Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born April 14, 1980
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.
MovieHow to Generate a Perfect Crime
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MovieChaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
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MovieA Place Called Home
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MovieWhite Flowers and Fruits
2025
TVRomantics Anonymous
2025
as Motomi Kawamura
MovieThe Woman Who Repeats
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TVBeyond Goodbye
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as Midori Tateishi
TVHakubo no Chronicle
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as Azechi Kaoruko
TVThe Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
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TVYu Yu Hakusho
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as Atsuko Urameshi
MovieImmersion
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as Ide
TVLast Man: The Blind Profiler
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MovieDr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Rika Ando
MovieStory Game
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as Michiko
TVTokyo Vice
2022
as Misaki
MovieNoise
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as Chihiro Aoki
20th year reunion
2021
as self
MoviePeople Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
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as Ishika
MovieLabyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Yoshiko Kawashima
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as 黄桜豊子
TVLa Grande Maison Tokyo
2019
TVSherlock: Untold Stories
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as Rieko Ichikawa
TVPoison Daughter, Holy Mother
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MovieCheer Boys!!
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as Takagi Satsuki
TVThe House on the Slope
2019
as Mutsumi Haga
TVRadiation House
2019
as Shizuku Ikeda
TVStolen Face
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as Chiharu
MovieChief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
2018
as Izumoto Noriko
TVI Prefer Tomorrow's You
2018
as Satokawa Akane
TVThe Makioka Sisters
2018
as Makioka Yukiko
MovieSekigahara
2017
as Shirohebi
TVCecile's Plot
2017
as Eri Okita
MovieHirugao
2017
as Noriko Kitano
TVNatsuko Kira
2016
as Miyuki Sakabe
TVNever Let Me Go
2016
as Horie Tatsuko
TVKonkatsu Deka
2015
as Hanada Yoneko
TVSono otoko, ishiki takai kei
2015
as Haruko Tsubokura
TVHirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
2014
as Noriko Kitano
MoviePandora: Eternal life
2014
as Megumi Tashiro
MovieDance! Dance! Dance!
2014
as Yukino
TVShinigami-kun
2014
Movie埋もれる
2014
MovieJudge!
2014
as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
TV太陽の罠
2013
as 하세가와 아오이
MovieFlower of Shanidar
2013
as Yurie
MoviePenance
2013
as Mayu Murakami
MovieA Story of Yonosuke
2013
as Chiharu Katase
MovieWith All Our Might
2013
as Tamiko Sakamoto
TVWonderful Single Life
2012
as Mizuki Kono
MovieSoup
2012
as Mika Shibuya
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2012
as Tachi Yoshino
TVO-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
2012
TVPenance
2012
as Mayu Murakami
MovieThe Room
2012
as Yumi
MovieGantz: Perfect Answer
2011
as Eriko Ayukawa
TVOhisama
2011
as Natsuko Takahashi
MovieGantz
2010
as Eriko Ayukawa
MovieSolanin
2010
as Ai Kotani
MovieAfter the Flowers
2010
as Kayo
MovieBandage
2010
as Nobuko Yukari
TVMidnight Diner
2009
as Ikumi
MovieBe Sure to Share
2009
as Yoko Nakagawa
MovieFinal Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
2009
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
MovieThe Blue Bird
2008
as Ms. Shimazaki
MovieTokyo!
2008
as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
MovieInto the Faraway Sky
2007
as Sawako
MovieThe Go Master
2007
as Kazuko Nakahara
MovieTokyo Rhapsody
2007
MovieTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Tamami
MovieKitokito!
2007
as Ai
MovieCrickets
2006
as Eiko
MovieVanished
2006
as Chie
MovieCheck It Out, Yo!
2006
as Nagisa Nakamura
MovieClay Fear
2006
as Zhen Zi
MovieCurtain Call
2005
as Kaori Hashimoto
MovieHold Up Down
2005
as Kyoko Miyazaki
MovieFinal Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
MovieFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
MovieThe Motive
2004
as Ayako Takarai
MovieRiver of First Love
2004
as Mika Inoue
MovieLast Quarter
2004
as Sayaka Kamijo
Believer
2004
as Kaoru Takano
MovieHana & Alice
2004
as Saori Ikeda
MovieA Day on the Planet
2004
as Kate
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruko Kuramochi
MovieHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
2003
MovieFarewell, Kuro
2003
as Yukiko Igarashi
MovieOwl
2003
as Emiko
MovieAll About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
MovieAll About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Yōko Kuno
MovieSunday's Dream
1999
TVLipstick
1999
as Eriko Matsuda
MovieAmateur Singing Contest
1999
TVEmergency Room 24 Hours
1999
MovieDr. Akagi
1998
MovieSada
1998
as Maid
MovieFishes in August
1998
MovieHappy-Go-Lucky
1997
as High School Girl
Movie円都 YEN TOWN
1996
MovieSwallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Ageha
MovieSamurai Kids
1993
as Chizuko Kusubayashi
