
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
