Yu Aoi
Acting
Born: Aug 17, 1985
From: Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penance | Sae Kikuchi | 2013 | 7.3 |
| Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | Megumi Takani | 2012 | 7.532 |
| Patisserie Coin De Rue | Natsume Usuba | 2011 | 6.8 |
| Fukushima Hula Girls | Narrator (voice) | 2011 | — |
| Vampire | Mina | 2011 | 6.0 |
| Flowers | Rin | 2010 | 7.0 |
| About Her Brother | Koharu Takano | 2010 | 6.4 |
| Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | Jadwiga (voice) | 2010 | 7.3 |
| The Lightning Tree | Rai / Yu | 2010 | 6.857 |
| Miyori's Forest | Miyori (voice) | 2009 | 7.1 |
| Redline | Sonoshee McLaren (voice) | 2009 | 7.507 |
| Tokyo! | Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo") | 2008 | 6.877 |
| One Million Yen Girl | Suzuko Sato | 2008 | 7.1 |
| Sex Is No Laughing Matter | En | 2008 | 5.9 |
| Mushi-Shi: The Movie | Tanyu | 2007 | 6.1 |
| Welcome to the Quiet Room | Miki | 2007 | 6.7 |
| Tekkonkinkreet | Shiro (voice) | 2006 | 7.364 |
| Hula Girls | Kimiko Tanikawa | 2006 | 6.7 |
| Rainbow Song | Kana Sato | 2006 | 7.6 |
| Honey and Clover | Hagu | 2006 | 6.3 |
| Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers | Kujaku Ogitani | 2005 | 6.471 |
| Yamato | Taeko | 2005 | 5.488 |
| Henshin | Kei Hamura | 2005 | 6.5 |
| Hana & Alice | Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice) | 2004 | 6.993 |
| Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special | 2004 | — | |
| Mask de 41 | Haruka Kuramochi | 2004 | 7.0 |
| The Diary from the Past | 2004 | — | |
| Worst by Chance | Harada's Girlfriend | 2003 | 9.0 |
| Harmful Insect | Natsuko Yamaoka | 2002 | 6.897 |
| All About Lily Chou-Chou | Shiori Tsuda | 2001 | 7.432 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1985 |
| From | Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan |