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Yu Aoi

Name in Native Language: "蒼井 優" (Japanese/JA)
Model (person) / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 08/17/1985 (38) | Kasuga, Fukuoka
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Yu Aoi (蒼井 優, Aoi Yū, born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. 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 Honey and Clover manga series. She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including the 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. ()
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Yu Aoi (born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious. ...

Hana & Alice

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2004 | 3.5/5 | 2h 15min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting a ...

Rainbow Song

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2006 | 3.8/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction. ...

Hula Girls

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2006 | 3.4/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing. ...

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

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2012 | 3.8/5 | 2h 14min
Adventure, Action, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Yu Aoi

Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer
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Movies with Yu Aoi as Actress(65)

as Megumi Takani2021 Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Fusako Torii2021 Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
as Momoko (Showa era)2020 Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Sonoko Kitamura2020 Romance Doll
as Satoko Fukuhara2020 Wife of a Spy
as Fumi Higashi2019 A Long Goodbye
as Geisha2019 They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Kanako Azumi (voice)2019 Children of the Sea
as Yasuko Nakano2019 Miyamoto
as Yu2018 Killing
as Onē-san (voice)2018 Penguin Highway
as Noriko Mamiya2018 What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya2017 What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Towako Kitahara2017 Birds Without Names
as Rize Kamishiro2017 Tokyo Ghoul
as Yo2017 Mixed Doubles
as Satoshi Tamura2016 Over the Fence
as Haruko Azumi2016 Japanese Girls Never Die
as Noriko Mamiya2016 What a Wonderful Family!
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)2015 The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tomoko2015 Journey to the Shore
as Neko no me o gin2014 Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Megumi Takani2014 Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani2014 Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Ai Takazawa2014 Climbing to Spring
as Miime (voice)2013 Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Noriko Mamiya2013 Tokyo Family
as Megumi Takani2012 Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Sae Kikuchi2012 Penance
as Mina2011 Vampire
2011 By Chance
as Natsume Usuba2011 Patisserie Coin De Rue
as Jadwiga (voice)2010 Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Rin2010 Flowers
as Rai / Yu2010 The Lightning Tree
as Koharu Takano2010 About Her Brother
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)2010 Redline
as Miyori (voice)2009 Miyori's Forest
as Narrator2009 Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Kaoru2009 Honokaa Boy
as En2008 Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")2008 Tokyo!
as Suzuko Satô2008 One Million Yen Girl
as Miki2007 Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Kazuko Moribe2007 Best Wishes for Tomorrow
as Tanyu2007 Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Kana Sato2006 Rainbow Song
as Girl on the Bus2006 Sugar & Spice
as Kimiko Tanikawa2006 Hula Girls
as Hagu2006 Honey and Clover
as Shiro (voice)2006 Tekkonkinkreet
as Kei Hamura2005 Henshin
as Mami Tachibana2005 Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Kujaku Ogitani2005 Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Fuki Asato2005 Letters from Kanai Nirai
as Taeko2005 Yamato
as Emi Murakami2005 Shining Boy and Little Randy
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)2004 Hana & Alice
as Miya Noda2004 Umineko - Inseparable
as Haruka Kuramochi2004 Mask de 41
as Rika Hashiba2003 1980
as Harada's girlfriend2003 Worst by Chance
as Shiori Tsuda2001 All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiina Kasumi2001 Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
as Natsuko Yamaoka2001 Harmful Insect

TV Shows/Series with Yu Aoi as Actress(14)

as 中野靖子2018 From Miyamoto To You
as Chihiro Mashiba2017 My High School Business
as Setsuko Kawai2017 Hello, Detective Hedgehog
as Kumi Kasagi2016 We're Millennials. Got a problem?
as 梦乃2015 Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
as Azusa Sawabe2014 All About My Siblings
as Shiori Nanami2014 MOZU
2013 NHK for School
as Misato Ebata / Akane Seike2013 The Farthest Galaxy
as Setsuko Konuma2010 Detective Lovesick
as Sen Handa2008 Osen
as Risa2005 Tiger and Dragon
as Ezawa Mami2003 Kou Kou Kyoushi
as 仲依ミナ2003 Dr. Coto's Clinic

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.itoh-c.com
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 08/17 1985 (August) in Kasuga, Fukuoka (current age: 38 years + 253 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Nihon University
Spouses (current/former): Ryōta Yamasato
Other names for Yu Aoi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Yû Aoi"
"Yū Aoi"
"아오이 유우"
"夏井 優"
"Yū Natsui"
"蒼井 優"
"나츠이 유우"
"苍井优"
"Yuu Aoi"
"蒼井優"
"あおい ゆう" (Kana/Japanese)
Yu Aoi frequently works together with these people:
Shunji Iwai (22x, Crew)
Yoji Yamada (10x, Crew)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (9x, Actor)
Shinya Tsukamoto (8x, Crew)
Takashi Sasano (7x, Actor)
Keishi Ōtomo (7x, Crew)
Yûsuke Iseya (6x, Actor)
Koko Maeda (6x, Crew)
Kenji Tanigaki (6x, Crew)
Joe Odagiri (6x, Actor)
Emiko Hiramatsu (6x, Crew)
Kankuro Kudo (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1870, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/02/2024