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Ayumi Ito
Tokyo, Japan
Born in Tokyo, Ayumi Ito has always had a love for movies and art. She made her big-screen debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Water Travelers: Samurai Kids. Her distinctive style le…
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Born in Tokyo, Ayumi Ito has always had a love for movies and art. She made her big-screen debut in Nobuhiko Obayashi's The Water Travelers: Samurai Kids. Her distinctive style led to her critically acclaimed performance in Swallowtail Butterfly, directed by the renowned Director Shunji Iwai. At 16-years-old, Ayumi was awarded both the Best New Actress Award as well as the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 20th Annual Japanese Academy Awards. Ayumi's career has blossomed into starring roles in several successful films and television shows. She trained in LA and New York and has worked globally with world-renown Chinese director and artist Zhuangzhuang Tian, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), among other great filmmakers. Ayumi's performance in the the Fuji TV drama Belle de Jour was so strong that she reprised the role when it became a feature film and box-office hit, earning over 2.3 billion JPY. She is also the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the animated film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Off-screen, Ayumi is a talented vocalist and recording artist. Her passion for art continues to thrive and she brings characters to life in her performances.
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- 2026
- 2026
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2026
A Place Called Home
Movie
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2025
White Flowers and Fruits
Movie
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2025
Romantics Anonymous
TV show Motomi Kawamura
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2025
The Woman Who Repeats
Movie
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2024
Beyond Goodbye
TV show Midori Tateishi
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2024
Hakubo no Chronicle
TV show Azechi Kaoruko
- 2024
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2023
Yu Yu Hakusho
TV show Atsuko Urameshi
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2023
Immersion
Movie Ide
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2023
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
TV show
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2022
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Movie Rika Ando
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2022
Story Game
Movie Michiko
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2022
Tokyo Vice
TV show Misaki
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2022
Noise
Movie Chihiro Aoki
More credits
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2021
20th year reunion
TV show self
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2021
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
Movie Ishika
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2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
Movie Yoshiko Kawashima
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2020
７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。
TV show 黄桜豊子
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2019
La Grande Maison Tokyo
TV show
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2019
Sherlock: Untold Stories
TV show Rieko Ichikawa
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2019
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
TV show Toshiko Terasaki
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2019
Cheer Boys!!
Movie Takagi Satsuki
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2019
The House on the Slope
TV show Mutsumi Haga
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2019
Radiation House
TV show Shizuku Ikeda
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2019
Stolen Face
TV show Chiharu
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2018
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
Movie Izumoto Noriko
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2018
I Prefer Tomorrow's You
TV show Satokawa Akane
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2018
The Makioka Sisters
TV show Makioka Yukiko
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2017
Sekigahara
Movie Shirohebi
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2017
Cecile's Plot
TV show Eri Okita
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2017
Hirugao
Movie Noriko Kitano
- 2017
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2016
Natsuko Kira
TV show Miyuki Sakabe
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2016
Never Let Me Go
TV show Horie Tatsuko
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2015
Konkatsu Deka
TV show Hanada Yoneko
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2015
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
TV show Haruko Tsubokura
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2014
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
TV show Noriko Kitano
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2014
Pandora: Eternal life
Movie Megumi Tashiro
