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Yu Aoi
Actor · Director · Crew· Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Yu Aoi, born in 1985, is a Japanese actress and model whose screen debut in Shunji Iwai's "All About Lily Chou-Chou" launched her career. She has since charmed audiences with nuanced performances in films like "Hana and Alice" and "Hula Girls," earning accolades such as the Japan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Awards for her portrayal of Kimiko Tanigawa in the latter. Aoi's versatility is further showcased in the live-action adaptation of "Honey and Clover," cementing her status as a leading talent in contemporary Japanese cinema.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Miime (voice) · 2013
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Megumi Takani · 2012
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Megumi Takani · 2014
Redline
Sonoshee McLaren (voice) · 2009
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Megumi Takani · 2014
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Megumi Takani · 2021
Tekkonkinkreet
Shiro (voice) · 2006
Tokyo Ghoul
2017
Filmography
55 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Human Vapor | Kyoko Kono | TV |
| 2026 | Until the T-Shirt Dries | Sakiko | TV |
| 2025 | Meets the World | Yuki | Film |
| 2025 | Tokyo Taxi | Young Sumire | Film |
| 2025 | Go! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero! | Chapon (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | Wrapped in Poison, Healed by Love | Director | Film |
| 2022 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | Mina Nakai | Film |
| 2021 | Rurouni Kenshin: The Final | Megumi Takani | Film |
| 2020 | 戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～ | Film | |
| 2020 | Romance Doll | Sonoko Kitamura | Film |
| 2019 | Children of the Sea | Kanako Azumi (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | Penguin Highway | Onē-san (voice) | Film |
| 2017 | Birds Without Names | Towako Kitahara | Film |
| 2014 | Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends | Megumi Takani | Film |
| 2014 | Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno | Megumi Takani | Film |
| 2013 | Tokyo Family | Noriko Mamiya | Film |
| 2013 | Penance | Sae Kikuchi | Film |
| 2013 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Miime (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins | Megumi Takani | Film |
| 2012 | Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen | Film | |
| 2011 | Vampire | Mina | Film |
| 2011 | By Chance | Film | |
| 2011 | Patisserie Coin De Rue | Natsume Usuba | Film |
| 2010 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | Jadwiga (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Flowers | Rin | Film |
| 2010 | About Her Brother | Koharu Takano | Film |
| 2010 | The Lightning Tree | Rai / Yu | Film |
| 2009 | Honokaa Boy | Kaoru | Film |
| 2009 | Miyori's Forest | Miyori (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Redline | Sonoshee McLaren (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Sex Is No Laughing Matter | En | Film |
| 2008 | One Million Yen Girl | Suzuko Sato | Film |
| 2008 | Tokyo! | Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo") | Film |
| 2008 | Osen | Sen Handa | TV |
| 2007 | Welcome to the Quiet Room | Miki | Film |
| 2007 | Mushi-Shi: The Movie | Tanyu | Film |
| 2006 | Rainbow Song | Kana Sato | Film |
| 2006 | Honey and Clover | Hagu | Film |
| 2006 | Sugar & Spice | Girl on the Bus | Film |
| 2006 | Hula Girls | Kimiko Tanikawa | Film |
| 2006 | Tekkonkinkreet | Shiro (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Tetsujin 28: The Movie | Mami Tachibana | Film |
| 2005 | Henshin | Kei Hamura | Film |
| 2005 | Yamato | Taeko | Film |
| 2005 | Letters from Kanai Nirai | Fuki Asato | Film |
| 2005 | Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers | Kujaku Ogitani | Film |
| 2004 | Hana & Alice | Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice) | Film |
| 2004 | Mask de 41 | Haruka Kuramochi | Film |
| 2004 | Umineko - Inseparable | Miya Noda | Film |
| 2003 | Worst by Chance | Harada's Girlfriend | Film |
| 2003 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | 仲依ミナ | TV |
| 2002 | Harmful Insect | Natsuko Yamaoka | Film |
| 2001 | Scoutman | AV Actress | Film |
| 2001 | All About Lily Chou-Chou | Shiori Tsuda | Film |
| Muyo no Hito | Film |
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