
Yu Aoi
Born
1985-08-17
Place of birth
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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 Rook...
Known for

Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Miime (voice)

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Megumi Takani

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Megumi Takani

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Megumi Takani

Redline
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Megumi Takani

Tekkonkinkreet
Shiro (voice)

Tokyo Ghoul
Rize Kamishiro

Children of the Sea
Kanako Azumi (voice)

All About Lily Chou-Chou
Shiori Tsuda

Tokyo!
Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

Penguin Highway
Onē-san (voice)

The Case of Hana & Alice
Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)

Hana & Alice
Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)

Wife of a Spy
Satoko Fukuhara