Yu Aoi
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Asura
2025
as Takiko
FRONTIERS
2023
as Narrator
Sylvanian Families the Movie: A Gift from Freya
2023
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Boogie Woogie
2023
as Reiko Yamato
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Mina Nakai
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021
as Fusako Torii
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2021
as Momoko
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
as Megumi Takani
Wife of a Spy
2020
as Satoko Fukuhara
Romance Doll
2020
as Sonoko Kitamura
From Miyamoto to You
2019
as Yasuko Nakano
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Geisha
Children of the Sea
2019
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
A Long Goodbye
2019
as Fumi Higashi
Killing
2018
as Yu
Penguin Highway
2018
as Onē-san (voice)
What a Wonderful Family! 3
2018
as Noriko Mamiya
From Miyamoto To You
2018
as 中野靖子
Birds Without Names
2017
as Towako Kitahara
Mixed Doubles
2017
as Yo
My High School Business
2017
as Chihiro Mashiba
Tokyo Ghoul
2017
as Rize Kamishiro
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
2017
as Setsuko Kawai
What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
as Noriko Mamiya
Japanese Girls Never Die
2016
as Haruko Azumi
Over the Fence
2016
as Satoshi Tamura
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
2016
as Kumi Kasagi
What a Wonderful Family!
2016
as Noriko Mamiya
Song FUKUYAMA
2015
Journey to the Shore
2015
as Tomoko
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015
as 梦乃
The Case of Hana & Alice
2015
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
as Megumi Takani
All About My Siblings
2014
as Azusa Sawabe
Climbing to Spring
2014
as Ai Takazawa
MOZU
2014
as Shiori Nanami
Zipang 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
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013
as Miime (voice)
Penance
2013
as Sae Kikuchi
NHK for School
2013
The Farthest Galaxy
2013
as Misato Ebata / Akane Seike
Tokyo Family
2013
as Noriko Mamiya
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
as Megumi Takani
Penance
2012
as Sae Kikuchi
Fukushima Hula Girls
2011
as Narrator (voice)
By Chance
2011
Vampire
2011
as Mina
Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Natsume Usuba
The Lightning Tree
2010
as Rai / Yu
Detective Lovesick
2010
as Setsuko Konuma
Flowers
2010
as Rin
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010
as Jadwiga (voice)
About Her Brother
2010
as Koharu Takano
Miyori's Forest
2009
as Miyori (voice)
Redline
2009
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
2009
as Narrator
Honokaa Boy
2009
as Kaoru
Tokyo!
2008
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
One Million Yen Girl
2008
as Suzuko Satô
Osen
2008
as Sen Handa
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2008
as En
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
2007
as Kazuko Moribe
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007
as Miki
Galileo
2007
as Kanbara Atsuko
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
as Tanyu
Rainbow Song
2006
as Kana Sato
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
as Shiro (voice)
Sugar & Spice
2006
as Girl on the Bus
Hula Girls
2006
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Honey and Clover
2006
as Hagu
Yamato
2005
as Taeko
Henshin
2005
as Kei Hamura
Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005
as Emi Murakami
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Kujaku Ogitani
Letters from Kanai Nirai
2005
as Fuki Asato
Tiger and Dragon
2005
as Risa
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
as Mami Tachibana
呪戒-JUKAI-
2005
Filming H&A
2005
Umineko - Inseparable
2004
as Miya Noda
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
2004
as Nanako
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004
Hana & Alice
2004
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
The Diary from the Past
2004
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruka Kuramochi
1980
2003
as Rika Hashiba
Worst by Chance
2003
as Harada's Girlfriend
14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
2003
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 仲依ミナ
Hana & Alice
2003
as Alice
Kou Kou Kyoushi
2003
as Ezawa Mami
The Summer Promise
2002
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
2001
as Shiina Kasumi
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Shiori Tsuda
Harmful Insect
2001
as Natsuko Yamaoka
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
