Acting
Yu Aoi
JA, EN cinema · 84 credits
Born
17 August 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Also known as Yû Aoi · Yū Aoi · 夏井 優 · Yū Natsui · 蒼井 優 · 나츠이 유우
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
Filmography
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
Meets the World
as Yuki
Tokyo Taxi
as Young Sumire
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
as Chapon (voice)
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Mina Nakai
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
as Fusako Torii
Romance Doll
as Sonoko Kitamura
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
Killing
as Yu
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Noriko Mamiya
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
Haruko Azumi Is Missing
as Haruko Azumi
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Miime (voice)
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
Patisserie Coin De Rue
as Natsume Usuba
Fukushima Hula Girls
as Narrator (voice)
Vampire
as Mina
Flowers
as Rin
About Her Brother
as Koharu Takano
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Jadwiga (voice)
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
Miyori's Forest
as Miyori (voice)
Redline
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Honokaa Boy
as Kaoru
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
One Million Yen Girl
as Suzuko Sato
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Tanyu
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
as Kazuko Moribe
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Rainbow Song
as Kana Sato
Honey and Clover
as Hagu
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
Yamato
as Taeko
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
Letters from Nirai Kanai
as Fuki Asato
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Mami Tachibana
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Mask de 41
2004
Mask de 41
as Haruka Kuramochi
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
Worst by Chance
as Harada's Girlfriend
1980
as Rika Hashiba
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
Blue and White Make Light Blue
as Shiina Kasumi