
Yu Aoi
Born August 17, 1985 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

All About Lily Chou-Chou

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

Worst by Chance

Tekkonkinkreet

Redline

Children of the Sea

Penguin Highway

One Million Yen Girl

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

Umineko - Inseparable

Tokyo Taxi

Yamato

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

Tokyo!

Tokyo Ghoul

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

Rainbow Song

Romance Doll

They Say Nothing Stays the Same
TV Shows

Boogie Woogie

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Kou Kou Kyoushi

Tiger and Dragon

MOZU

Until the T-Shirt Dries

Penance

Detective Lovesick

Asura

Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

Hello, Detective Hedgehog

All About My Siblings

My High School Business

Osen

From Miyamoto To You

NHK for School

The Farthest Galaxy

14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜

このマンガがすごい!

Hana & Alice

FRONTIERS
More Movies

Miyori's Forest

Hana & Alice

Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!

Wife of a Spy

The Case of Hana & Alice

Hula Girls

Birds Without Names

Sex Is No Laughing Matter

Dr. Coto's Clinic

From Miyamoto to You

Journey to the Shore

Mixed Doubles

Vampire

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

Tokyo Family

Meets the World

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

Honey and Clover

Shining Boy and Little Randy

Patisserie Coin De Rue

What a Wonderful Family! 2

Sylvanian Families: The Movie

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

呪戒-JUKAI-

By Chance

Welcome to the Quiet Room

The Lightning Tree

Penance

A Long Goodbye

What a Wonderful Family!

Japanese Girls Never Die

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

Harmful Insect

About Her Brother

Climbing to Spring

Over the Fence

What a Wonderful Family! 3

Flowers

Mushi-Shi: The Movie

Sugar & Spice

Honokaa Boy

Killing

Best Wishes for Tomorrow

Henshin

Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

Tiger & Dragon Special

Fukushima Hula Girls

Letters from Kanai Nirai

How Dare You?

The Diary from the Past

1980

Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

Good Bye, My Secret Friend

Olfactogram

Filming H&A




