Yu Aoi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Female

Birthday

1985-08-17 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan

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.

Known For

  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

    Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

  • What a Wonderful Family! 3

    What a Wonderful Family! 3

  • Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

  • Vampire

    Vampire

  • Flowers

    Flowers

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Umineko - Inseparable

    Umineko - Inseparable

  • 呪戒-JUKAI-

    呪戒-JUKAI-

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

  • MOZU

    MOZU

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

  • Penguin Highway

    Penguin Highway

  • Asura

    Asura

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

  • Children of the Sea

    Children of the Sea

  • Miyori's Forest

    Miyori's Forest

  • Detective Lovesick

    Detective Lovesick

  • Tiger and Dragon

    Tiger and Dragon

  • Hello, Detective Hedgehog

    Hello, Detective Hedgehog

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

    Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

  • Redline

    Redline

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

    Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

  • What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

  • Tetsujin 28: The Movie

    Tetsujin 28: The Movie

  • 1980

    1980

  • Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

  • Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

    Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Tokyo Ghoul

    Tokyo Ghoul

  • Kou Kou Kyoushi

    Kou Kou Kyoushi

  • My High School Business

    My High School Business

  • Space Pirate Captain Harlock

    Space Pirate Captain Harlock

  • Tekkonkinkreet

    Tekkonkinkreet

  • All About My Siblings

    All About My Siblings

  • Yamato

    Yamato

  • Song FUKUYAMA

    Song FUKUYAMA

  • Human Vapor

    Human Vapor

  • From Miyamoto To You

    From Miyamoto To You

  • One Million Yen Girl

    One Million Yen Girl

  • Osen

    Osen

  • Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • Mixed Doubles

    Mixed Doubles

  • Fukushima Hula Girls

    Fukushima Hula Girls

  • Worst by Chance

    Worst by Chance

  • Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • The Farthest Galaxy

    The Farthest Galaxy

  • Honey and Clover

    Honey and Clover

  • Romance Doll

    Romance Doll

  • A Long Goodbye

    A Long Goodbye

  • Climbing to Spring

    Climbing to Spring

  • The Case of Hana & Alice

    The Case of Hana & Alice

  • Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

  • Sex Is No Laughing Matter

    Sex Is No Laughing Matter

  • Filming H&A

    Filming H&A

  • Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

    Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

  • What a Wonderful Family!

    What a Wonderful Family!

  • Japanese Girls Never Die

    Japanese Girls Never Die

  • Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

    Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

  • Rainbow Song

    Rainbow Song

  • NHK for School

    NHK for School

  • Honokaa Boy

    Honokaa Boy

  • Harmful Insect

    Harmful Insect

  • Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

  • About Her Brother

    About Her Brother

  • The Lightning Tree

    The Lightning Tree

  • Sylvanian Families: The Movie

    Sylvanian Families: The Movie

  • Sugar & Spice

    Sugar & Spice

  • The Summer Promise

    The Summer Promise

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

  • Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

    Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

  • Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

  • Birds Without Names

    Birds Without Names

  • 20th year reunion

    20th year reunion

  • Tokyo Taxi

    Tokyo Taxi

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Patisserie Coin De Rue

    Patisserie Coin De Rue

  • Killing

    Killing

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

    Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

  • 14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜

    14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜

  • Welcome to the Quiet Room

    Welcome to the Quiet Room

  • Shining Boy and Little Randy

    Shining Boy and Little Randy

  • Mushi-Shi: The Movie

    Mushi-Shi: The Movie

  • Henshin

    Henshin

  • How Dare You?

    How Dare You?

  • By Chance

    By Chance

  • Good Bye, My Secret Friend

    Good Bye, My Secret Friend

  • From Miyamoto to You

    From Miyamoto to You

  • Letters from Kanai Nirai

    Letters from Kanai Nirai

  • Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

    Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

  • FRONTIERS

    FRONTIERS

  • Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

    Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow

    Best Wishes for Tomorrow

  • Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

    Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

  • Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

    Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!

    Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

    Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

  • Meets the World

    Meets the World

  • Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

    Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

  • Olfactogram

    Olfactogram

  • 四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命

    四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命

  • The Diary from the Past

    The Diary from the Past

  • Mask de 41

    Mask de 41

  • All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

    All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"