Yu Aoi
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.
Filmography
Tokyo Taxi
as Young Sumire
Tokyo Taxi
as Young Sumire
Meets the World
as Yuki
Meets the World
as Yuki
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
Killing
as Yu
Killing
as Yu
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
Haruko Azumi Is Missing
as Haruko Azumi
Haruko Azumi Is Missing
as Haruko Azumi
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
By Chance
By Chance
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
Flowers
as Rin
Flowers
as Rin
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Miki
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Miki
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
Letters from Nirai Kanai
as Fuki Asato
Letters from Nirai Kanai
as Fuki Asato
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
1980
as Rika Hashiba
1980
as Rika Hashiba
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
Blue and White Make Light Blue
as Shiina Kasumi
Blue and White Make Light Blue
as Shiina Kasumi
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda