
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.
Awards & recognition
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actress · 2007
- Elan d'or Award — Newcomer of the Year · 2007
- Nikkan Sports Film Award — Best Newcomer · 2006
Filmography31 titles

Dr. Coto's Clinic

Galileo

My High School Business

Asura

Penance

Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

Rainbow Song

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Redline

All About Lily Chou-Chou

The Murder Case of Hana & Alice

Penance

Penguin Highway

Romance Doll

Children of the Sea

Killing

Tokyo Ghoul

Tiger and Dragon

Flowers

Tokyo!

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist

Wife of a Spy

Harlock: Space Pirate

Journey to the Shore

Birds Without Names

Honey and Clover

From Miyamoto to You

Don't Laugh at My Romance