born 1985 · Acting
best title · #1,986 on siteTekkonkinkreet2006 · as Shiro71.1Honors
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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.
Filmography
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Human Vapor2026 · as Kono Kyoko · series62.4A
Asura2025 · as Takiko · series64.3T
Tokyo Taxi2025 · as Sumire Takano (young)57.4R
Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final2021 · as Megumi Takani54.12010s7 titles
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They Say Nothing Stays the Same2019 · as Onna58.0P
Penguin Highway2018 · as Onê-san54.3M
The Murder Case of Hana & Alice2015 · as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)55.3R
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends2014 · as Megumi Takani57.9R
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno2014 · as Megumi Takani57.9T
Tokyo Family2013 · as Noriko Mamiya58.3R
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins2012 · as Megumi Takani55.02000s9 titles
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Redline2009 · as Sonoshee McLaren66.8O
One Million Yen Girl2008 · as Suzuko Satô56.1W
Welcome to the Quiet Room2007 · as Miki57.3TTekkonkinkreet2006 · as Shiro71.1R
Rainbow Song2006 · as Kana Sato57.3H
Hula Girls2006 · as Kimiko Tanikawa55.5T
Tiger & Dragon2005 · as Risa · series64.0H
Hana & Alice2004 · as Tetsuko 'Alice' Arisugawa55.0A
All About Lily Chou-Chou2001 · as Shiori Tsuda57.9