Aoi Yu photo gallery 蒼井優 画像

Yū Aoi 蒼井優, born Yū Natsui 夏井優, is a Japanese actress, who was born on August 17, 1985 in Kasuga, 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.