Yu Aoi
Yu Aoi (born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. 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.
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
(Tanyu)
Miyori's Forest
(Miyori (voice))
Tokyo!
(Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo"))
Hana and Alice
(Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice))
Tekkonkinkreet
(Shiro (voice))
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
(Kujaku Ogitani)
Flowers
(Rin)
Hula Girls
(Kimiko Tanikawa)
Rainbow Song
(Kana Sato)
Worst by Chance
(Harada's Girlfriend)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(Shiori Tsuda)
Welcome to the Quiet Room
(Miki)
Patisserie Coin De Rue
(Natsume Usuba)
About Her Brother
(Koharu Takano)
Yamato
(Taeko)
One Million Yen Girl
(Suzuko Satô)
Henshin
(Kei Hamura)
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
(Jadwiga (voice))
Fukushima Hula Girls
(Narrator (voice))
Redline
(Sonoshee McLaren (voice))
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
(En)
Honey and Clover
(Hagu)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Harmful Insect
(Natsuko Yamaoka)
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
(Megumi Takani)
Vampire
(Mina)
Mask de 41
(Haruka Kuramochi)
Penance
(Sae Kikuchi)
Diary from the past
The Lightning Tree
(Rai / Yu)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(Miime (voice))
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
(Megumi Takani)
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
(Megumi Takani)
Sylvanian Families the Movie: A Gift from Freya
(Teri Chocolate (voice))
呪戒-JUKAI-
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
(Shiina Kasumi)
Climbing to Spring
(Ai Takazawa)
Like Asura
Dr. Coto's Clinic
(Mina Nakai)
Journey to the Shore
(Tomoko)
Letters from Kanai Nirai
(Fuki Asato)
The Case of Hana & Alice
(Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice))
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
1980
(Rika Hashiba)
Tokyo Family
(Noriko Mamiya)
What a Wonderful Family!
(Noriko Mamiya)
Japanese Girls Never Die
(Haruko Azumi)
Sugar & Spice
(Girl on the Bus)
Over the Fence
(Satoshi Tamura)
Shining Boy and Little Randy
(Emi Murakami)
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
(Neko no me o gin)
Tokyo Ghoul
(Rize Kamishiro)
Honokaa Boy
(Kaoru)
What a Wonderful Family! 2
(Noriko Mamiya)
Birds Without Names
(Towako Kitahara)
Mixed Doubles
(Yo)
By Chance
What a Wonderful Family! 3
(Noriko Mamiya)
Penguin Highway
(Onē-san (voice))
Killing
(Yu)
A Long Goodbye
(Fumi Higashi)
Children of the Sea
(Kanako Azumi (voice))
Miyamoto
(Yasuko Nakano)
Romance Doll
(Sonoko Kitamura)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
(Megumi Takani)
Wife of a Spy
(Satoko Fukuhara)
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
(Kazuko Moribe)
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
(Momoko)
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(Geisha)
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
(Nanako)
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
(Mami Tachibana)
Umineko - Inseparable
(Miya Noda)
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
(Narrator)
Filming H&A
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
(Fusako Torii)
From Miyamoto To You
(中野靖子)
Tiger and Dragon
(Risa)
Penance
(Sae Kikuchi)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
All About My Siblings
(Azusa Sawabe)
MOZU
(Shiori Nanami)
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
(Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko)
Kou Kou Kyoushi
(Ezawa Mami)
Osen
(Sen Handa)
We're Millennials. Got a problem?
(Kumi Kasagi)
My High School Business
(Chihiro Mashiba)
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
(Setsuko Kawai)
Like Asura
Hana & Alice
(Alice)
FRONTIERS
(Narrator)
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
(梦乃)
14ヶ月〜妻が子供に還っていく〜
The Farthest Galaxy
(Misato Ebata / Akane Seike)
Dr. Coto's Clinic
(仲依ミナ)
Detective Lovesick
(Setsuko Konuma)
We're Millennials Got a Problem? SP
(笠木久美)
The Summer Promise
Song FUKUYAMA
The Human Vapor
20th year reunion
(self)
NHK for School
Boogie Woogie
(Reiko Yamato)