Yu Aoi
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1985-08-17 (age 40)
- Place of birth
- Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as
- Yû Aoi · Yū Aoi · 夏井 優 · Yū Natsui · 蒼井 優 · 나츠이 유우
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.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
Human Vapor
2026
as Kyoko Kono
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Ryōmaden
2010
as Omoto
Galileo
2007
as Kanbara Atsuko
Boogie Woogie
2023
as Reiko Yamato
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 仲依ミナ
MOZU
2014
as Shiori Nanami
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
Until the T-Shirt Dries
2026
as Sakiko
All About My Siblings
2014
as Azusa Sawabe
Detective Lovesick
2010
as Setsuko Konuma
Tiger and Dragon
2005
as Risa
Penance
2012
as Sae Kikuchi
Asura
2025
as Takiko
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015
as 梦乃
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
2017
as Setsuko Kawai
From Miyamoto To You
2018
as 中野靖子
NHK for School
2013
My High School Business
2017
as Chihiro Mashiba
Osen
2008
as Sen Handa
Kou Kou Kyoushi
2003
as Ezawa Mami
Song FUKUYAMA
2015
The Farthest Galaxy
2013
as Misato Ebata / Akane Seike
このマンガがすごい！
2018
as navigator
20th year reunion
2021
as self
Hana & Alice
2003
as Alice
演技者 狂い咲きヴァージンロード
2003
The Summer Promise
2002
14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
2003
FRONTIERS
2023
as Narrator
Movies (84)
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014
as Megumi Takani
Redline
2009
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Shiori Tsuda
Children of the Sea
2019
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
One Million Yen Girl
2008
as Suzuko Sato
Tokyo Ghoul
2017
as Rize Kamishiro
Umineko - Inseparable
2004
as Miya Noda
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013
as Miime (voice)
Romance Doll
2020
as Sonoko Kitamura
Tokyo Taxi
2025
as Young Sumire
Wife of a Spy
2020
as Satoko Fukuhara
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
Tokyo!
2008
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Yamato
2005
as Taeko
What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
as Noriko Mamiya
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
as Shiro (voice)
Miyori's Forest
2009
as Miyori (voice)
Tokyo Family
2013
as Noriko Mamiya
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2008
as En
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
2020
Birds Without Names
2017
as Towako Kitahara
Rainbow Song
2006
as Kana Sato
Penguin Highway
2018
as Onē-san (voice)
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
2025
as Chapon (voice)
Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Natsume Usuba
What a Wonderful Family!
2016
as Noriko Mamiya
Tiger & Dragon Special
2005
as Risa
By Chance
2011
Worst by Chance
2003
as Harada's Girlfriend
Vampire
2011
as Mina
Flowers
2010
as Rin
Honokaa Boy
2009
as Kaoru
Over the Fence
2016
as Satoshi Tamura
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
as Mami Tachibana
Penance
2013
as Sae Kikuchi
Muyo no Hito
The Case of Hana & Alice
2015
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005
as Emi Murakami
Honey and Clover
2006
as Hagu
The Lightning Tree
2010
as Rai / Yu
Hula Girls
2006
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Mixed Doubles
2017
as Yo
About Her Brother
2010
as Koharu Takano
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010
as Jadwiga (voice)
呪戒-JUKAI-
2005
Harmful Insect
2002
as Natsuko Yamaoka
A Long Goodbye
2019
as Fumi Higashi
Japanese Girls Never Die
2016
as Haruko Azumi
What a Wonderful Family! 3
2018
as Noriko Mamiya
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014
as Neko no me o gin
Killing
2018
as Yu
Hana & Alice
2004
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Henshin
2005
as Kei Hamura
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
2007
as Kazuko Moribe
Journey to the Shore
2015
as Tomoko
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021
as Fusako Torii
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Mina Nakai
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Kujaku Ogitani
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Geisha
Letters from Kanai Nirai
2005
as Fuki Asato
Climbing to Spring
2014
as Ai Takazawa
Sugar & Spice
2006
as Girl on the Bus
From Miyamoto to You
2019
as Yasuko Nakano
Meets the World
2025
as Yuki
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
2023
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Fukushima Hula Girls
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007
as Miki
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
2001
as Shiina Kasumi
Filming H&A
2005
How Dare You?
2025
as Keiko Ueda
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020
as Momoko
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
as Tanyu
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004
1980
2003
as Rika Hashiba
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
2014
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
2009
as Narrator
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruka Kuramochi
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
2004
as Nanako
Olfactogram
2002
The Diary from the Past
2004
About Yu Aoi
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… With 114 credits spanning from 1990 to 2026, Yu Aoi has appeared in 84 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yu Aoi Movies
- Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) — as Megumi Takani
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) — as Megumi Takani
- Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) — as Megumi Takani
- Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014) — as Megumi Takani
- Redline (2009) — as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
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