The first time I came into contact with Yu Aoi was when I was watching "Cooking Senji". The moment she smiled at me in her kimono, I knew I had fallen. Then I started to learn about paying attention to her.
Yu Aoi was born on August 17, 1985 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Having dreamed of being an artist since childhood, she auditioned for the 1999 musical "Annie", and from the tens of thousands of candidates, she stood out and was selected to play the role of Polly. Later, she was selected as the girl spokesperson for Mitsui Real Estate and began to receive widespread attention.
Since the age of 16, she has been participating in movies such as "Pest", "Blue and White Formation of Azure", etc., and because of her unique fresh temperament, she was arranged by director Shunji Iwai to star in the thriller crime movie "Everything About Lily Week".
What made her start to enter the public eye was after starring in "Flowers and Alice". In 2004, the youth comedy "Flowers and Alice" directed by Toshi Iwai, starring Takashi Suzuki, was well received and won the Best Actress Award at the 14th Japan Film Awards, and it also gained a lot of popularity in South Korea.
In 2006, she was widely praised for her role in "Fuso Flower Girl" as Kimiko Tanigawa for her outstanding acting skills in the film, and won the Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer Awards at the 30th Japan Academy Awards in 2007.
Her acting prowess has been recognized by all walks of life, and she has become a recognized actress with strength.
Since then, she has also been invited by many films and television to appear in many TV series and movies, and also starred in the TV series "Cooking Senji" that I met her.
In 2008, she starred in the comedy TV series "Cooking Senji", the female boss of Ichisho-an, Handa Sen. In this TV series, her literary and beautiful temperament really moved me very much.
And also co-starred with Ken Sato in "Ranger Sword Heart".
She later made quality films such as "Tokyo Family", "Young People 2014", "Dr. Luntaro", and "Those Birds She Didn't Know WhoSe Names" were. She is basically a popular actress who is a household name in Japan.
She is also active in the Japanese acting industry now, and although her appearance is no longer as agile as when she was younger, adding to the sense of maturity, the girl who smiled at me in the kimono has always remained in my heart.