Cast
Yu Aoi
Acting
Cast
Yu Aoi
Known for
Acting
Born
1985-08-17
From
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Also known as Yû Aoi, Yū Aoi, 夏井 優
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.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
Tokyo Taxi
as Sumire (young)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
Redline
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
Worst by Chance
as Harada's Girlfriend
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Miime (voice)
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
One Million Yen Girl
as Suzuko Sato
Yamato
as Taeko
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Vampire
as Mina
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
Romance Doll
as Sonoko Kitamura
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as En
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Mina Nakai
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
Rainbow Song
as Kana Sato
Miyori's Forest
as Miyori (voice)
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Mami Tachibana
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
Honey and Clover
as Hagu
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Noriko Mamiya
Killing
as Yu
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Shining Boy and Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
Flowers
as Rin
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Miki
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
Patisserie Coin De Rue
as Natsume Usuba
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
Honokaa Boy
as Kaoru
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Geisha
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Jadwiga (voice)
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
1980
as Rika Hashiba
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
as Shiina Kasumi
Japanese Girls Never Die
as Haruko Azumi
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Tanyu
Letters from Kanai Nirai
as Fuki Asato
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
About Her Brother
as Koharu Takano
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
Mask de 41
as Haruka Kuramochi
呪戒-JUKAI-
Meets the World
as Yuki
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
as Kazuko Moribe
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
as Fusako Torii
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
as Nanako
The Diary from the Past
Filming H&A
Fukushima Hula Girls
as Narrator (voice)
By Chance
Olfactogram
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!
as Chapon (voice)
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
Tiger & Dragon Special
as Risa