Yu Aoi

About

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 TokubetsuhenSeries • 1990GalileoSeries • 2007RyōmadenSeries • 2010Human VaporSeries • 2026Dr. Coto's ClinicSeries • 2003Boogie WoogieSeries • 2023MOZUSeries • 2014Until the T-Shirt DriesSeries • 2026AsuraSeries • 2025Tiger and DragonSeries • 2005All About Lily Chou-ChouMovie • 2001Detective LovesickSeries • 2010Rurouni Kenshin Part I: OriginsMovie • 2012Children of the SeaMovie • 2019PenanceSeries • 2012Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalMovie • 2021Tokyo!Movie • 2008Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto InfernoMovie • 2014YamatoMovie • 2005Space Pirate Captain HarlockMovie • 2013Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend EndsMovie • 2014Rainbow SongMovie • 2006RedlineMovie • 2009Tokyo GhoulMovie • 2017