Yu Aoi
Actor · Director
Born Aug 17, 1985 · Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Active 1990–present · 5′3″ (160 cm) · Awards: Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress, Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer
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.
Filmography
Human Vapor (2026) — Kyoko KonoUntil the T-Shirt Dries (2026) — SakikoTokyo Taxi (2025) — Young SumireMeets the World (2025) — YukiGo! Anpanman: Chapon’s Hero! (2025) — Chapon (voice)Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) — Megumi TakaniRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) — Megumi TakaniRurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014) — Megumi TakaniRurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) — Megumi TakaniRedline (2009) — Sonoshee McLaren (voice)Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013) — Miime (voice)Tekkonkinkreet (2006) — Shiro (voice)All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) — Shiori TsudaTokyo Ghoul (2017) — Rize KamishiroChildren of the Sea (2019) — Kanako Azumi (voice)Penguin Highway (2018) — Onē-san (voice)Tokyo! (2008) — Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")The Case of Hana & Alice (2015) — Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)Hana & Alice (2004) — Tetsuko Arisugawa (Alice)Galileo (2007) — Kanbara AtsukoTokyo Family (2013) — Noriko MamiyaWife of a Spy (2020) — Satoko FukuharaKilling (2018) — YuOne Million Yen Girl (2008) — Suzuko Sato