Yu Aoi

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Yu Aoi's trophy case includes a Japan Academy Prize, one of the highest honors in Japanese film. She won that award in 2007 for her supporting role in Hula Girls, a film that also brought her the Kinema Junpo Award and the Yokohama Film Festival's Best Actress prize. In 2009, she received the Rookie of the Year distinction from Japan's Ministry of Education, a rare government recognition for artistic achievement. These awards reflect her standing as a critically adored actress who consistently delivers memorable performances.

AwardsYu Aoi has won several of Japan's most prestigious film awards. She received the Japan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hula Girls in 2007. The Yokohama Film Festival awarded her Best Actress for both Hula Girls and Honey and Clover. In 2009, Japan's Ministry of Education named her Rookie of the Year in Films and Media Arts.

Honours & Distinctions

Rookie of the Year

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan·2009

Awarded for continued performances in the field of Films in Media and Fine Arts.