Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 14, 1980
Place of Birth:
Tokyo, Japan
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Ayumi Ito
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Immersion | |
| 2022 | Noise | Chihiro Aoki |
| 2022 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | Rika Ando |
| 2022 | Story Game | Michiko |
| 2021 | People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan | Ishika |
| 2020 | Labyrinth of Cinema | Yoshiko Kawashima |
| 2019 | Cheer Boys!! | Takagi Satsuki |
| 2018 | Chief - Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu | Izumoto Noriko |
| 2017 | Sekigahara | Shirohebi |
| 2017 | Hirugao | Noriko Kitano |
| 2014 | 埋もれる | |
| 2014 | Judge! | Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend |
| 2014 | Pandora: Eternal life | Megumi Tashiro |
| 2014 | Dance! Dance! Dance! | Yukino |
| 2013 | A Story of Yonosuke | Chiharu Katase |
| 2013 | Flower of Shanidar | Yurie |
| 2013 | Penance | Mayu Murakami |
| 2013 | With All Our Might | Tamiko Sakamoto |
| 2012 | Soup | Mika Shibuya |
| 2012 | The Room | Yumi |
| 2011 | Gantz: Perfect Answer | Eriko Ayukawa |
| 2010 | Bandage | Nobuko Yukari |
| 2010 | Solanin | Ai Kotani |
| 2010 | After the Flowers | Kayo |
| 2010 | Gantz | Eriko Ayukawa |
| 2009 | Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel | Tifa Lockhart (voice) |
| 2009 | Be Sure to Share | Yoko Nakagawa |
| 2008 | Tokyo! | Akemi (segment "Interior Design") |
| 2008 | The Blue Bird | Ms. Shimazaki |
| 2007 | Kitokito! | Ai |
| 2007 | The Go Master | Kazuko Nakahara |
| 2007 | Into the Faraway Sky | Sawako |
| 2007 | Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Tamami |
| 2007 | Tokyo Rhapsody | |
| 2006 | Clay Fear | Zhen Zi |
| 2006 | Vanished | Chie |
| 2006 | Check It Out, Yo! | Nagisa Nakamura |
| 2006 | Crickets | Eiko |
| 2005 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Tifa Lockhart (voice) |
| 2005 | Final Fantasy VII: Last Order | Tifa Lockhart (voice) |
| 2005 | Sunday's Dream | |
| 2005 | Hold Up Down | Kyoko Miyazaki |
| 2005 | Curtain Call | Kaori Hashimoto |
| 2004 | Hana & Alice | Saori Ikeda |
| 2004 | Mask de 41 | Haruko Kuramochi |
| 2004 | A Day on the Planet | Kate |
| 2004 | River of First Love | Mika Inoue |
| 2004 | The Motive | Ayako Takarai |
| 2004 | Believer | Kaoru Takano |
| 2004 | Last Quarter | Sayaka Kamijo |
| 2003 | Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 | |
| 2003 | Owl | Emiko |
| 2003 | Farewell, Kuro | Yukiko Igarashi |
| 2002 | All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" | |
| 2001 | All About Lily Chou-Chou | Yōko Kuno |
| 1999 | Amateur Singing Contest | |
| 1998 | Dr. Akagi | |
| 1998 | Fishes in August | |
| 1998 | Sada | Maid |
| 1997 | Happy-Go-Lucky | High School Girl |
| 1996 | Swallowtail Butterfly | Ageha |
| 1996 | 円都 YEN TOWN | |
| 1993 | Samurai Kids | Chizuko Kusubayashi |