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Yū Aoi

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Japanese actress and model
Yū Aoi
蒼井 優
Born
Yū Natsui

(1985-08-17)August 17, 1985 (age 39)
Other namesYu Yamasato (After marriage)
Occupations
Years active1999–present
AgentItoh Co.
Spouse
Children1
Websitewww.itoh-c.com/artist/aoi/

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 inShunji Iwai's 2001 filmAll About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa inHana and Alice (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in the hula dancing filmHula Girls and Hagumi Hanamoto in the 2006 live-action adaptation of theHoney and Clover manga series.

She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including theJapan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Awards for best supporting actress in 2007 forHula Girls and Rookie of the Year for continued performances in the field ofFilms in Media and Fine Arts by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2009.[1]

Early life

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Aoi was born on August 17, 1985, inFukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She moved to Tokyo in junior high school and lived in Kasai, Edogawa ward.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Yu Aoi made her stage debut as Polly in the 1999 rendition ofAnnie, followed by her appearance as a regular on TV Tokyo'sOha Suta (The Super Kids Station) in 2000. A year later, she debuted in Shunji Iwai'sAll About Lily Chou-Chou playing Shiori Tsuda alongsideHayato Ichihara,Shugo Oshinari,Miwako Ichikawa, andAyumi Ito. Aoi would later work inAo to Shiro de Mizuiro andGaichu with friendAoi Miyazaki. With her first roles on the small and big screen came TV commercials and endorsements forSony,Yamaha,DoCoMo,Toshiba andCoca-Cola.

In 2003, commemorating the 30th anniversary ofKit Kat in Japan, Shunji Iwai shot a series of short films starring Yu Aoi andAnne Suzuki, which later was expanded into the feature film calledHana & Alice, which earned Aoi the Best Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Award.[3]

2005–2007

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In 2005, Aoi played her first lead on the big screen inLetters from Kanai Nirai, which was sold in Korea with the alternate title ofAoi Yu's Letter due to her popularity. She also had supporting roles in the Satoshi Miki filmTurtles Swim Faster than Expected starringJuri Ueno, andYamato withShido Nakamura andKenichi Matsuyama. This supporting role would earn her one of her double-nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 2007Japanese Academy Award.[4] She won against herself for her work as Kimiko Tanikawa in the Japanese hit Hula Girls, which was sent to the Academy Awards as the Japanese official selection that year.

To this date, her role as the hula dancing girl from small town Iwaki remains her most successful role yet, earning her a dozen awards as Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress,[5] alongside her other smaller roles that year as Hagu in Honey & Clover, and Kana Sato in the Shunji-Iwai-produced and Nirai-Kanai-directedRainbow Song. Aoi also lent her voice to play Shiro in the animated filmTekkon Kinkreet, the adaptation to theTaiyō Matsumoto manga, Black and White, directed byMichael Arias.

During these years, she made commercials forNintendo,Canon,Shiseido Cosmetics,Shueisha Publishing,Kirin Beverage and continued endorsing DoCoMo. Aoi also released two photobooks withYoko Takahashi asphotographer, and distributed by Rockin'on:Travel Sand in 2005 andDandelion in 2007.

In 2007, she participated in the live-action adaptation of the manga seriesMushishi alongsideJoe Odagiri, as well as WOWOW'sDon't Laugh at My Romance,Welcome to the Quiet Room withYuki Uchida, and going back to the stage to playDesdemona in a rendition ofShakespeare'sOthello. For these last two roles, Aoi lost 7 kg for her role as eating disorder patient, Miki.[citation needed]

2008–present

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Yu Aoi at the LG exhibition fair in 2009

Aoi began 2008 with the release ofDon't Laugh at My Romance, which earned her a nomination as Best Supporting Actress at theAsian Film Awards 2009. She appeared in the experimental dramaCamouflage (aka. Aoi Yu x 4 Lies), in which she collaborated with four different directors exploring the theme of lies. The series lasted for 12 episodes, and included work withRyō Kase, Yoichi Nukumizu, Shoko Ikezu,Nobuhiro Yamashita, andYuki Tanada.

A couple of months later, NTV signed Aoi to play her first TV leading role as Handa Sen in the live-action adaptation of Shota Kikuchi's manga seriesOsen, which aired until the end of June with ten episodes.

Next, Aoi releasedOne Million Yen Girl written and directed byCamouflage director Yuki Tanada, and also released by WOWOW. This was her latest leading film role since Nirai Kanai in 2005. She briefly participated in the Japanese World-War-II-jury-themed filmBest Wishes for Tomorrow, as well as the internationalTokyo! - a three-short-film collection byMichel Gondry,Leos Carax, andBong Joon Ho.

In 2009, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan named Yu Aoi Rookie of the Year in the field of Films in Media and Fine Arts, citing her work in her film debut inAll About Lily Chou Chou, until her work inOne Million Yen Girl. Later that year, Aoi provided the voice of Ikechan in the filmIkechan and Me, a live-action adaptation of the picture book of the same name by Rieko Saibara, as well as playing supporting roles inHonokaa Boy andYoji Yamada'sOtoto. The following year Aoi starred inRyūichi Hiroki's 2010 filmThe Lightning Tree.[6] She later appeared inVampire,[7]Rurouni Kenshin,[8] andKiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television dramaPenance.[9]

Personal life

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Aoi married comedianRyota Yamasato on June 3, 2019.[10] On February 10, 2022, they announced that she was pregnant with their first child anddue in the summer.[11] On August 10, 2022, Yamasato revealed that Aoi had given birth to their daughter.[12]

Filmography

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Movies

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2001All About Lily Chou-ChouShiori Tsuda[13]
2002Kinema Tōri no HitobitoHikari
Harmful InsectNatsuko Yamaoka[14]
Hashire! Kettamashin: Wedding Kyosō KyokuLeadMusical
2003Worst by ChanceHarada's girlfriend
1980Rika Hashiba
2004Hana and AliceTetsuko "Alice" ArisugawaLead role
Mask de 41Haruka Kuramochi
Sea CatMiya Noda
2005Tetsujin 28: The MovieMami Tachibana
Turtles Swim Faster Than ExpectedKujaku Ogitani
Letters from Nirai KanaiFuki AsatoLead role
Shining Boy & Little RandyEmi Murakami
HenshinKei Hamura
JukaiHarumi
YamatoTaeko
2006Honey and CloverHagumi Hanamoto
Hula GirlsKimiko Tanikawa
Tekkon KinkreetWhite (voice)
Rainbow SongKana Sato
Sugar and SpiceCameo
2007MushishiTanyu
Welcome to the Quiet RoomMiki
2008Sex Is No Laughing MatterEn-Chan
Best Wishes for TomorrowKazuko Moribe
One Million Yen GirlSuzuko SatoLead role
Tokyo!Pizza delivery girlSegmentShaking Tokyo
2009Honokaa BoyKaoru
Good Bye, My Secret FriendIkechan (voice)
2010About Her BrotherKoharu Takano
FlowersRinLead role
The Lightning TreeYūLead role
RedlineSonoshee (voice)
2011Patisserie Coin de rueNatsume UsubaLead role
VampireMina
By ChanceTravelerLead role
2012Fukushima Hula GirlsNarration
Rurouni KenshinMegumi Takani
2013Tokyo FamilyNoriko Mamiya
Space Pirate Captain HarlockMiime (voice)
2014Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto InfernoMegumi Takani
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend EndsMegumi Takani
Climbing to SpringAi Takazawa[15]
2015The Case of Hana & AliceTetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa (voice)Lead role[16]
Journey to the ShoreTomoko
2016Over the FenceSatoshi Tamura[17]
Japanese Girls Never DieHaruko AzumiLead role
What a Wonderful Family!Noriko Mamiya
2017What a Wonderful Family! 2Noriko Hirata
Tokyo GhoulRize Kamishiro
Mixed DoublesYo[18]
Birds Without NamesTowakoLead role[19]
2018What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My LifeNoriko Hirata[20]
Penguin HighwayLady (voice)[21]
KillingYū[22]
2019MiyamotoYasuko Nakano[23]
A Long GoodbyeFumi HigashiLead role[24]
Children of the SeaRuka's mother (voice)[25]
They Say Nothing Stays the SameA geisha[26]
2020Romance DollSonokoLead role[27]
Ora, Ora Be Goin' AloneYoung Momoko[28]
Wife of a SpySatoko FukuharaLead role[29]
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalMegumi Takani[30]
2022Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022Mina NakaiCameo[31]
2023Sylvanian Families the Movie: A Gift from FreyaTeri Chocolate (voice)[32]
2025Soreike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!Chapon (voice)[33]

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2001Ao to Shiro to MizuiroKimiko ShiinaTV movie
2002Ukiwa - Shōnen-tachi no NatsuMiyuki YamashitaTV movie
Shin Zukkoke SanningumiMegumi
2003High School TeacherMami Ezawa[34]
EngimonoKoyomiMini-series
14 Months17-year-old Yūko Igarashi
2004Ichiban Taisetsu na Dēto Tokyo no Sora- Shanghai no YumeKaori
Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari: Kako kara no NikkiYurie KotajimaShort drama
Nanako and Nanao: The Day They Became Sister and BrotherNanakoLead role; TV movie
2005Tiger & DragonRisa
Twenty-Four EyesKotoe KatagiriTV movie
2006Dr. Coto's Clinic 2006Mina Nakai[31]
2008CamouflageChika / Makoto/ Umeko / SuzukoLead role
OsenSen HandaLead role
2010RyōmadenOmotoTaiga drama[35]
2012PenanceSae KikuchiMini-series
2013Galileo Season 2Atsuko KanbaraEpisode 8
Mottomo Tooi GingaAkaneMini-series
2014Mozu Season 2Shiori Nanami
All About My SiblingsAzusa
2015Stitch! Perfect MemoryTila-3000 (voice)TV special[36]
2017Dr. RintarōYumeno[37]
Hello, Detective HedgehogSetsuko Kawai[38]
2018Miyamoto kara Kimi eYasuko Nakano[39]
2020Wife of a SpySatoko FukuharaLead role; TV movie[40]
2021Shikatanakatta to Iute wa Ikan no desuFusako ToriiTV movie[41]
2023Boogie WoogieReiko YamatoAsadora[42]
2025AsuraTakikoLead role[43]
TBAThe Human VaporLead role[44]

Stage

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  • Zipang Punk: Goemon Rock III (2014), Silver Cat Eyes

Awards and nominations

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Aoi receiving the New Artist Award from the Arts Encouragement Prize in 2019
YearAwardCategoryWork(s)Result
200514th Japan Film Professional AwardsBest ActressHana and AliceWon
200631stHochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressHula Girls,Honey and CloverWon
19thNikkan Sports Film Awards[45]Best NewcomerHula GirlsWon
200726th Zenkoku Eiren AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
31stElan d'or Awards[46]Newcomer of the YearHerselfWon
61stMainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressHula Girls,Rainbow Song,Honey and CloverWon
80thKinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
49thBlue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressHula Girls,Honey and CloverWon
28th Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActressWon
30th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressHula GirlsWon
YamatoNominated
Newcomer of the YearHula GirlsWon
20093rd Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressDon't Laugh at My RomanceNominated
201035thHochi Film AwardsBest ActressThe Lightning TreeNominated
Best Supporting ActressAbout Her BrotherNominated
23rdNikkan Sports Film Awards[45]Best Supporting ActressWon
201134th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressNominated
5th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
201437th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActressTokyo FamilyNominated
8th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
201742ndHochi Film AwardsBest ActressBirds Without NamesWon
30thNikkan Sports Film Awards[45]Best ActressWon
201839th Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActressWon
60th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressNominated
41st Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActressWon
91stKinema Junpo AwardsBest ActressWon
12th Osaka Cinema FestivalBest ActressWon
12th Asian Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
201944thHochi Film AwardsBest ActressA Long GoodbyeNominated
32ndNikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressA Long Goodbye,MiyamotoNominated
2020Elle Cinema Awards 2020[47]Elle Best ActressWife of a Spy and othersWon
74thMainichi Film AwardsBest ActressMiyamotoNominated
Kinuyo Tanaka AwardHerselfNominated
62ndBlue Ribbon AwardsBest ActressA Long GoodbyeNominated
45th Hochi Film AwardsBest ActressWife of a SpyNominated
33rdNikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
202140th Zenkoku Eiren AwardsBest ActressWon
75thMainichi Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
63rdBlue Ribbon Awards[48]Best ActressNominated
15th Asian Film Awards[49]Best ActressWon

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