Fruits
2025
The Woman Who Repeats
2025
Kitokito!
Ai
The Blue Bird
Ms. Shimazaki
埋もれる
2014
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
2003
Crickets
Eiko
Pandora: Eternal life
Megumi Tashiro
Be Sure to Share
Yoko Nakagawa
Curtain Call
Kaori Hashimoto
A Place Called Home
2026
TV Shows (33)
Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~
1 eps
Tokyo Vice
Misaki · 15 eps
Emergency Room 24 Hours
2 eps
Midnight Diner
Ikumi · 1 eps
Yu Yu Hakusho
Atsuko Urameshi · 2 eps
Radiation House
Shizuku Ikeda · 3 eps
Shinigami-kun
1 eps
Romantics Anonymous
Motomi Kawamura · 8 eps
La Grande Maison Tokyo
1 eps
Beyond Goodbye
Midori Tateishi · 8 eps
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Noriko Kitano · 11 eps
Penance
Mayu Murakami · 1 eps
Sherlock: Untold Stories
Rieko Ichikawa · 1 eps
Ohisama
Natsuko Takahashi
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
1 eps
The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
10 eps
Natsuko Kira
Miyuki Sakabe · 10 eps
Hakubo no Chronicle
Azechi Kaoruko · 12 eps
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
Tachi Yoshino · 6 eps
The House on the Slope
Mutsumi Haga · 6 eps
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
6 eps
O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
4 eps
Never Let Me Go
Horie Tatsuko · 10 eps
Wonderful Single Life
Mizuki Kono · 11 eps
The Makioka Sisters
Makioka Yukiko · 4 eps
Lipstick
Eriko Matsuda · 12 eps
Cecile's Plot
Eri Okita · 9 eps
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
Haruko Tsubokura · 8 eps
Stolen Face
Chiharu · 5 eps
I Prefer Tomorrow's You
Satokawa Akane · 7 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
