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Yu Aoi

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Also known as Yū Aoi, Yuu Aoi, Aoi Yu

Japanese actress

Person · Open Library

Born
1985
Works
1

Top works

  • Ninagawa Yukio no keikoba kara

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Film & TV

Acting · Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan

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…

Known for

  • Human Vapor — Kyoko Kono2026
  • How Dare You? — Keiko Ueda2025
  • Meets the World — Yuki2025
  • Tokyo Taxi — Sumire (young)2025
  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero! — Chapon (voice)2025
  • Asura — Takiko2025
  • Sylvanian Families: The Movie — Teri Chocolate (voice)2023
  • FRONTIERS — Narrator2023
  • Boogie Woogie — Reiko Yamato2023
  • Dr. Coto's Clinic — Mina Nakai2022

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5
Total plays
28

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Key facts

Born
Yū Natsui , ( 1985-08-17 ) August 17, 1985 (age 40) , Kasuga, Fukuoka , Japan
Other name
Yu Yamasato (after marriage)
Occupations
Actress model
Years active
1999–present
Agent
Itoh Co.
Spouse
Ryota Yamasato ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 ) ​
Website
itoh-c.com/artist/aoi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gender
female
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kasuga
Occupation
film actor
Educated at
Nihon University
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Aoi Yu at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 (40203519371) (cropped).jpg
Height
160
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1985-08-17
Commons category
Yu Aoi
name in kana
あおい ゆう
name in native language
蒼井 優
start of work period
1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Yu Aoi (蒼井 優, Aoi Yū; born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. 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 Honey and Clover manga series.

She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including the 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yu Aoi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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