
Ayumi Ito
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1980-04-14 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Ayumi Itô · 伊藤步
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)

Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999

Tokyo Vice
2022
as Misaki

Midnight Diner
2009
as Ikumi

Radiation House
2019
as Shizuku Ikeda

Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
2014
as Noriko Kitano

Yu Yu Hakusho
2023
as Atsuko Urameshi

Ohisama
2011
as Natsuko Takahashi

Last Man: The Blind Profiler
2023

La Grande Maison Tokyo
2019

Shinigami-kun
2014

Sherlock: Untold Stories
2019
as Rieko Ichikawa

The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
2024

Romantics Anonymous
2025
as Motomi Kawamura

Penance
2012
as Mayu Murakami

Beyond Goodbye
2024
as Midori Tateishi

Wonderful Single Life
2012
as Mizuki Kono

Natsuko Kira
2016
as Miyuki Sakabe

Never Let Me Go
2016
as Horie Tatsuko

Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
2012
as Tachi Yoshino

Hakubo no Chronicle
2024
as Azechi Kaoruko

Lipstick
1999
as Eriko Matsuda

Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
2019

The Makioka Sisters
2018
as Makioka Yukiko

Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
2015
as Haruko Tsubokura

I Prefer Tomorrow's You
2018
as Satokawa Akane

Stolen Face
2019
as Chiharu

O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
2012

Cecile's Plot
2017
as Eri Okita

70才、初めて産みました~セブンティウイザン。
2020
as 黄桜豊子
20th year reunion
2021
as self

Konkatsu Deka
2015
as Hanada Yoneko

太陽の罠
2013
as 하세가와 아오이
Movies (67)

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)

All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Yōko Kuno

Gantz
2010
as Eriko Ayukawa

Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
as Eriko Ayukawa

Tokyo!
2008
as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")

Sekigahara
2017
as Shirohebi

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Tamami

Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)

Hana & Alice
2004
as Saori Ikeda

A Story of Yonosuke
2013
as Chiharu Katase

Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Ageha

Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Rika Ando

Hirugao
2017
as Noriko Kitano

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
2009
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)

Solanin
2010
as Ai Kotani

Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Yoshiko Kawashima

Sada
1998
as Maid

Immersion
2023
as Ide

Owl
2003
as Emiko

Penance
2013
as Mayu Murakami

Samurai Kids
1993
as Chizuko Kusubayashi

Noise
2022
as Chihiro Aoki

Tokyo Rhapsody
2007

The Motive
2004
as Ayako Takarai

The Blue Bird
2008
as Ms. Shimazaki

The Go Master
2007
as Kazuko Nakahara

Dr. Akagi
1998

Crickets
2006
as Eiko

Into the Faraway Sky
2007
as Sawako

Bandage
2010
as Nobuko Yukari

Hold Up Down
2005
as Kyoko Miyazaki

Judge!
2014
as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend

After the Flowers
2010
as Kayo

Cheer Boys!!
2019
as Takagi Satsuki

Curtain Call
2005
as Kaori Hashimoto

People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
2021
as Ishika

Farewell, Kuro
2003
as Yukiko Igarashi

Amateur Singing Contest
1999

Vanished
2006
as Chie
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruko Kuramochi

Be Sure to Share
2009
as Yoko Nakagawa

River of First Love
2004
as Mika Inoue

Soup
2012
as Mika Shibuya

Flower of Shanidar
2013
as Yurie

Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
2026

Kitokito!
2007
as Ai

Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
2018
as Izumoto Noriko
Believer
2004
as Kaoru Takano

Sunday's Dream
1999

Pandora: Eternal life
2014
as Megumi Tashiro

A Day on the Planet
2004
as Kate

Last Quarter
2004
as Sayaka Kamijo

Happy-Go-Lucky
1997
as High School Girl

円都 YEN TOWN
1996

Check It Out, Yo!
2006
as Nagisa Nakamura

Story Game
2022
as Michiko

White Flowers and Fruits
2025

With All Our Might
2013
as Tamiko Sakamoto

Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
2003

埋もれる
2014

The Room
2012
as Yumi

Clay Fear
2006
as Zhen Zi

Dance! Dance! Dance!
2014
as Yukino

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002

A Place Called Home
2026

Fishes in August
1998

How to Generate a Perfect Crime
2026
About Ayumi Ito
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.… With 99 credits spanning from 1993 to 2026, Ayumi Ito has appeared in 67 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ayumi Ito Movies
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) — as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) — as Yōko Kuno
- Gantz (2010) — as Eriko Ayukawa
- Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) — as Eriko Ayukawa
- Tokyo! (2008) — as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
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