Yu Aoi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

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

  • Children of the Sea

    Children of the Sea

  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

    Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

  • Tekkonkinkreet

    Tekkonkinkreet

  • Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

  • Space Pirate Captain Harlock

    Space Pirate Captain Harlock

  • Redline

    Redline

  • Penguin Highway

    Penguin Highway

  • Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

  • Vampire

    Vampire

  • One Million Yen Girl

    One Million Yen Girl

  • How Dare You?

    How Dare You?

  • Romance Doll

    Romance Doll

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • Honokaa Boy

    Honokaa Boy

  • The Lightning Tree

    The Lightning Tree

  • Mushi-Shi: The Movie

    Mushi-Shi: The Movie

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

    All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

  • Sylvanian Families: The Movie

    Sylvanian Families: The Movie

  • Tokyo Ghoul

    Tokyo Ghoul

  • Meets the World

    Meets the World

  • Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

    Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

  • Letters from Kanai Nirai

    Letters from Kanai Nirai

  • Sex Is No Laughing Matter

    Sex Is No Laughing Matter

  • The Case of Hana & Alice

    The Case of Hana & Alice

  • Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

  • Welcome to the Quiet Room

    Welcome to the Quiet Room

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

    Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

  • Worst by Chance

    Worst by Chance

  • Hula Girls

    Hula Girls

  • What a Wonderful Family!

    What a Wonderful Family!

  • Climbing to Spring

    Climbing to Spring

  • Tiger and Dragon

    Tiger and Dragon

  • Miyori's Forest

    Miyori's Forest

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

  • Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family

  • Patisserie Coin De Rue

    Patisserie Coin De Rue

  • Harmful Insect

    Harmful Insect

  • About Her Brother

    About Her Brother

  • Honey and Clover

    Honey and Clover

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Good Bye, My Secret Friend

    Good Bye, My Secret Friend

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

    Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

  • Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

    Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

  • From Miyamoto to You

    From Miyamoto to You

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

    Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

  • MOZU

    MOZU

  • Japanese Girls Never Die

    Japanese Girls Never Die

  • Asura

    Asura

  • Olfactogram

    Olfactogram

  • Mixed Doubles

    Mixed Doubles

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow

    Best Wishes for Tomorrow

  • Over the Fence

    Over the Fence

  • Rainbow Song

    Rainbow Song

  • Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

    Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

  • Killing

    Killing

  • Sugar & Spice

    Sugar & Spice

  • 1980

    1980

  • Fukushima Hula Girls

    Fukushima Hula Girls

  • Tetsujin 28: The Movie

    Tetsujin 28: The Movie

  • From Miyamoto To You

    From Miyamoto To You

  • What a Wonderful Family! 3

    What a Wonderful Family! 3

  • What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

  • Detective Lovesick

    Detective Lovesick

  • Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Shining Boy and Little Randy

    Shining Boy and Little Randy

  • Mask de 41

    Mask de 41

  • Yamato

    Yamato

  • Henshin

    Henshin

  • Hello, Detective Hedgehog

    Hello, Detective Hedgehog

  • Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

    Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

  • Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

    Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

  • My High School Business

    My High School Business

  • Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

    Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

  • Osen

    Osen

  • Flowers

    Flowers

  • All About My Siblings

    All About My Siblings

  • Birds Without Names

    Birds Without Names

  • Song FUKUYAMA

    Song FUKUYAMA

  • TOKYO Taxi

    TOKYO Taxi

  • Kou Kou Kyoushi

    Kou Kou Kyoushi

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • Filming H&A

    Filming H&A

  • The Farthest Galaxy

    The Farthest Galaxy

  • Umineko - Inseparable

    Umineko - Inseparable

  • 20th year reunion

    20th year reunion

  • NHK for School

    NHK for School

  • Human Vapor

    Human Vapor

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

    Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

  • 呪戒-JUKAI-

    呪戒-JUKAI-

  • FRONTIERS

    FRONTIERS

  • 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〜

  • The Summer Promise

    The Summer Promise

  • The Diary from the Past

    The Diary from the Past

  • A Long Goodbye

    A Long Goodbye

  • By Chance

    By Chance

  • Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

    Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

  • Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

    Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

  • 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