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.
Known For
Credits
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The Human Vapor Future★ NR -
Asura 2025Takiko★ 7.9 -
FRONTIERS 2023Narrator★ NR -
Teri Chocolate (voice)★ 6 -
Boogie Woogie 2023Reiko Yamato★ NR -
Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022Mina Nakai★ 7.3 -
Fusako Torii★ NR -
Momoko★ 7 -
Megumi Takani★ 7.7 -
Wife of a Spy 2020Satoko Fukuhara★ 6.8 -
Romance Doll 2020Sonoko Kitamura★ 7.2 -
From Miyamoto to You 2019Yasuko Nakano★ 6.3 -
Geisha★ 6.8 -
Children of the Sea 2019Kanako Azumi (voice)★ 7.1 -
A Long Goodbye 2019Fumi Higashi★ 6.9 -
Killing 2018Yu★ 7.4 -
Penguin Highway 2018Onē-san (voice)★ 7.1 -
Noriko Mamiya★ 7.6 -
From Miyamoto To You 2018中野靖子★ 6 -
Birds Without Names 2017Towako Kitahara★ 6.4 -
Mixed Doubles 2017Yo★ 6.6 -
Chihiro Mashiba★ 8 -
Tokyo Ghoul 2017Rize Kamishiro★ 7.1 -
Setsuko Kawai★ 6.6 -
Noriko Mamiya★ 7 -
Haruko Azumi★ 6.5 -
Over the Fence 2016Satoshi Tamura★ 6.7 -
Kumi Kasagi★ 8.2 -
Noriko Mamiya★ 7.2 -
Song FUKUYAMA 2015★ 7
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Journey to the Shore 2015Tomoko★ 6.5 -
梦乃★ 6.8 -
Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)★ 7.3 -
Megumi Takani★ 7.7 -
Megumi Takani★ 7.6 -
Azusa Sawabe★ 8.3 -
Climbing to Spring 2014Ai Takazawa★ 8.3 -
MOZU 2014Shiori Nanami★ 8.8 -
Neko no me o gin★ 5 -
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命 2014★ NR
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Miime (voice)★ 6.6 -
Penance 2013Sae Kikuchi★ 7.3 -
NHK for School 2013★ 8 -
The Farthest Galaxy 2013Misato Ebata / Akane Seike★ NR -
Tokyo Family 2013Noriko Mamiya★ 7.3 -
★ 7 -
Megumi Takani★ 7.5 -
Fukushima Hula Girls 2011Narrator (voice)★ NR -
By Chance 2011★ NR -
Vampire 2011Mina★ 6 -
Natsume Usuba★ 6.8 -
The Lightning Tree 2010Rai / Yu★ 6.4 -
Detective Lovesick 2010Setsuko Konuma★ 7 -
Flowers 2010Rin★ 7 -
Jadwiga (voice)★ 7.3 -
About Her Brother 2010Koharu Takano★ 6.3 -
Miyori's Forest 2009Miyori (voice)★ 7.1 -
Redline 2009Sonoshee McLaren (voice)★ 7.5 -
Narrator★ NR -
Honokaa Boy 2009Kaoru★ 5.7 -
Tokyo! 2008Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")★ 6.9 -
One Million Yen Girl 2008Suzuko Sato★ 7.1 -
Osen 2008Sen Handa★ 8.2 -
Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko★ 5 -
En★ 6.2 -
Kazuko Moribe★ NR -
Miki★ 6.7 -
Galileo 2007Kanbara Atsuko★ 8.2 -
Mushi-Shi: The Movie 2007Tanyu★ 6 -
Rainbow Song 2006Kana Sato★ 7.5 -
Tekkonkinkreet 2006Shiro (voice)★ 7.4 -
Sugar & Spice 2006Girl on the Bus★ 5.6 -
Hula Girls 2006Kimiko Tanikawa★ 6.8 -
Honey and Clover 2006Hagu★ 6.4 -
Yamato 2005Taeko★ 5.4 -
Henshin 2005Kei Hamura★ 6 -
Emi Murakami★ 4.8 -
Kujaku Ogitani★ 6.3 -
Fuki Asato★ 6.7 -
Tiger and Dragon 2005Risa★ 6.6 -
Mami Tachibana★ 6 -
呪戒-JUKAI- 2005★ NR -
Filming H&A 2005★ NR -
Miya Noda★ 1 -
Nanako★ NR -
★ NR -
Hana & Alice 2004Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)★ 7 -
★ NR -
Mask de 41 2004Haruka Kuramochi★ NR
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1980 2003Rika Hashiba★ NR -
Worst by Chance 2003Harada's Girlfriend★ NR -
14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜 2003★ NR -
Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003Ezawa Mami★ 10 -
The Summer Promise 2002★ NR
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★ 6.3 -
Harmful Insect 2002Natsuko Yamaoka★ 6.8 -
Shiina Kasumi★ 6 -
Shiori Tsuda★ 7.4 -
★ 9.5
