What is Yū Aoi?
{{Infobox actor | name = Yū Aoi<br/>蒼井 優 | image = Yu Aoi.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Yū Aoi in 2009 | birthname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|17}} | birth_place = [[Kasuga, Fukuoka]], [[Japan]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | othername = | occupation = Actress, model | yearsactive = 1999–present | spouse = | website = {{URL|www.itoh-c.com/aoi}} }} {{nihongo|'''Yū Aoi'''|蒼井 優|Aoi Yū|born August 17, 1985}} is a [[Japan]]ese actress and model. Aoi was best known for her roles in films ''[[All About Lily Chou-Chou]]'' (2001), ''Hana and Alice'' (2004), ''Honey & Clover'' (2006), ''Hula Girls'' (2006), ''Rainbow Song'' (2006), ''Welcome to the Quiet Room'' (2007), ''Vampire'' (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-vampire-76369|title=SUNDANCE REVIEW: Vampire|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=John DeFore|date=January 26, 2011}}</ref> and ''Rurouni Kenshin'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117948654/?refcatid=31&printerfriendly=true|title=Rurouni Kenshin|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Maggie Lee|date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> She has won many awards for her performances on screen,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Japanese_Professional_Movie_Awards/2005|title=Japanese Professional Movie Award|publisher=|accessdate=18 April 2015|archive-date=12 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112114529/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Japanese_Professional_Movie_Awards/2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> including the [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|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. == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{imdb name | id=1066974 | name=Yû Aoi}} *[http://www.itoh-c.com/aoi/ Official website] {{W