- Yū Aoi
nihongo|Yū Aoi|蒼井 優|Aoi Yū|born Yū Natsui 夏井優 "Natsui Yū" is a
Japan ese actress, who was born onAugust 17 ,1985 inKasuga, Fukuoka ,Japan . She has appeared in numerous movies, including "All About Lily Chou-Chou ", "Hana and Alice " and "Hula Girls ".She has also won numerous awards, including the prestigious Japan Academy Prize for best supporting actress in 2007, for her portrayal of Kimiko Tanigawa in "
Hula Girls ", for which she was critically-acclaimed.During the same year, she also received both the Blue Ribbon Award and the Yokohama Film Festival award for best actress, both for her performance in "Hula Girls" and her portrayal of Hagumi Hanamoto in the "
Honey and Clover "live action movie. She also received the Hochi Film Award, the Kinema Junpo Award and the Mainichi Film Concours for best supporting actress for her performances in "Hula Girls", "Honey and Clover" and "Rainbow Song ". She also received the Nikkan Sports Film Award for best new talent for her performance in "Hula Girls".Earlier, in 2005, she had also won the Japanese Professional Movie Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Setsuku (Alice) Arisugawa in "
Hana and Alice ".Filmography
* "
All About Lily Chou-Chou " (2001) as Shiori Tsuda
* "Gaichu " (2002) as Natsuko
* "Hana and Alice " (2004) as Tetsuko (Alice) Arisugawa
* "Letters from Kanai Nirai " (2005) as Asato Fuki
* "Honey and Clover " (2006, live action movie) as Hagumi Hanamoto
* "Tekkon Kinkreet " (2006) as Shiro (voice)
* "Hula Girls " (2006) as Kimiko Tanigawa
* "Rainbow Song (2006) as Kana Satō
* "Mushishi " (2007, live action movie) as Tanyū
* "Miyori no Mori " (2007) as Miyori (voice)
* "Welcome to the Quiet Room " (2007) as Miki
* "Don't Laugh at My Romance " (2007) as En-chanTV Appearances
* "Ao to Shiro to Mizuiro" (2001) as Kimiko Shiina
* "Ukiwa - Shōnen-tachi no Natsu" (2002) as Miyuki Yamashita
* "Shin Zukkoke Sanningumi" (2002)
* "Kōkōkyōshi" (2003)
* "Engimono" (2003)
* "14kagetsu" (2003)
* "Ichiban taisetsu na Dēto Tokyo no Sora- Shanghai no Yume" (2004)
* "Yo ni mo Kimyō na Monogatari: Kako kara no Nikki" (2004)
* "Nanako to Nanao" (2004)
* "Tiger & Dragon" (2005)
* "Nijūyon no Hitomi" (2005)
* "Dr. Koto Chinryosho 2006" (2006)
* "Aoi Yū x 4tsu no Uso Camouflage" (2008)
* "Osen" (2008)External links
* [http://www.itoh-c.com/aoi/ Official site]
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* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0874210.htm JMDb Profile (in Japanese)]
* [http://www.eigapedia.com/wiki/Yu_Aoi Yu Aoi] at Eigapedia
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