
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.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 · as Megumi Takani

All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · as Shiori Tsuda

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012 · as Megumi Takani

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014 · as Megumi Takani

Redline
2009 · as Sonoshee McLaren (voice)

Tiger & Dragon Special
2005 · as Risa

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014 · as Megumi Takani

Children of the Sea
2019 · as Kanako Azumi (voice)

Tokyo Taxi
2025 · as Young Sumire

Tekkonkinkreet
2006 · as Shiro (voice)

Penguin Highway
2018 · as Onē-san (voice)

Tokyo!
2008 · as Pizza-Delivery Girl (segment "Shaking Tokyo")

Worst by Chance
2003 · as Harada's Girlfriend

Space Pirate Captain Harlock
2013 · as Miime (voice)

One Million Yen Girl
2008 · as Suzuko Sato

Rainbow Song
2006 · as Kana Sato

Yamato
2005 · as Taeko

Hula Girls
2006 · as Kimiko Tanikawa