Yu Aoi

Acting

Yu Aoi

Born August 17, 1985Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan110 credits

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

Tokyo Taxi
7.6

Tokyo Taxi

Movie

2025

Meets the World
6.0

Meets the World

Movie

2025

How Dare You?
2.5

How Dare You?

Movie

2025

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!

Movie

2025

Asura
8.0

Asura

TV

2025

FRONTIERS

FRONTIERS

TV

2023

Filmography

Tokyo Taxi
2025Tokyo TaxiMovie
Meets the World
2025Meets the Worldas YukiMovie
How Dare You?
2025How Dare You?as Keiko UedaMovie
Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!
2025Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!as Chapon (voice)Movie
Asura
2025Asuraas TakikoTV
FRONTIERS
2023FRONTIERSas NarratorTV
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
2023Sylvanian Families: The Movieas Teri Chocolate (voice)Movie
Boogie Woogie
2023Boogie Woogieas Reiko YamatoTV
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022Dr. Coto's Clinicas Mina NakaiMovie
2
202120th year reunionas selfTV
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesuas Fusako ToriiMovie
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2021Ora, Ora Be Goin' Aloneas MomokoMovie
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The Finalas Megumi TakaniMovie
Wife of a Spy
2020Wife of a Spyas Satoko FukuharaMovie
Romance Doll
2020Romance Dollas Sonoko KitamuraMovie
From Miyamoto to You
2019From Miyamoto to Youas Yasuko NakanoMovie
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas GeishaMovie
Children of the Sea
2019Children of the Seaas Kanako Azumi (voice)Movie
A Long Goodbye
2019A Long Goodbyeas Fumi HigashiMovie
Killing
2018Killingas YuMovie
このマンガがすごい！
2018このマンガがすごい！as navigatorTV
Penguin Highway
2018Penguin Highwayas Onē-san (voice)Movie
What a Wonderful Family! 3
2018What a Wonderful Family! 3as Noriko MamiyaMovie
From Miyamoto To You
2018From Miyamoto To Youas 中野靖子TV
Birds Without Names
2017Birds Without Namesas Towako KitaharaMovie
Mixed Doubles
2017Mixed Doublesas YoMovie
My High School Business
2017My High School Businessas Chihiro MashibaTV
Tokyo Ghoul
2017Tokyo Ghoulas Rize KamishiroMovie
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
2017Hello, Detective Hedgehogas Setsuko KawaiTV
What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017What a Wonderful Family! 2as Noriko MamiyaMovie
Japanese Girls Never Die
2016Japanese Girls Never Dieas Haruko AzumiMovie
Over the Fence
2016Over the Fenceas Satoshi TamuraMovie
What a Wonderful Family!
2016What a Wonderful Family!as Noriko MamiyaMovie
S
2015Song FUKUYAMATV
Journey to the Shore
2015Journey to the Shoreas TomokoMovie
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatristas 梦乃TV
The Case of Hana & Alice
2015The Case of Hana & Aliceas Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)Movie
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Endsas Megumi TakaniMovie
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Infernoas Megumi TakaniMovie
All About My Siblings
2014All About My Siblingsas Azusa SawabeTV
Climbing to Spring
2014Climbing to Springas Ai TakazawaMovie
MOZU
2014MOZUas Shiori NanamiTV
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014Zipang Punk Goemon Rock IIIas Neko no me o ginMovie
四
2014四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命Movie
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013Space Pirate Captain Harlockas Miime (voice)Movie
Penance
2013Penanceas Sae KikuchiMovie
NHK for School
2013NHK for SchoolTV
The Farthest Galaxy
2013The Farthest Galaxyas Misato Ebata / Akane SeikeTV
Tokyo Family
2013Tokyo Familyas Noriko MamiyaMovie
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
2012Double Face: gisō keisatsu-henMovie
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Originsas Megumi TakaniMovie
Penance
2012Penanceas Sae KikuchiTV
Fukushima Hula Girls
2011Fukushima Hula Girlsas Narrator (voice)Movie
By Chance
2011By ChanceMovie
Vampire
2011Vampireas MinaMovie
Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011Patisserie Coin De Rueas Natsume UsubaMovie
The Lightning Tree
2010The Lightning Treeas Rai / YuMovie
Detective Lovesick
2010Detective Lovesickas Setsuko KonumaTV
Flowers
2010Flowersas RinMovie
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010Nodame Cantabile: The Movie IIas Jadwiga (voice)Movie
About Her Brother
2010About Her Brotheras Koharu TakanoMovie
Miyori's Forest
2009Miyori's Forestas Miyori (voice)Movie
Redline
2009Redlineas Sonoshee McLaren (voice)Movie
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
2009Good Bye, My Secret Friendas NarratorMovie
Honokaa Boy
2009Honokaa Boyas KaoruMovie
Tokyo!
2008Tokyo!as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")Movie
One Million Yen Girl
2008One Million Yen Girlas Suzuko SatoMovie
Osen
2008Osenas Sen HandaTV
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflageas Chika/Makoto/Umeko/SuzukoTV
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2008Sex Is No Laughing Matteras EnMovie
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
2007Best Wishes for Tomorrowas Kazuko MoribeMovie
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007Welcome to the Quiet Roomas MikiMovie
Galileo
2007Galileoas Kanbara AtsukoTV
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007Mushi-Shi: The Movieas TanyuMovie
Rainbow Song
2006Rainbow Songas Kana SatoMovie
Tekkonkinkreet
2006Tekkonkinkreetas Shiro (voice)Movie
Sugar & Spice
2006Sugar & Spiceas Girl on the BusMovie
Hula Girls
2006Hula Girlsas Kimiko TanikawaMovie
Honey and Clover
2006Honey and Cloveras HaguMovie
Yamato
2005Yamatoas TaekoMovie
Henshin
2005Henshinas Kei HamuraMovie
Shining Boy and Little Randy
2005Shining Boy and Little Randyas Emi MurakamiMovie
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmersas Kujaku OgitaniMovie
Letters from Kanai Nirai
2005Letters from Kanai Niraias Fuki AsatoMovie
Tiger and Dragon
2005Tiger and Dragonas RisaTV
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2005Tetsujin 28: The Movieas Mami TachibanaMovie
呪戒-JUKAI-
2005呪戒-JUKAI-Movie
Filming H&A
2005Filming H&AMovie
Tiger & Dragon Special
2005Tiger & Dragon Specialas RisaMovie
Umineko - Inseparable
2004Umineko - Inseparableas Miya NodaMovie
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
2004Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brotheras NanakoMovie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
2004Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall SpecialMovie
Hana & Alice
2004Hana & Aliceas Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)Movie
The Diary from the Past
2004The Diary from the PastMovie
M
2004Mask de 41as Haruka KuramochiMovie
1980
20031980as Rika HashibaMovie
Worst by Chance
2003Worst by Chanceas Harada's GirlfriendMovie
14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
200314ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜TV
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003Dr. Coto's Clinicas 仲依ミナTV
Hana & Alice
2003Hana & Aliceas AliceTV
Kou Kou Kyoushi
2003Kou Kou Kyoushias Ezawa MamiTV
T
2002The Summer PromiseTV
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"Movie
Harmful Insect
2002Harmful Insectas Natsuko YamaokaMovie
Olfactogram
2002OlfactogramMovie
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
2001Ao to Shiro de Mizuiroas Shiina KasumiMovie
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001All About Lily Chou-Chouas Shiori TsudaMovie
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenTV
無
—無用の人Movie
Human Vapor
—Human VaporTV