Yu Aoi

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Aug 17, 1985 (39 years old)

Yu Aoi

Known For

FRONTIERS
TV Show 2023

FRONTIERS

The documentary series features pioneers who are opening up frontiers in various fields such as science, space, culture, history, art, fashion, and more. It unfolds the captivating landscapes of the intellectual explorations into the unknown.

FRONTIERS
TV Show 2023

FRONTIERS

The documentary series features pioneers who are opening up frontiers in various fields such as science, space, culture, history, art, fashion, and more. It unfolds the captivating landscapes of the intellectual explorations into the unknown.

Sylvanian Families: The Movie
1h 6m
Movie 2023

Sylvanian Families: The Movie

In the enchanting village of Sylvania, Freya, a sweet Chocolate Rabbit girl, tackles two fun tasks for the Star Festival: picking the "Tree of the Year" and finding a birthday gift for her mom. With her adorable animal friends, she goes on a joyful adventure, learning about friendship and giving.

Boogie Woogie
0h 15m
TV Show 2023

Boogie Woogie

Sets in the 1910s, this is the story of Hanada Suzuko, a young girl who grew up in a family that owned a bathhouse in downtown Osaka. From a young age, Suzuko loved to sing and dance, and joined the Umemaru Girls Opera Company (USK) in Dotonbori. Suzuko continued to show her talent for singing and eventually became a star of the postwar era.

Dr. Coto's Clinic
2h 14m
Movie 2022

Dr. Coto's Clinic

In this drama set on Shikina Island, a far-flung island of the Japanese archipelago located more than six hours from the Japanese main islands, the young physician Kensuke Goto arrives at the island and has to deal with the island's inhabitants, not eager to accept him, at a clinic lacking sufficient medical equipment. Here's a human drama showing how Dr. Coto values the dignity of human life while unflinchingly facing disease with a serious attitude.

Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu
1h 15m
Movie 2021

Shikatanakatta to Yuute wa Ikan Nodesu

An medical student unwillingly assists in human experiments on American POWs during WWII and gets sentenced to death in the Yokohama War Trials. His wife fights for a reduction of sentence.

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2h 17m
Movie 2021

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes her life.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2h 18m
Movie 2021

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.

Wife of a Spy
1h 54m
Movie 2020

Wife of a Spy

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.

Romance Doll
2h 3m
Movie 2020

Romance Doll

It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret that even the binds of matrimony cannot untie.

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.