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.
★7.5
MOVIE2012
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
★7.7
MOVIE2021
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
★7.4
MOVIE2001
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
★3.3
MOVIE2004
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
★7.6
MOVIE2014
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
★7.7
MOVIE2014
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
★7.5
MOVIE2009
Redline
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE2019
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE2008
One Million Yen Girl
as Suzuko Sato
★4.7
MOVIE2002
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
★6.6
MOVIE2013
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Miime (voice)
★7.3
MOVIE2025
Tokyo Taxi
as Young Sumire
★6.9
MOVIE2008
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
★5.4
MOVIE2005
Yamato
as Taeko
★7.1
MOVIE2017
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
★7.4
MOVIE2006
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2009
Miyori's Forest
as Miyori (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE2020
Romance Doll
as Sonoko Kitamura
★6.7
MOVIE2020
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
★7.2
MOVIE2018
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
★9.0
MOVIE2003
Worst by Chance
as Harada's Girlfriend
★7.6
MOVIE2006
Rainbow Song
as Kana Sato
★5.9
MOVIE2008
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as En
★7.3
MOVIE2013
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
★6.2
MOVIE2017
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
★7.3
MOVIE2015
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
MOVIE2025
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
as Chapon (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE2016
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
★6.3
MOVIE2006
Honey and Clover
as Hagu
★7.3
MOVIE2016
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
★7.0
MOVIE2017
What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Noriko Mamiya
MOVIE2020
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
★6.5
MOVIE2017
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
MOVIE2005
呪戒-JUKAI-
★6.8
MOVIE2006
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
★10.0
MOVIE2005
Tiger & Dragon Special
as Risa
★7.0
MOVIE2010
Flowers
as Rin
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
MOVIE2011
By Chance
★7.6
MOVIE2022
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Mina Nakai
★6.8
MOVIE2011
Patisserie Coin De Rue
as Natsume Usuba
★5.3
MOVIE2005
Shining Boy and Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
★6.0
MOVIE2011
Vampire
as Mina
★6.5
MOVIE2005
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
★7.0
MOVIE2019
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
★6.0
MOVIE2009
Honokaa Boy
as Kaoru
★7.1
MOVIE2013
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
★6.4
MOVIE2010
About Her Brother
as Koharu Takano
★6.0
MOVIE2023
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
★6.3
MOVIE2005
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Mami Tachibana
★6.7
MOVIE2007
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Miki
★6.6
MOVIE2015
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
MOVIE2021
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
as Fusako Torii
★6.1
MOVIE2019
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
MOVIETBA
Muyo no Hito
★7.0
MOVIE2010
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
★7.3
MOVIE2010
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Jadwiga (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE2002
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
★7.0
MOVIE2025
Meets the World
as Yuki
★6.8
MOVIE2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Geisha
★7.1
MOVIE2018
Killing
as Yu
★5.0
MOVIE2014
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
★8.0
MOVIE2007
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
as Kazuko Moribe
★7.3
MOVIE2020
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
★7.6
MOVIE2018
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
★8.4
MOVIE2014
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
★5.4
MOVIE2025
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
★6.6
MOVIE2016
Japanese Girls Never Die
as Haruko Azumi
★6.5
MOVIE2005
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
★5.1
MOVIE2006
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
★7.2
MOVIE2012
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
★7.0
MOVIE2011
Fukushima Hula Girls
as Narrator (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE2001
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
as Shiina Kasumi
★6.8
MOVIE2005
Letters from Kanai Nirai
as Fuki Asato
★6.5
MOVIE2003
1980
as Rika Hashiba
★6.1
MOVIE2007
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Tanyu
MOVIE2014
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
MOVIE2009
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
MOVIE2004
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
MOVIE2005
Filming H&A
MOVIE2002
Olfactogram
MOVIE2004
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
as Nanako
MOVIE2004
The Diary from the Past
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Mask de 41
as Haruka Kuramochi