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Yū Aoi
Actor

Yū Aoi

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Starring in Hana and Alice and Hula Girls.

Hana and Alice · Hula Girls

Born
17 August 1985
Birthplace
Kasuga

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Yū Aoi

Yū Aoi is a Japanese actor whose work includes films, theatre and television.

Early life

Childhood

Was born in Fukuoka Prefecture and moved to Tokyo during junior high school.

Career

  1. 1999

    Stage debut

    Played Polly in Annie.

  2. 2001

    Film debut

    Appeared in All About Lily Chou-Chou.

  3. 2006

    Breakthrough acclaim

    Starred in Hula Girls.

Selected work

Hana and Alice

Played Tetsuko Arisugawa.

Hula Girls

Won major Japanese supporting-actress awards.

One Million Yen Girl

Led Yuki Tanada’s drama.

Beyond work

Family

Married comedian Ryota Yamasato in 2019; they announced the birth of their daughter in 2022.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.