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Yu Aoi
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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 Minist…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Yu Aoi's Filmography
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In My Father's Room
as Satomi
Tokyo Taxi
as Young Sumire
Meets the World
as Yuki
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
as Chapon (voice)
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Mina Nakai
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
as Fusako Torii
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
No Poster
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
Romance Doll
as Sonoko Kitamura
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Geisha
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
Killing
as Yu
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Noriko Mamiya
Haruko Azumi Is Missing
as Haruko Azumi
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
Journey to the Shore
as Tomoko
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
Climbing to Spring
as Ai Takazawa
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Neko no me o gin
No Poster
四代目市川猿之助 斬新という宿命
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Miime (voice)
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
Tokyo Family
as Noriko Mamiya
Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
Fukushima Hula Girls
as Narrator (voice)
By Chance
Vampire
as Mina
Patisserie Coin De Rue
as Natsume Usuba
The Lightning Tree
as Rai / Yu
Flowers
as Rin
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
as Jadwiga (voice)
About Her Brother
as Koharu Takano
Miyori's Forest
as Miyori (voice)
Redline
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Good Bye, My Secret Friend
as Narrator
Honokaa Boy
as Kaoru
Tokyo!
as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
One Million Yen Girl
as Suzuko Sato
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as En
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
as Kazuko Moribe
Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Miki
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
as Tanyu
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
Rainbow Song
as Kana Sato
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
Honey and Clover
as Hagu
Yamato
as Taeko
Henshin
as Kei Hamura
Shining Boy & Little Randy
as Emi Murakami
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
as Kujaku Ogitani
Letters from Nirai Kanai
as Fuki Asato
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Mami Tachibana
呪戒-JUKAI-
Filming H&A
Tiger & Dragon Special
as Risa
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
Nanako and Nanao: the Day They Became Sister and Brother
as Nanako
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
The Diary from the Past
No Poster
Mask de 41
as Haruka Kuramochi
1980
as Rika Hashiba
Worst by Chance
as Harada's Girlfriend
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
Harmful Insect
as Natsuko Yamaoka
Olfactogram
Blue and White Make Light Blue
as Shiina Kasumi
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda