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Yu Aoi

Born 1985-08-17

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.

Known for

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012 · 7.4 Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final 2021 · 7.2 Redline 2009 · 7.5 Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014 · 7.5 Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends 2014 · 7.5 Tekkonkinkreet 2006 · 7.5 Harlock: Space Pirate 2013 · 6.4 All About Lily Chou-Chou 2001 · 7.5 Tokyo! 2008 · 7.0 Hana and Alice 2004 · 7.2 Penguin Highway 2018 · 7.1 Children of the Sea 2019 · 6.5 Tokyo Ghoul 2017 · 5.7 Wife of a Spy 2020 · 6.6 The Murder Case of Hana & Alice 2015 · 7.1 Yamato 2005 · 6.4 Hula Girls 2006 · 7.0 Niji no megami 2006 · 7.3 What a Wonderful Family! 2016 · 6.8 Mix 2017 · 6.5 Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu 2005 · 6.5 Honey & Clover 2006 · 6.4 Birds Without Names 2017 · 6.5 Romance Doll 2020 · 6.4 About Her Brother 2010 · 7.0 What a Wonderful Family 2017 · 7.0 From Miyamoto to You 2019 · 6.9 Tiger and Dragon 2005 · 7.8 What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life 2018 · 6.8 Haruko Azumi Is Missing 2016 · 6.1 Honokaa bôi 2009 · 6.7 Miyori's Forest 2009 · 6.4 The Lightning Tree 2010 · 6.0 Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022 · 7.6 Dr. Coto's Clinic 2003 · 7.4 Human Vapor 2026 · 9.0