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.
Known For
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
(2021)
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
(2014)
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
(2012)
Megumi Takani
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(2001)
Shiori Tsuda
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
(2014)
Megumi Takani
Tokyo Ghoul
(2017)
Rize Kamishiro
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(2013)
Miime (voice)
Tekkonkinkreet
(2006)
Shiro (voice)
Tokyo!
(2008)
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Redline
(2010)
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Children of the Sea
(2019)
Kanako Azumi (voice)
Wife of a Spy
(2020)
Satoko Fukuhara
Penguin Highway
(2018)
Onē-san (voice)
Yamato
(2005)
Taeko
Hana and Alice
(2004)
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Journey to the Shore
(2015)
Tomoko
Full Filmography
Acting
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(2001)
Shiori Tsuda
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
(2001)
Shiina Kasumi
Harmful Insect
(2001)
Natsuko Yamaoka
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
(2002)
1980
(2003)
Rika Hashiba
Worst by Chance
(2003)
Harada's Girlfriend
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
(2004)
Hana and Alice
(2004)
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Diary from the past
(2004)
Mask de 41
(2004)
Haruka Kuramochi
Umineko - Inseparable
(2004)
Miya Noda
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
(2004)
Nanako
Filming H&A
(2005)
Henshin
(2005)
Kei Hamura
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
(2005)
Kujaku Ogitani
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
(2005)
Mami Tachibana
Letters from Kanai Nirai
(2005)
Fuki Asato
Shining Boy and Little Randy
(2005)
Emi Murakami
呪戒-JUKAI-
(2005)
Yamato
(2005)
Taeko
Rainbow Song
(2006)
Kana Sato
Tekkonkinkreet
(2006)
Shiro (voice)
Honey and Clover
(2006)
Hagu
Sugar & Spice
(2006)
Girl on the Bus
Hula Girls
(2006)
Kimiko Tanikawa
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
(2007)
Kazuko Moribe
Welcome to the Quiet Room
(2007)
Miki
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
(2007)
Tanyu
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
(2008)
En
One Million Yen Girl
(2008)
Suzuko Satô
Tokyo!
(2008)
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Miyori's Forest
(2009)
Miyori (voice)
Honokaa Boy
(2009)
Kaoru
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
(2009)
Narrator
Redline
(2010)
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
About Her Brother
(2010)
Koharu Takano
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
(2010)
Jadwiga (voice)
Flowers
(2010)
Rin
The Lightning Tree
(2010)
Rai / Yu
By Chance
(2011)
Vampire
(2011)
Mina
Fukushima Hula Girls
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Patisserie Coin De Rue
(2011)
Natsume Usuba
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
(2012)
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
(2012)
Megumi Takani
Tokyo Family
(2013)
Noriko Mamiya
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(2013)
Miime (voice)
Penance
(2013)
Sae Kikuchi
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
(2014)
Megumi Takani
Climbing to Spring
(2014)
Ai Takazawa
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
(2014)
Neko no me o gin
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
(2014)
Megumi Takani
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
(2014)
Journey to the Shore
(2015)
Tomoko
The Case of Hana & Alice
(2015)
Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Japanese Girls Never Die
(2016)
Haruko Azumi
Over the Fence
(2016)
Satoshi Tamura
What a Wonderful Family!
(2016)
Noriko Mamiya
Mixed Doubles
(2017)
Yo
Birds Without Names
(2017)
Towako Kitahara
Tokyo Ghoul
(2017)
Rize Kamishiro
What a Wonderful Family! 2
(2017)
Noriko Mamiya
Killing
(2018)
Yu
Penguin Highway
(2018)
Onē-san (voice)
What a Wonderful Family! 3
(2018)
Noriko Mamiya
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(2019)
Geisha
Children of the Sea
(2019)
Kanako Azumi (voice)
A Long Goodbye
(2019)
Fumi Higashi
Miyamoto
(2019)
Yasuko Nakano
Wife of a Spy
(2020)
Satoko Fukuhara
Romance Doll
(2020)
Sonoko Kitamura
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
(2021)
Momoko
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
(2021)
Megumi Takani
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
(2021)
Fusako Torii
Dr. Coto's Clinic
(2022)
Mina Nakai
Sylvanian Families the Movie: A Gift From Freya
(2023)
Teri Chocolate (voice)