Actor
Ayumi Ito
Born April 14, 1980 in Tokyo, Japan66 films
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.
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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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Filmography
66 films as actor- 2026How to Generate a Perfect Crime
- 2026Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
- 2026A Place Called Home
- 2025White Flowers and Fruits
- 2025The Woman Who Repeats
- 2023ImmersionIde
- 2022Dr. Coto's ClinicRika Ando
- 2022Story GameMichiko
- 2022NoiseChihiro Aoki
- 2021People Just Do Nothing: Big in JapanIshika
- 2020Labyrinth of CinemaYoshiko Kawashima
- 2019Cheer Boys!!Takagi Satsuki
- 2018Chief — Keishichou IR BunsekishitsuIzumoto Noriko
- 2017SekigaharaShirohebi
- 2017HirugaoNoriko Kitano
- 2014Pandora: Eternal lifeMegumi Tashiro
- 2014Dance! Dance! Dance!Yukino
- 2014埋もれる
- 2014Judge!Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
- 2013Flower of ShanidarYurie
- 2013PenanceMayu Murakami
- 2013A Story of YonosukeChiharu Katase
- 2013With All Our MightTamiko Sakamoto
- 2012SoupMika Shibuya
- 2012The RoomYumi
- 2011Gantz: Perfect AnswerEriko Ayukawa
- 2010GantzEriko Ayukawa
- 2010SolaninAi Kotani
- 2010After the FlowersKayo
- 2010BandageNobuko Yukari
- 2009Be Sure to ShareYoko Nakagawa
- 2009Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode DenzelTifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2008The Blue BirdMs. Shimazaki
- 2008Tokyo!Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
- 2007Into the Faraway SkySawako
- 2007The Go MasterKazuko Nakahara
- 2007Tokyo Rhapsody
- 2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadTamami
- 2007Kitokito!Ai
- 2006CricketsEiko
- 2006VanishedChie
- 2006Check It Out, Yo!Nagisa Nakamura
- 2006Clay FearZhen Zi
- 2005Curtain CallKaori Hashimoto
- 2005Hold Up DownKyoko Miyazaki
- 2005Final Fantasy VII: Last OrderTifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2005Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenTifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2004The MotiveAyako Takarai
- 2004River of First LoveMika Inoue
- 2004Last QuarterSayaka Kamijo
- 2004BelieverKaoru Takano
- 2004Hana & AliceSaori Ikeda
- 2004A Day on the PlanetKate
- 2004Mask de 41Haruko Kuramochi
- 2003Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
- 2003Farewell, KuroYukiko Igarashi
- 2003OwlEmiko
- 2001All About Lily Chou-ChouYōko Kuno
- 1999Sunday's Dream
- 1999Amateur Singing Contest
- 1998Dr. Akagi
- 1998SadaMaid
- 1998Fishes in August
- 1997Happy-Go-LuckyHigh School Girl
- 1996Swallowtail ButterflyAgeha
- 1993Samurai KidsChizuko Kusubayashi