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 III: The Legend Ends
(2014)
Megumi Takani
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(2001)
Shiori Tsuda
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
(2014)
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
(2012)
Megumi Takani
Children of the Sea
(2019)
Kanako Azumi (voice)
Redline
(2010)
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Tokyo!
(2008)
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Tekkonkinkreet
(2006)
Shiro (voice)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(2013)
Miime (voice)
Tokyo Ghoul
(2017)
Rize Kamishiro
Penguin Highway
(2018)
Onē-san (voice)
Yamato
(2005)
Taeko
The Case of Hana & Alice
(2015)
Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
One Million Yen Girl
(2008)
Suzuko Satô
What a Wonderful Family! 2
(2017)
Noriko Mamiya
Full Filmography
Acting
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(2001)
Shiori Tsuda
Harmful Insect
(2001)
Natsuko Yamaoka
Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro
(2001)
Shiina Kasumi
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
(2002)
1980
(2003)
Rika Hashiba
Worst by Chance
(2003)
Harada's Girlfriend
Hana and Alice
(2004)
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Mask de 41
(2004)
Haruka Kuramochi
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
(2004)
Nanako
Umineko - Inseparable
(2004)
Miya Noda
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
(2004)
Diary from the past
(2004)
Letters from Kanai Nirai
(2005)
Fuki Asato
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
(2005)
Kujaku Ogitani
Yamato
(2005)
Taeko
Henshin
(2005)
Kei Hamura
Shining Boy and Little Randy
(2005)
Emi Murakami
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
(2005)
Mami Tachibana
Filming H&A
(2005)
呪戒-JUKAI-
(2005)
Tekkonkinkreet
(2006)
Shiro (voice)
Hula Girls
(2006)
Kimiko Tanikawa
Rainbow Song
(2006)
Kana Sato
Honey and Clover
(2006)
Hagu
Sugar & Spice
(2006)
Girl on the Bus
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
(2007)
Tanyu
Welcome to the Quiet Room
(2007)
Miki
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
(2007)
Kazuko Moribe
Tokyo!
(2008)
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
One Million Yen Girl
(2008)
Suzuko Satô
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
(2008)
En
Miyori's Forest
(2009)
Miyori (voice)
Honokaa Boy
(2009)
Kaoru
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
(2009)
Narrator
Flowers
(2010)
Rin
About Her Brother
(2010)
Koharu Takano
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
(2010)
Jadwiga (voice)
Redline
(2010)
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
The Lightning Tree
(2010)
Rai / Yu
Patisserie Coin De Rue
(2011)
Natsume Usuba
Vampire
(2011)
Mina
By Chance
(2011)
Fukushima Hula Girls
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
(2012)
Megumi Takani
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
(2012)
Penance
(2013)
Sae Kikuchi
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(2013)
Miime (voice)
Tokyo Family
(2013)
Noriko Mamiya
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
(2014)
Neko no me o gin
Climbing to Spring
(2014)
Ai Takazawa
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
(2014)
Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
(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
Tokyo Ghoul
(2017)
Rize Kamishiro
What a Wonderful Family! 2
(2017)
Noriko Mamiya
Birds Without Names
(2017)
Towako Kitahara
Mixed Doubles
(2017)
Yo
What a Wonderful Family! 3
(2018)
Noriko Mamiya
Penguin Highway
(2018)
Onē-san (voice)
Killing
(2018)
Yu
A Long Goodbye
(2019)
Fumi Higashi
Children of the Sea
(2019)
Kanako Azumi (voice)
Miyamoto
(2019)
Yasuko Nakano
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(2019)
Geisha
Romance Doll
(2020)
Sonoko Kitamura
Wife of a Spy
(2020)
Satoko Fukuhara
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
(2021)
Megumi Takani
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
(2021)
Momoko
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)