Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

1985-08-17 Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan 79 Credits

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 Jap...

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TOKYO Taxi

TOKYO Taxi

2025

Acting

One day, taxi driver Koji Usami is tasked with driving 85-year-old Sumire Takano from Shibamata, Tokyo to a senior care facility in Hayama, Kanagawa. ...

Meets the World

Meets the World

2025

as Yuki

Acting

Based on the novel by Hitomi Kanehara.

How Dare You?

How Dare You?

2025

Acting

Grade schooler Yuishi falls for his classmate Kokoa after she passionately channels Greta Thunberg in a speech about environmental activism. Teaming u...

Sylvanian Families: The Movie

Sylvanian Families: The Movie

2023

as Teri Chocolate (voice)

6.0
Acting

In the enchanting village of Sylvania, Freya, a sweet Chocolate Rabbit girl, tackles two fun tasks for the Star Festival: picking the "Tree of the Yea...

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Dr. Coto's Clinic

2022

as Mina Nakai

7.3
Acting

In this drama set on Shikina Island, a far-flung island of the Japanese archipelago located more than six hours from the Japanese main islands, the yo...

Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

2021

as Fusako Torii

Acting

An medical student unwillingly assists in human experiments on American POWs during WWII and gets sentenced to death in the Yokohama War Trials. His w...

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

2021

as Momoko

7.0
Acting

In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passe...

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021

as Megumi Takani

7.7
Acting

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge...

Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy

2020

as Satoko Fukuhara

6.8
Acting

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband b...

Romance Doll

Romance Doll

2020

as Sonoko Kitamura

7.2
Acting

It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. We...

From Miyamoto to You

From Miyamoto to You

2019

as Yasuko Nakano

6.3
Acting

Following the comic series and the subsequent television serial of the same name, and featuring the same cast, a young and relatively inexperienced ma...

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

2019

as Geisha

6.8
Acting

Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he barel...

Children of the Sea

Children of the Sea

2019

as Kanako Azumi (voice)

7.1
Acting

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dug...

A Long Goodbye

A Long Goodbye

2019

as Fumi Higashi

6.9
Acting

Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and prepare...

Killing

Killing

2018

as Yu

7.4
Acting

In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin lives in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. One day, a group of outlaw swordsmen enter the village.

Penguin Highway

Penguin Highway

2018

as Onē-san (voice)

7.1
Acting

A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a...

What a Wonderful Family! 3

What a Wonderful Family! 3

2018

as Noriko Mamiya

7.6
Acting

At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one afternoon, housewife Fumie falls asleep and wakes up to ...

Birds Without Names

Birds Without Names

2017

as Towako Kitahara

6.4
Acting

An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.

Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles

2017

as Yo

6.6
Acting

To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend and to help revive her late mother's tennis table club, a table tennis prodigy decides to take part in a mixed doub...

Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo Ghoul

2017

as Rize Kamishiro

7.1
Acting

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a f...

What a Wonderful Family! 2

What a Wonderful Family! 2

2017

as Noriko Mamiya

7.0
Acting

Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems....

Japanese Girls Never Die

Japanese Girls Never Die

2016

as Haruko Azumi

6.5
Acting

While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a templ...

Over the Fence

Over the Fence

2016

as Satoshi Tamura

6.5
Acting

A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other stude...

What a Wonderful Family!

What a Wonderful Family!

2016

as Noriko Mamiya

7.2
Acting

A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies th...

Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore

2015

as Tomoko

6.5
Acting

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip ...

The Case of Hana & Alice

The Case of Hana & Alice

2015

as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)

7.3
Acting

A Japanese girl struggling to fit in at her new school teams up with a reclusive neighbor to find out what happened to an upperclassman who disappeare...

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

2014

as Megumi Takani

7.7
Acting

Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final techn...

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2014

as Megumi Takani

7.6
Acting

Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio,...

Climbing to Spring

Climbing to Spring

2014

as Ai Takazawa

8.3
Acting

Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountai...

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III

2014

as Neko no me o gin

5.0
Acting

Goemon Ishikawa steals a golden statue from Yukari Kukai with female thief Neko no Me Ogin, but Private Detective Shinkuro Akechi chases after Goemon ...

四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命

2014

Acting
Space Pirate Captain Harlock

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

2013

as Miime (voice)

6.6
Acting

Space Pirate Captain Harlock and his fearless crew face off against the space invaders who seek to conquer the planet Earth.

Penance

Penance

2013

as Sae Kikuchi

7.3
Acting

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she wa...

Tokyo Family

Tokyo Family

2013

as Noriko Mamiya

7.3
Acting

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

2012

7.0
Acting

This is the continuation and final part of Double Face SP, the Japanese remake of the highly successful 2002 Hong Kong film, Infernal Affairs. This sp...

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012

as Megumi Takani

7.5
Acting

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Fukushima Hula Girls

Fukushima Hula Girls

2011

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The Hawaiian Spa Resort in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, was heavily damaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. This documentary accompanies their famous H...

By Chance

By Chance

2011

Acting

A young woman travels to Ireland. She comes across unexpected meetings, inspiration and even miracles.

Vampire

Vampire

2011

as Mina

5.9
Acting

An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.

Patisserie Coin De Rue

Patisserie Coin De Rue

2011

as Natsume Usuba

6.8
Acting

A disillusioned Natsume arrives at Coin de Rue, a popular Tokyo pastry shop, begging for work. Aiming to become a high-calibre pastry chef, she is det...

The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree

2010

as Rai / Yu

6.4
Acting

Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning a...

Flowers

Flowers

2010

as Rin

7.0
Acting

Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II

2010

as Jadwiga (voice)

7.3
Acting

Nodame and Chiaki mutually decide that it would be for the best if they parted ways for a while so Nodame can practice for an upcoming competition. Ho...

About Her Brother

About Her Brother

2010

as Koharu Takano

6.3
Acting

Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to ...

Miyori's Forest

Miyori's Forest

2009

as Miyori (voice)

7.1
Acting

After being deserted by her parents, 11-year old Miyori shuts her heart from the rest of the world and denies any form of human relationships. She was...

Redline

Redline

2009

as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)

7.5
Acting

A daredevil driver is determined to compete in Redline, the most popular race in the galaxy. The race only occurs every five years, but in order to pa...

Good Bye, My Secret Friend

Good Bye, My Secret Friend

2009

as Narrator

Acting

Based on Saibara Rieko's manga, Ike-chan to Boku (a.k.a. Good Bye My Secret Friend) tells the heartfelt story of a young boy named Toshio and his imag...

Honokaa Boy

Honokaa Boy

2009

as Kaoru

5.7
Acting

Leo, a young Japanese college student, travels to Hawaii and eventually falls in love with Maray, an older Japanese-Caucasion woman.

Tokyo!

Tokyo!

2008

as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

6.9
Acting

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. ...

One Million Yen Girl

One Million Yen Girl

2008

as Suzuko Sato

7.1
Acting

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million ...

Sex Is No Laughing Matter

Sex Is No Laughing Matter

2008

as En

6.2
Acting

Mirume is a 19 year old college student who falls in love with Yuri, an almost 40 year old art teacher at his university. Yuri isn't your typical coll...

Best Wishes for Tomorrow

Best Wishes for Tomorrow

2007

as Kazuko Moribe

Acting

A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen.

Welcome to the Quiet Room

Welcome to the Quiet Room

2007

as Miki

6.7
Acting

28 year old freelance writer Sakura Asuka wakes up tied in a white room. The white room is a protected room located in an isolated ward of a psychiatr...

Mushi-Shi: The Movie

Mushi-Shi: The Movie

2007

as Tanyu

6.0
Acting

Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi a...

Rainbow Song

Rainbow Song

2006

as Kana Sato

7.6
Acting

Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollectio...

Tekkonkinkreet

Tekkonkinkreet

2006

as Shiro (voice)

7.4
Acting

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the to...

Sugar & Spice

Sugar & Spice

2006

as Girl on the Bus

5.6
Acting

Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro unde...

Hula Girls

Hula Girls

2006

as Kimiko Tanikawa

6.8
Acting

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

Honey and Clover

Honey and Clover

2006

as Hagu

6.4
Acting

Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare...

Yamato

Yamato

2005

as Taeko

5.4
Acting

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of ...

Henshin

Henshin

2005

as Kei Hamura

6.0
Acting
Shining Boy and Little Randy

Shining Boy and Little Randy

2005

as Emi Murakami

4.8
Acting

Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand...

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

2005

as Kujaku Ogitani

6.3
Acting

Suzume Katagura, a bored housewife, spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day, she sees a wanted ad for spies....

Letters from Kanai Nirai

Letters from Kanai Nirai

2005

as Fuki Asato

6.7
Acting

Fuki who lives with her grandfather Shoei in Taketomi Island, Okinawa, dreams of becoming a photographer. In her childhood, her mother Masami left Fuk...

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

2005

as Mami Tachibana

6.0
Acting

One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.

呪戒-JUKAI-

呪戒-JUKAI-

2005

Acting

A horror suspense film to be released in February 2005, in which Reiko SUHO plays a college student who is drawn into a bizarre world. A dead woman is...

Filming H&A

Filming H&A

2005

Acting

Behind the scenes documentary about the filming of "Hana & Alice", which began as a series of shorts promoting Kit Kat

Umineko - Inseparable

Umineko - Inseparable

2004

as Miya Noda

1.0
Acting

The shock of her fiance's sudden dissolution of their relationship causes university student, Miki, to lose her voice. While recuperating in a hospita...

Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother

2004

as Nanako

Acting

Nanako is an ordinary high school girl who lives with her mother, who is a taxi driver. One day, suddenly she has a younger brother - Nanao, the son o...

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

2004

Acting

***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new ...

Hana & Alice

Hana & Alice

2004

as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)

7.0
Acting

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.

The Diary from the Past

The Diary from the Past

2004

Acting

A writer (Hidetoshi Nishijima) who has an artistic crisis purchases a stack of diaries written by a teenage girl (Yû Aoi) who is fatally ill. Living i...

Mask de 41

2004

as Haruka Kuramochi

Acting

Tadao Kuramochi, an ordinary salaryman, decides one day to reach for his dreams and start his own wrestling federation. Tadao must succeed to save his...

1980

1980

2003

as Rika Hashiba

5.0
Acting

A former idol becomes a teacher at the high school she graduated from, but her new career is threatened by an expose book her ex-manager is planning t...

Worst by Chance

Worst by Chance

2003

as Harada's Girlfriend

Acting

Hidenori is a Japanese-Korean man with no sense of belonging, destination or education. He drifts around and meanders through life until a death remin...

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"

2002

4.5
Acting

The making of 'All About Lily Chou-Chou' starting from its conception as an interactive story that played out on a BBS

Harmful Insect

Harmful Insect

2002

as Natsuko Yamaoka

6.8
Acting

13-year-old Sachiko is about to encounter the most difficult moments in her young life. Her father abandons her and her mother attempts to commit suic...

Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

Ao to Shiro de Mizuiro

2001

as Shiina Kasumi

6.0
Acting

Uchiyama Kaede and Shiina Kasumi used to be best friends. Now in high school, Kasumi grew more popular than Kaede, which has led her to continually bu...

All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

2001

as Shiori Tsuda

7.4
Acting

Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationsh...