Yu Aoi
Acting
- Born:
- 1985-08-17
- Place of birth:
- Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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
Filmography
In My Father's Room
Until the T-Shirt Dries
Human Vapor
Tokyo Taxi
Meets the World
How Dare You?
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
Asura
FRONTIERS
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
Boogie Woogie
Dr. Coto's Clinic
20th year reunion
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Wife of a Spy
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
Romance Doll
From Miyamoto to You
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Children of the Sea
A Long Goodbye
Killing
このマンガがすごい！
Penguin Highway
What a Wonderful Family! 3
From Miyamoto to You
Birds Without Names
Mixed Doubles
My High School Business
Tokyo Ghoul
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Haruko Azumi Is Missing
Over the Fence
What a Wonderful Family!
Song FUKUYAMA
Journey to the Shore
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
The Case of Hana & Alice
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
All About My Siblings
Climbing to Spring
MOZU
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Penance
NHK for School
The Farthest Galaxy
Tokyo Family
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Penance
Fukushima Hula Girls
By Chance
Vampire
Patisserie Coin De Rue