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

  • Penguin Highway

    Penguin Highway

  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

    Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Tokyo Taxi

    Tokyo Taxi

  • What a Wonderful Family! 3

    What a Wonderful Family! 3

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Flowers

    Flowers

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

    Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

  • Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

  • 呪戒-JUKAI-

    呪戒-JUKAI-

  • Redline

    Redline

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

    Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

  • Yamato

    Yamato

  • Vampire

    Vampire

  • Tokyo Ghoul

    Tokyo Ghoul

  • Children of the Sea

    Children of the Sea

  • Patisserie Coin De Rue

    Patisserie Coin De Rue

  • Romance Doll

    Romance Doll

  • Sex Is No Laughing Matter

    Sex Is No Laughing Matter

  • Birds Without Names

    Birds Without Names

  • Miyori's Forest

    Miyori's Forest

  • One Million Yen Girl

    One Million Yen Girl

  • Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

  • How Dare You?

    How Dare You?

  • Japanese Girls Never Die

    Japanese Girls Never Die

  • Asura

    Asura

  • Honey and Clover

    Honey and Clover

  • Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

  • MOZU

    MOZU

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

    Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow

    Best Wishes for Tomorrow

  • Detective Lovesick

    Detective Lovesick

  • Space Pirate Captain Harlock

    Space Pirate Captain Harlock

  • Sylvanian Families: The Movie

    Sylvanian Families: The Movie

  • Mixed Doubles

    Mixed Doubles

  • Harmful Insect

    Harmful Insect

  • Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

  • Honokaa Boy

    Honokaa Boy

  • Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

    Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

  • Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

  • What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

  • The Case of Hana & Alice

    The Case of Hana & Alice

  • Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

    Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

  • Kou Kou Kyoushi

    Kou Kou Kyoushi

  • Rainbow Song

    Rainbow Song

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

    Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

  • Letters from Kanai Nirai

    Letters from Kanai Nirai

  • Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

    Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

  • Henshin

    Henshin

  • All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

    All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

  • What a Wonderful Family!

    What a Wonderful Family!

  • Welcome to the Quiet Room

    Welcome to the Quiet Room

  • Mushi-Shi: The Movie

    Mushi-Shi: The Movie

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • Good Bye, My Secret Friend

    Good Bye, My Secret Friend

  • Worst by Chance

    Worst by Chance

  • About Her Brother

    About Her Brother

  • Sugar & Spice

    Sugar & Spice

  • The Lightning Tree

    The Lightning Tree

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family

  • Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

    Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

  • Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

    Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

  • Tetsujin 28: The Movie

    Tetsujin 28: The Movie

  • Tiger and Dragon

    Tiger and Dragon

  • Penance

    Penance

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

  • Filming H&A

    Filming H&A

  • Killing

    Killing

  • 1980

    1980

  • Umineko - Inseparable

    Umineko - Inseparable

  • From Miyamoto to You

    From Miyamoto to You

  • Climbing to Spring

    Climbing to Spring

  • Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

  • The Diary from the Past

    The Diary from the Past

  • Shining Boy and Little Randy

    Shining Boy and Little Randy

  • Mask de 41

    Mask de 41

  • Osen

    Osen

  • Meets the World

    Meets the World

  • Tekkonkinkreet

    Tekkonkinkreet

  • Olfactogram

    Olfactogram

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

    Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

  • My High School Business

    My High School Business

  • Hello, Detective Hedgehog

    Hello, Detective Hedgehog

  • All About My Siblings

    All About My Siblings

  • Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

    Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

  • Human Vapor

    Human Vapor

  • From Miyamoto To You

    From Miyamoto To You

  • Fukushima Hula Girls

    Fukushima Hula Girls

  • The Farthest Galaxy

    The Farthest Galaxy

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • NHK for School

    NHK for School

  • Song FUKUYAMA

    Song FUKUYAMA

  • By Chance

    By Chance

  • Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

    Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

  • The Summer Promise

    The Summer Promise

  • 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〜

  • A Long Goodbye

    A Long Goodbye

  • 20th year reunion

    20th year reunion

  • 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

  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!

    Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!

  • FRONTIERS

    FRONTIERS

  • Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

    Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III