Acting
Ayumi Ito
JA, EN, ZH cinema · 68 credits
Born
14 April 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Ayumi Itô · 伊藤步
Born in Tokyo, Ayumi Ito has always had a love for movies and art. She made her big-screen debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Water Travelers: Samurai Kids. Her distinctive style led to her critically acclaimed performance in Swallowtail Butterfly, directed by the renowned Director Shunji Iwai. At 16-years-old, Ayumi was awarded both the Best New Actress Award as well as the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 20th Annual Japanese Academy Awards. Ayumi's career has blossomed into starring roles in several successful films and television shows. She trained in LA and New York and has worked globally with world-renown Chinese director and artist Zhuangzhuang Tian, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), among other great filmmakers. Ayumi's performance in the the Fuji TV drama Belle de Jour was so strong that she reprised the role when it became a feature film and box-office hit, earning over 2.3 billion JPY. She is also the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the animated film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Off-screen, Ayumi is a talented vocalist and recording artist. Her passion for art continues to thrive and she brings characters to life in her performances.
Known for
Filmography
Immersion
as Ide
Noise
as Chihiro Aoki
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Rika Ando
Story Game
as Michiko
Labyrinth of Cinema
as Yoshiko Kawashima
Cheer Boys!!
as Takagi Satsuki
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
as Izumoto Noriko
Sekigahara
as Shirohebi
Hirugao
as Noriko Kitano
Judge!
as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
Pandora: Eternal life
as Megumi Tashiro
A Story of Yonosuke
as Chiharu Katase
Flower of Shanidar
as Yurie
Penance
as Mayu Murakami
With All Our Might
as Tamiko Sakamoto
Soup
as Mika Shibuya
The Room
as Yumi
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Eriko Ayukawa
Bandage
as Nobuko Yukari
Solanin
as Ai Kotani
Gantz
as Eriko Ayukawa
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Be Sure to Share
as Yoko Nakagawa
Tokyo!
as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
The Blue Bird
as Ms. Shimazaki
The Go Master
as Kazuko Nakahara
Into the Faraway Sky
as Sawako
Clay Fear
as Zhen Zi
Vanished
as Chie
Check It Out, Yo!
as Nagisa Nakamura
Crickets
as Eiko
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Hold Up Down
as Kyoko Miyazaki
Curtain Call
as Kaori Hashimoto
Hana & Alice
as Saori Ikeda
Mask de 41
2004
Mask de 41
as Haruko Kuramochi
River of First Love
as Mika Inoue
The Motive
as Ayako Takarai
ビリーバー
2004
Believer
as Kaoru Takano
Last Quarter
as Sayaka Kamijo
Owl
as Emiko
Farewell, Kuro
as Yukiko Igarashi
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Yōko Kuno
Sada
as Maid
Happy-Go-Lucky
as High School Girl
Samurai Kids
as Chizuko Kusubayashi