Ayumi Ito

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-04-14 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Ayumi Ito

Biography

Born in Tokyo, Ayumi Ito has always had a love for movies and art. She made her big-screen debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Water Travelers: Samurai Kids. Her distinctive style led to her critically acclaimed performance in Swallowtail Butterfly, directed by the renowned Director Shunji Iwai. At 16-years-old, Ayumi was awarded both the Best New Actress Award as well as the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 20th Annual Japanese Academy Awards. Ayumi's career has blossomed into starring roles in several successful films and television shows. She trained in LA and New York and has worked globally with world-renown Chinese director and artist Zhuangzhuang Tian, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), among other great filmmakers. Ayumi's performance in the the Fuji TV drama Belle de Jour was so strong that she reprised the role when it became a feature film and box-office hit, earning over 2.3 billion JPY. She is also the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the animated film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Off-screen, Ayumi is a talented vocalist and recording artist. Her passion for art continues to thrive and she brings characters to life in her performances.

Known For

  • Gantz

    Gantz

  • Tokyo Vice

    Tokyo Vice

  • People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

    People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

  • Emergency Room 24 Hours

    Emergency Room 24 Hours

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic

    Dr. Coto's Clinic

  • Romantics Anonymous

    Romantics Anonymous

  • Story Game

    Story Game

  • Radiation House

    Radiation House

  • Midnight Diner

    Midnight Diner

  • Bandage

    Bandage

  • Yu Yu Hakusho

    Yu Yu Hakusho

  • Sada

    Sada

  • La Grande Maison Tokyo

    La Grande Maison Tokyo

  • Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

  • 円都 YEN TOWN

    円都 YEN TOWN

  • Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

    Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

  • Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

  • Sherlock: Untold Stories

    Sherlock: Untold Stories

  • Gantz: Perfect Answer

    Gantz: Perfect Answer

  • Ohisama

    Ohisama

  • Beyond Goodbye

    Beyond Goodbye

  • Samurai Kids

    Samurai Kids

  • Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

    Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

  • Last Man: The Blind Profiler

    Last Man: The Blind Profiler

  • The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

    The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

  • Hana & Alice

    Hana & Alice

  • Swallowtail Butterfly

    Swallowtail Butterfly

  • A Story of Yonosuke

    A Story of Yonosuke

  • Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu

    Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu

  • Mask de 41

    Mask de 41

  • All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

    All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

  • Natsuko Kira

    Natsuko Kira

  • Sekigahara

    Sekigahara

  • Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel

    Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel

  • Cheer Boys!!

    Cheer Boys!!

  • Dr. Akagi

    Dr. Akagi

  • Hirugao

    Hirugao

  • Solanin

    Solanin

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • Shinigami-kun

    Shinigami-kun

  • Owl

    Owl

  • Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Never Let Me Go

    Never Let Me Go

  • After the Flowers

    After the Flowers

  • Wonderful Single Life

    Wonderful Single Life

  • The Blue Bird

    The Blue Bird

  • The Go Master

    The Go Master

  • The Motive

    The Motive

  • Soup

    Soup

  • Hold Up Down

    Hold Up Down

  • Amateur Singing Contest

    Amateur Singing Contest

  • Judge!

    Judge!

  • Kitokito!

    Kitokito!

  • Vanished

    Vanished

  • Be Sure to Share

    Be Sure to Share

  • 埋もれる

    埋もれる

  • Penance

    Penance

  • Crickets

    Crickets

  • Into the Faraway Sky

    Into the Faraway Sky

  • With All Our Might

    With All Our Might

  • River of First Love

    River of First Love

  • Believer

    Believer

  • Flower of Shanidar

    Flower of Shanidar

  • Pandora: Eternal life

    Pandora: Eternal life

  • White Flowers and Fruits

    White Flowers and Fruits

  • Check It Out, Yo!

    Check It Out, Yo!

  • Labyrinth of Cinema

    Labyrinth of Cinema

  • Tokyo Rhapsody

    Tokyo Rhapsody

  • ただいまって言える場所

    ただいまって言える場所

  • A Day on the Planet

    A Day on the Planet

  • Happy-Go-Lucky

    Happy-Go-Lucky

  • Poison Daughter, Holy Mother

    Poison Daughter, Holy Mother

  • Hakubo no Chronicle

    Hakubo no Chronicle

  • Sunday's Dream

    Sunday's Dream

  • Clay Fear

    Clay Fear

  • Cecile's Plot

    Cecile's Plot

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • Stolen Face

    Stolen Face

  • Konkatsu Deka

    Konkatsu Deka

  • The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

  • I Prefer Tomorrow's You

    I Prefer Tomorrow's You

  • The Room

    The Room

  • Immersion

    Immersion

  • Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei

    Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei

  • Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance

    Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance

  • 太陽の罠

    太陽の罠

  • ７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。

    ７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。

  • O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜

    O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜

  • Last Quarter

    Last Quarter

  • Noise

    Noise

  • 20th year reunion

    20th year reunion

  • Fishes in August

    Fishes in August

  • Farewell, Kuro

    Farewell, Kuro

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7

    Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7

  • Dance! Dance! Dance!

    Dance! Dance! Dance!