Directed credits
1
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Yu Aoi
Acting
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TMDB popularity
5.5
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 84028
IMDb ID: nm1066974
Known for: Acting
Born: August 17, 1985
Age: 40
Place of birth: Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q262878
Also known as
Yû Aoi • Yū Aoi • 夏井 優 • Yū Natsui • 蒼井 優 • 나츠이 유우 • Yuu Aoi • یو آویی
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Director (1)
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 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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yu Aoi.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yu Aoi.
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012 • Movie
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Redline
2009 • Movie
as Shiori Tsuda
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 • Movie
as Shiro (voice)
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 • Movie
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
The Case of Hana & Alice
2015 • Movie
as Onē-san (voice)
Penguin Highway
2018 • Movie
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
Children of the Sea
2019 • Movie
as Rize Kamishiro
Tokyo Ghoul
2017 • Movie
as Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Hana & Alice
2004 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yu Aoi.
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012 • Movie
as Shiori Tsuda
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 • Movie
as Miya Noda
Umineko - Inseparable
2004 • Movie
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
Redline
2009 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014 • Movie
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
Children of the Sea
2019 • Movie
Director
Wrapped in Poison, Healed by Love
2024 • Movie
as Suzuko Sato
One Million Yen Girl
2008 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014 • Movie
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002 • Movie
as Young Sumire
Tokyo Taxi
2025 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yu Aoi.
as Kyoko Kono • 8 eps
Human Vapor
2026 • Series
5 eps
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990 • Series
as Omoto • 48 eps
Ryōmaden
2010 • Series
as 仲依ミナ • 11 eps
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003 • Series
as Kanbara Atsuko • 1 eps
Galileo
2007 • Series
as Shiori Nanami • 5 eps
MOZU
2014 • Series
as Reiko Yamato • 127 eps
Boogie Woogie
2023 • Series
as Setsuko Konuma • 1 eps
Detective Lovesick
2010 • Series
as Risa • 11 eps
Tiger and Dragon
2005 • Series
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko • 12 eps
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008 • Series
as Sakiko • 10 eps
Until the T-Shirt Dries
2026 • Series
as Azusa Sawabe • 11 eps
All About My Siblings
2014 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yu Aoi.
as Young Sumire
Tokyo Taxi
2025 • Movie
as Yuki
Meets the World
2025 • Movie
as Keiko Ueda
How Dare You?
2025 • Movie
as Chapon (voice)
Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero!
2025 • Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
2023 • Movie
as Mina Nakai
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022 • Movie
as Fusako Torii
Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
2021 • Movie
as Megumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 • Movie
as Momoko
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020 • Movie
as Satoko Fukuhara
Wife of a Spy
2020 • Movie
as Sonoko Kitamura
Romance Doll
2020 • Movie
as Yasuko Nakano
From Miyamoto to You
2019 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Yu Aoi.
as Sakiko • 10 eps
Until the T-Shirt Dries
2026 • Series
as Kyoko Kono • 8 eps
Human Vapor
2026 • Series
as Takiko • 7 eps
Asura
2025 • Series
as Narrator • 2 eps
FRONTIERS
2023 • Series
as Reiko Yamato • 127 eps
Boogie Woogie
2023 • Series
as navigator • 12 eps
このマンガがすごい！
2018 • Series
as 中野靖子 • 12 eps
From Miyamoto To You
2018 • Series
as Chihiro Mashiba • 10 eps
My High School Business
2017 • Series
as Setsuko Kawai • 10 eps
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
2017 • Series
as 梦乃 • 10 eps
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015 • Series
as Azusa Sawabe • 11 eps
All About My Siblings
2014 • Series
as Shiori Nanami • 5 eps
MOZU
2014 • Series