Yu Aoi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1985-08-17 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Yu Aoi
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
Acting
(2025)
(2025)
Meets the World
as Yuki
(2025)
(2023)
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
(2022)
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Mina Nakai
(2021)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
(2021)
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
(2021)
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
as Fusako Torii
(2020)
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
(2020)
Romance Doll
as Sonoko Kitamura
(2019)
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Geisha
(2019)
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
(2019)
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
(2019)
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
(2018)
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
(2018)
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
(2018)
Killing
as Yu
(2017)
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
(2017)
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
(2017)
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
(2017)
What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Noriko Mamiya
(2016)
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
(2016)
Japanese Girls Never Die
as Haruko Azumi
(2016)
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
(2015)
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
(2015)
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
(2014)
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
(2014)
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
(2014)
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
(2014)
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
(2014)
(2013)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Miime (voice)
(2013)
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
(2013)
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
(2012)
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
(2012)
(2011)
Patisserie Coin De Rue
as Natsume Usuba
(2011)
Vampire
as Mina
(2011)
Fukushima Hula Girls
as Narrator (voice)
(2011)
(2010)
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Jadwiga (voice)
(2010)
About Her Brother
as Koharu Takano
(2010)
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
(2010)
Flowers
as Rin
(2009)
Redline
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
(2009)
Honokaa Boy
as Kaoru
(2009)
Miyori's Forest
as Miyori (voice)
(2009)
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
(2008)
(2008)
One Million Yen Girl
as Suzuko Sato
(2008)
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
(2007)
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Tanyu
(2007)
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Miki
(2007)
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
as Kazuko Moribe
(2006)
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
(2006)
Honey and Clover
as Hagu
(2006)
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
(2006)
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
(2006)
Rainbow Song
as Kana Sato
(2005)
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
(2005)
Letters from Kanai Nirai
as Fuki Asato
(2005)
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Mami Tachibana
(2005)
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
(2005)
Yamato
as Taeko
(2005)
Shining Boy and Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
(2004)
(2004)
Mask de 41
as Haruka Kuramochi
(2004)
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
(2004)
(2004)
(2003)
Worst by Chance
as Harada's Girlfriend
(2003)
1980
as Rika Hashiba
(2002)
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
(2001)
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
as Shiina Kasumi