Yu Aoi
Acting · Born 1985-08-17 · age 40 · Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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.
Titles
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Redline
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Tekkonkinkreet
Tokyo Ghoul
Children of the Sea
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Tokyo!
Penguin Highway
The Case of Hana & Alice
Hana & Alice
Wife of a Spy
Tokyo Family
Journey to the Shore
Killing
One Million Yen Girl
Hula Girls
Vampire
Romance Doll
Mixed Doubles
Penance
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Galileo
Human Vapor
Yamato
What a Wonderful Family!
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Asura
Birds Without Names
Miyori's Forest
Honey and Clover
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Harmful Insect
Rainbow Song
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Japanese Girls Never Die
Over the Fence
Penance
Tokyo Taxi
About Her Brother
From Miyamoto to You
Ryōmaden
What a Wonderful Family! 3
Tiger and Dragon
A Long Goodbye
Detective Lovesick
Flowers
Patisserie Coin De Rue
Honokaa Boy
Sugar & Spice
MOZU
Climbing to Spring
The Lightning Tree
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Shining Boy and Little Randy