
Yu Aoi
Known for Acting · 113 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)

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990

Ryōmaden
2010
as Omoto

Galileo
2007
as Kanbara Atsuko

Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 仲依ミナ

Tiger and Dragon
2005
as Risa

Detective Lovesick
2010
as Setsuko Konuma

Hello, Detective Hedgehog
2017
as Setsuko Kawai

Asura
2025
as Takiko

Boogie Woogie
2023
as Reiko Yamato

Penance
2012
as Sae Kikuchi

My High School Business
2017
as Chihiro Mashiba
Song FUKUYAMA
2015

MOZU
2014
as Shiori Nanami

Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015
as 梦乃

Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko

Human Vapor
2026
as Kyoko Kono

Kou Kou Kyoushi
2003
as Ezawa Mami

All About My Siblings
2014
as Azusa Sawabe

From Miyamoto To You
2018
as 中野靖子

The Farthest Galaxy
2013
as Misato Ebata / Akane Seike

Osen
2008
as Sen Handa

Hana & Alice
2003
as Alice
The Summer Promise
2002

14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
2003
20th year reunion
2021
as self

FRONTIERS
2023
as Narrator

NHK for School
2013

このマンガがすごい!
2018
as navigator
Tシャツが乾くまで
as Sakiko

演技者 狂い咲きヴァージンロード
2003
Movies (83)

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
as Megumi Takani

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
as Megumi Takani

Redline
2009
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)

All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Shiori Tsuda

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
as Megumi Takani

Tokyo Taxi
2025
as Sumire (young)

Worst by Chance
2003
as Harada's Girlfriend

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014
as Megumi Takani

Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013
as Miime (voice)

Tekkonkinkreet
2006
as Shiro (voice)

Children of the Sea
2019
as Kanako Azumi (voice)

Tokyo Ghoul
2017
as Rize Kamishiro

Penguin Highway
2018
as Onē-san (voice)

Yamato
2005
as Taeko

One Million Yen Girl
2008
as Suzuko Sato

Vampire
2011
as Mina

Romance Doll
2020
as Sonoko Kitamura

Tokyo!
2008
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

Hana & Alice
2004
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)

The Case of Hana & Alice
2015
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)

Mixed Doubles
2017
as Yo

Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Mina Nakai

Honey and Clover
2006
as Hagu

Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
as Mami Tachibana

Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2008
as En

Tokyo Family
2013
as Noriko Mamiya

Wife of a Spy
2020
as Satoko Fukuhara

Climbing to Spring
2014
as Ai Takazawa

Hula Girls
2006
as Kimiko Tanikawa

Rainbow Song
2006
as Kana Sato

Journey to the Shore
2015
as Tomoko

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Kujaku Ogitani

Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Natsume Usuba

What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
as Noriko Mamiya

Miyori's Forest
2009
as Miyori (voice)

Killing
2018
as Yu

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004

Penance
2013
as Sae Kikuchi

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010
as Jadwiga (voice)

Birds Without Names
2017
as Towako Kitahara

Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007
as Miki

What a Wonderful Family!
2016
as Noriko Mamiya

The Lightning Tree
2010
as Rai / Yu

Honokaa Boy
2009
as Kaoru

They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Geisha

Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012

1980
2003
as Rika Hashiba

Over the Fence
2016
as Satoshi Tamura

A Long Goodbye
2019
as Fumi Higashi

Sylvanian Families: The Movie
2023
as Teri Chocolate (voice)

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020
as Momoko

About Her Brother
2010
as Koharu Takano

Umineko - Inseparable
2004
as Miya Noda

What a Wonderful Family! 3
2018
as Noriko Mamiya

Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005
as Emi Murakami

Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
2001
as Shiina Kasumi

From Miyamoto to You
2019
as Yasuko Nakano

Harmful Insect
2002
as Natsuko Yamaoka

Flowers
2010
as Rin

Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007
as Tanyu

Best Wishes for Tomorrow
2007
as Kazuko Moribe

Sugar & Spice
2006
as Girl on the Bus

Letters from Kanai Nirai
2005
as Fuki Asato

Japanese Girls Never Die
2016
as Haruko Azumi

How Dare You?
2025
as Keiko Ueda

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014
as Neko no me o gin

Meets the World
2025
as Yuki
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruka Kuramochi

Henshin
2005
as Kei Hamura

Good Bye, My Secret Friend
2009
as Narrator

呪戒-JUKAI-
2005

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002

The Diary from the Past
2004

Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
2004
as Nanako

Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021
as Fusako Torii

Filming H&A
2005

Olfactogram
2002
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
2014

By Chance
2011

Fukushima Hula Girls
2011
as Narrator (voice)

Tiger & Dragon Special
2005
as Risa
無用の人

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!
2025
as Chapon (voice)
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 113 credits spanning from 1990 to 2026, Yu Aoi has appeared in 83 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yu Aoi Movies
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) — as Megumi Takani
- Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) — as Megumi Takani
- Redline (2009) — as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) — as Shiori Tsuda
- Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) — as Megumi Takani
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