Acting · Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan · Born August 17, 1985
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.
TVUntil the T-Shirt Dries
2026
as Sakiko
TVHuman Vapor
2026
as Kyoko Kono
MovieTokyo Taxi
2025
as Young Sumire
MovieMeets the World
2025
as Yuki
MovieHow Dare You?
2025
as Keiko Ueda
MovieGo! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
2025
as Chapon (voice)
TVAsura
2025
as Takiko
TVFRONTIERS
2023
as Narrator
MovieSylvanian Families: The Movie
2023
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
TVBoogie Woogie
2023
as Reiko Yamato
MovieDr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Mina Nakai
20th year reunion
2021
as self
MovieShikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021
as Fusako Torii
MovieRurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
as Megumi Takani
MovieOra, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020
as Momoko
MovieWife of a Spy
2020
as Satoko Fukuhara
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
2020
MovieRomance Doll
2020
as Sonoko Kitamura
MovieFrom Miyamoto to You
2019
as Yasuko Nakano
MovieThey Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Geisha
MovieChildren of the Sea
2019
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
MovieA Long Goodbye
2019
as Fumi Higashi
MovieKilling
2018
as Yu
TVこのマンガがすごい！
2018
as navigator
MoviePenguin Highway
2018
as Onē-san (voice)
MovieWhat a Wonderful Family! 3
2018
as Noriko Mamiya
TVFrom Miyamoto To You
2018
as 中野靖子
MovieBirds Without Names
2017
as Towako Kitahara
MovieMixed Doubles
2017
as Yo
TVMy High School Business
2017
as Chihiro Mashiba
MovieTokyo Ghoul
2017
as Rize Kamishiro
TVHello, Detective Hedgehog
2017
as Setsuko Kawai
MovieWhat a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
as Noriko Mamiya
MovieJapanese Girls Never Die
2016
as Haruko Azumi
MovieOver the Fence
2016
as Satoshi Tamura
MovieWhat a Wonderful Family!
2016
as Noriko Mamiya
Song FUKUYAMA
2015
MovieJourney to the Shore
2015
as Tomoko
TVDr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015
as 梦乃
MovieThe Case of Hana & Alice
2015
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
MovieRurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014
as Megumi Takani
MovieRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
as Megumi Takani
TVAll About My Siblings
2014
as Azusa Sawabe
MovieClimbing to Spring
2014
as Ai Takazawa
TVMOZU
2014
as Shiori Nanami
MovieZipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014
as Neko no me o gin
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
2014
MovieSpace Pirate Captain Harlock
2013
as Miime (voice)
MoviePenance
2013
as Sae Kikuchi
TVNHK for School
2013
TVThe Farthest Galaxy
2013
as Misato Ebata / Akane Seike
MovieTokyo Family
2013
as Noriko Mamiya
MovieDouble Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012
MovieRurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
as Megumi Takani
TVPenance
2012
as Sae Kikuchi
MovieFukushima Hula Girls
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBy Chance
2011
MovieVampire
2011
as Mina
MoviePatisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Natsume Usuba
MovieThe Lightning Tree
2010
as Rai / Yu
TVDetective Lovesick
2010
as Setsuko Konuma
MovieFlowers
2010
as Rin
MovieNodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010
as Jadwiga (voice)
MovieAbout Her Brother
2010
as Koharu Takano
TVRyōmaden
2010
as Omoto
MovieMiyori's Forest
2009
as Miyori (voice)
MovieRedline
2009
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
MovieGood Bye, My Secret Friend
2009
as Narrator
MovieHonokaa Boy
2009
as Kaoru
MovieTokyo!
2008
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
MovieOne Million Yen Girl
2008
as Suzuko Sato
TVOsen
2008
as Sen Handa
TVAoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
MovieSex Is No Laughing Matter
2008
as En
MovieBest Wishes for Tomorrow
2007
as Kazuko Moribe
MovieWelcome to the Quiet Room
2007
as Miki
TVGalileo
2007
as Kanbara Atsuko
MovieMushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
as Tanyu
MovieTekkonkinkreet
2006
as Shiro (voice)
MovieRainbow Song
2006
as Kana Sato
MovieSugar & Spice
2006
as Girl on the Bus
MovieHula Girls
2006
as Kimiko Tanikawa
MovieHoney and Clover
2006
as Hagu
MovieYamato
2005
as Taeko
MovieHenshin
2005
as Kei Hamura
MovieShining Boy and Little Randy
2005
as Emi Murakami
MovieTurtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Kujaku Ogitani
MovieLetters from Kanai Nirai
2005
as Fuki Asato
TVTiger and Dragon
2005
as Risa
MovieTetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
as Mami Tachibana
Movie呪戒-JUKAI-
2005
MovieFilming H&A
2005
MovieTiger & Dragon Special
2005
as Risa
MovieUmineko - Inseparable
2004
as Miya Noda
MovieNanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
2004
as Nanako
MovieTales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004
MovieHana & Alice
2004
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
MovieThe Diary from the Past
2004
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruka Kuramochi
Movie1980
2003
as Rika Hashiba
MovieWorst by Chance
2003
as Harada's Girlfriend
TV14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
2003
TVDr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 仲依ミナ
演技者 狂い咲きヴァージンロード
2003
TVHana & Alice
2003
as Alice
TVKou Kou Kyoushi
2003
as Ezawa Mami
The Summer Promise
2002
MovieAll About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
MovieHarmful Insect
2002
as Natsuko Yamaoka
MovieOlfactogram
2002
MovieAo to Shiro de Mizuiro
2001
as Shiina Kasumi
MovieAll About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Shiori Tsuda
TVYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Muyo no Hito
