Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
17 agosto 1985 (41)
Place of birth
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Also known as
Yû Aoi · Yū Aoi · 夏井 優 · Yū Natsui
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.
Conosciuto per
7.5
Series
Human Vapor
Kyoko Kono
2026
0.0
Series
Boogie Woogie
Reiko Yamato
2023–2024
9.1
Series
Ryōmaden
Omoto
2010
5.1
Series
Until the T-Shirt Dries
Sakiko Seo
2026
5.1
Film
Sugar & Spice
Girl on the Bus
2006
8.7
Series
Dr. Coto's Clinic
仲依ミナ
2003–2006
7.7
Film
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Megumi Takani
2021
6.6
Series
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
Setsuko Kawai
2017
7.4
Film
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Shiori Tsuda
2001
6.0
Film
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Mami Tachibana
2005
8.6
Series
MOZU
Shiori Nanami
2014
7.7
Film
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Megumi Takani
2014
6.8
Film
Hula Girls
Kimiko Tanikawa
2006
7.5
Film
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Megumi Takani
2012
6.8
Series
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
梦乃
2015
6.6
Film
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Miime (voice)
2013
7.9
Series
Asura
Takiko
2025
7.1
Series
Tiger and Dragon
Risa
2005
7.3
Series
From Miyamoto to You
中野靖子
2018
7.6
Film
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Megumi Takani
2014
7.3
Film
The Case of Hana & Alice
Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
2015
7.4
Film
Tekkonkinkreet
Shiro (voice)
2006
7.5
Film
Redline
Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
2009
10.0
Film
Tiger & Dragon Special
Risa
2005
7.3
Film
Tokyo Taxi
Young Sumire
2025
9.0
Film
Worst by Chance
Harada's Girlfriend
2003
7.8
Series
Penance
Sae Kikuchi
2012
3.3
Film
Umineko - Inseparable
Miya Noda
2004
7.2
Film
Penguin Highway
Onē-san (voice)
2018
8.0
Series
My High School Business
Chihiro Mashiba
2017
5.0
Series
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
2008
7.1
Film
One Million Yen Girl
Suzuko Sato
2008
10.0
Series
Kou Kou Kyoushi
Ezawa Mami
2003
7.1
Film
Tokyo Ghoul
Rize Kamishiro
2017
7.1
Film
Children of the Sea
Kanako Azumi (voice)
2019
8.0
Series
All About My Siblings
Azusa Sawabe
2014
8.2
Series
Osen
Sen Handa
2008
7.1
Film
Romance Doll
Sonoko Kitamura
2020
8.8
Series
20th year reunion
self
2021–2022
6.7
Film
Wife of a Spy
Satoko Fukuhara
2020
7.0
Film
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Noriko Mamiya
2017
7.3
Film
What a Wonderful Family!
Noriko Mamiya
2016
6.8
Film
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Geisha
2019
8.0
Series
NHK for School
2013–
7.1
Film
Killing
Yu
2018
6.2
Film
Birds Without Names
Towako Kitahara
2017
6.5
Film
Mixed Doubles
Yo
2017
6.4
Film
Over the Fence
Satoshi Tamura
2016
7.0
Film
A Long Goodbye
Fumi Higashi
2019
6.0
Film
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
Teri Chocolate (voice)
2023
7.6
Film
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Mina Nakai
2022
6.6
Film
Japanese Girls Never Die
Haruko Azumi
2016
7.3
Film
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Momoko
2020
7.0
Film
Meets the World
Yuki
2025
4.7
Film
How Dare You?
Keiko Ueda
2025
6.1
Film
From Miyamoto to You
Yasuko Nakano
2019
7.6
Film
What a Wonderful Family! 3
Noriko Mamiya
2018
Acting credits 57 titles
Until the T-Shirt Dries
as Sakiko Seo
5.1
2026
Human Vapor
as Kyoko Kono
7.5
2026
Tokyo Taxi
as Young Sumire
7.3
2025
Asura
as Takiko
7.9
2025
Meets the World
as Yuki
7.0
2025
How Dare You?
as Keiko Ueda
4.7
2025
Boogie Woogie
as Reiko Yamato
0.0
2023–2024
Sylvanian Families: The Movie
as Teri Chocolate (voice)
6.0
2023
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Mina Nakai
7.6
2022
20th year reunion
as self
8.8
2021–2022
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
as Megumi Takani
7.7
2021
Wife of a Spy
as Satoko Fukuhara
6.7
2020
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Momoko
7.3
2020
Romance Doll
as Sonoko Kitamura
7.1
2020
A Long Goodbye
as Fumi Higashi
7.0
2019
From Miyamoto to You
as Yasuko Nakano
6.1
2019
Children of the Sea
as Kanako Azumi (voice)
7.1
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Geisha
6.8
2019
Killing
as Yu
7.1
2018
Penguin Highway
as Onē-san (voice)
7.2
2018
From Miyamoto to You
as 中野靖子
7.3
2018
What a Wonderful Family! 3
as Noriko Mamiya
7.6
2018
Birds Without Names
as Towako Kitahara
6.2
2017
My High School Business
as Chihiro Mashiba
8.0
2017
What a Wonderful Family! 2
as Noriko Mamiya
7.0
2017
Tokyo Ghoul
as Rize Kamishiro
7.1
2017
Mixed Doubles
as Yo
6.5
2017
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
as Setsuko Kawai
6.6
2017
Japanese Girls Never Die
as Haruko Azumi
6.6
2016
Over the Fence
as Satoshi Tamura
6.4
2016
What a Wonderful Family!
as Noriko Mamiya
7.3
2016
The Case of Hana & Alice
as Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)
7.3
2015
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
as 梦乃
6.8
2015
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
as Megumi Takani
7.7
2014
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
as Megumi Takani
7.6
2014
All About My Siblings
as Azusa Sawabe
8.0
2014
MOZU
as Shiori Nanami
8.6
2014
NHK for School
8.0
2013–
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
as Miime (voice)
6.6
2013
Penance
as Sae Kikuchi
7.8
2012
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
as Megumi Takani
7.5
2012
Ryōmaden
as Omoto
9.1
2010
Redline
as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)
7.5
2009
Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
as Chika/Makoto/Umeko/Suzuko
5.0
2008
One Million Yen Girl
as Suzuko Sato
7.1
2008
Osen
as Sen Handa
8.2
2008
Hula Girls
as Kimiko Tanikawa
6.8
2006
Tekkonkinkreet
as Shiro (voice)
7.4
2006
Sugar & Spice
as Girl on the Bus
5.1
2006
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Mami Tachibana
6.0
2005
Tiger & Dragon Special
as Risa
10.0
2005
Tiger and Dragon
as Risa
7.1
2005
Umineko - Inseparable
as Miya Noda
3.3
2004
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as 仲依ミナ
8.7
2003–2006
Kou Kou Kyoushi
as Ezawa Mami
10.0
2003
Worst by Chance
as Harada's Girlfriend
9.0
2003
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Shiori Tsuda
7.4
2001