Yu Aoi
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
ActingBirthday
August 17, 1985Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
77Place of birth
Kasuga, Fukuoka, JapanAlso known as
Yû Aoi, Yū Aoi, 아오이 유우, 夏井 優, Yū Natsui, 蒼井 優, 나츠이 유우, 苍井优, Yuu Aoi, 蒼井優
Cast credits
1980
Rika Hashiba
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Tanyu
Letters from Kanai Nirai
Fuki Asato
Miyori's Forest
Miyori (voice)
Tokyo!
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Hana and Alice
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)
Tekkonkinkreet
Shiro (voice)
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Kujaku Ogitani
Hula Girls
Kimiko Tanikawa
Flowers
Rin
Rainbow Song
Kana Sato
Worst by Chance
Harada's Girlfriend
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Shiori Tsuda
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Miki
One Million Yen Girl
Suzuko Satô
Patisserie Coin De Rue
Natsume Usuba
Yamato
Taeko
Henshin
Kei Hamura
About Her Brother
Koharu Takano
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
Jadwiga (voice)
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
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