Yu Aoi
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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | Mina Nakai | Super Hit | |
| 2021 | Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone | Momoko | Hit | |
| 2021 | Rurouni Kenshin: The Final | Megumi Takani | Super Hit | |
| 2020 | Wife of a Spy | Satoko Fukuhara | Hit | |
| 2020 | Romance Doll | Sonoko Kitamura | Hit | |
| 2019 | From Miyamoto to You | Yasuko Nakano | Average | |
| 2019 | They Say Nothing Stays the Same | Geisha | Hit | |
| 2019 | Children of the Sea | Kanako Azumi (voice) | Hit | |
| 2019 | A Long Goodbye | Fumi Higashi | Hit | |
| 2018 | Killing | Yu | Hit | |
| 2018 | Penguin Highway | Onē-san (voice) | Hit | |
| 2018 | What a Wonderful Family! 3 | Noriko Mamiya | Super Hit | |
| 2017 | Birds Without Names | Towako Kitahara | Average | |
| 2017 | Mixed Doubles | Yo | Hit | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Ghoul | Rize Kamishiro | Hit | |
| 2017 | What a Wonderful Family! 2 | Noriko Mamiya | Hit | |
| 2016 | Japanese Girls Never Die | Haruko Azumi | Hit | |
| 2016 | Over the Fence | Satoshi Tamura | Hit | |
| 2016 | What a Wonderful Family! | Noriko Mamiya | Hit | |
| 2015 | Journey to the Shore | Tomoko | Hit | |
| 2015 | The Case of Hana & Alice | Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice) | Hit | |
| 2014 | Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends | Megumi Takani | Super Hit | |
| 2014 | Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno | Megumi Takani | Super Hit | |
| 2014 | Climbing to Spring | Ai Takazawa | Super Hit | |
| 2013 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Miime (voice) | Hit | |
| 2013 | Penance | Sae Kikuchi | Hit | |
| 2013 | Tokyo Family | Noriko Mamiya | Hit | |
| 2012 | Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen | - | Hit | |
| 2012 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | Megumi Takani | Super Hit | |
| 2011 | Patisserie Coin De Rue | Natsume Usuba | Hit | |
| 2010 | The Lightning Tree | Rai / Yu | Average | |
| 2010 | Flowers | Rin | Hit | |
| 2010 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | Jadwiga (voice) | Hit | |
| 2010 | About Her Brother | Koharu Takano | Average | |
| 2009 | Miyori's Forest | Miyori (voice) | Hit | |
| 2009 | Redline | Sonoshee McLaren (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2008 | Tokyo! | Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo") | Hit | |
| 2008 | One Million Yen Girl | Suzuko Sato | Hit | |
| 2007 | Best Wishes for Tomorrow | Kazuko Moribe | Super Hit | |
| 2007 | Welcome to the Quiet Room | Miki | Hit | |
| 2007 | Mushi-Shi: The Movie | Tanyu | Average | |
| 2006 | Rainbow Song | Kana Sato | Super Hit | |
| 2006 | Tekkonkinkreet | Shiro (voice) | Hit | |
| 2006 | Hula Girls | Kimiko Tanikawa | Hit | |
| 2006 | Honey and Clover | Hagu | Average | |
| 2005 | Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers | Kujaku Ogitani | Average | |
| 2005 | Letters from Kanai Nirai | Fuki Asato | Hit | |
| 2004 | Hana & Alice | Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice) | Hit | |
| 2002 | Harmful Insect | Natsuko Yamaoka | Hit | |
| 2001 | All About Lily Chou-Chou | Shiori Tsuda | Hit |