Yu Aoi
Known For
Acting
Born
1985-08-17 in Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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.
Most Known For
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Galileo
as Kanbara Atsuko
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as 仲依ミナ
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
Detective Lovesick
as Setsuko Konuma
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
as Setsuko Kawai
MOZU
as Shiori Nanami
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
Asura
as Takiko
Tiger and Dragon
as Risa
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
Boogie Woogie
as Reiko Yamato
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
Osen
as Sen Handa
My High School Business
as Chihiro Mashiba