Ayumi Ito
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~
2017
Series
Tokyo Vice
Misaki
2022
Series
Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999
Series
Ohisama
Natsuko Takahashi
2011
Series
Midnight Diner
Ikumi
2009
Series
Radiation House
Shizuku Ikeda
2019
Film
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Yōko Kuno
2001
Series
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Rika Ando
2003
Series
Yu Yu Hakusho
Atsuko Urameshi
2023
Series
Sherlock: Untold Stories
Rieko Ichikawa
2019
Series
Romantics Anonymous
Motomi Kawamura
2025
Series
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
2023
Film
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
2005
Series
La Grande Maison Tokyo
2019
Series
Beyond Goodbye
Midori Tateishi
2024
Series
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
Noriko Kitano
2014
Series
Penance
Mayu Murakami
2012
Series
Shinigami-kun
2014
Series
The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
2024
Series
Hakubo no Chronicle
Azechi Kaoruko
2024
Series
Natsuko Kira
Miyuki Sakabe
2016
Film
Gantz
Eriko Ayukawa
2010
Series
The House on the Slope
Mutsumi Haga
2019
Film
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Eriko Ayukawa
2011
Film
Swallowtail Butterfly
Ageha
1996
Film
Tokyo!
Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
2008
Series
Never Let Me Go
Horie Tatsuko
2016
Series
Wonderful Single Life
Mizuki Kono
2012
Series
I Prefer Tomorrow's You
Satokawa Akane
2018
Series
Lipstick
Eriko Matsuda
1999
Film
Hana & Alice
Saori Ikeda
2004
Series
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
Tachi Yoshino
2012
Series
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
Haruko Tsubokura
2015
Film
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Rika Ando
2022
Series
O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
2012
Series
The Makioka Sisters
Makioka Yukiko
2018
Series
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
Toshiko Terasaki
2019
Series
Cecile's Plot
Eri Okita
2017
Film
A Story of Yonosuke
Chiharu Katase
2013
Film
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
2005
Series
Stolen Face
Chiharu
2019
Film
Dr. Akagi
1998
Film
Sekigahara
Shirohebi
2017
Film
Solanin
Ai Kotani
2010
Film
Story Game
Michiko
2022
Film
Owl
Emiko
2003
Mask de 41
Haruko Kuramochi
2004
Series
Konkatsu Deka
Hanada Yoneko
2015
20th year reunion
self
2021
Film
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tamami
2007
Series
７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。
黄桜豊子
2020
Film
Immersion
Ide
2023
Film
Hirugao
Noriko Kitano
2017
Series
Naked People
2026
Film
Into the Faraway Sky
Sawako
2007
Film
Samurai Kids
Chizuko Kusubayashi
1993
Film
Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
2026
Film
Sada
Maid
1998
Film
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
Ishika
2021
Film
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
Film
After the Flowers
Kayo
2010
Film
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
2009
Film
Penance
Mayu Murakami
2013
Film
River of First Love
Mika Inoue
2004
Film
Noise
Chihiro Aoki
2022
Film
Labyrinth of Cinema
Yoshiko Kawashima
2020
Film
How to Generate a Perfect Crime
2026
Film
Cheer Boys!!
Takagi Satsuki
2019
Film
Judge!
Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
2014
Film
The Motive
Ayako Takarai
2004
Film
The Go Master
Kazuko Nakahara
2007
Film
Happy-Go-Lucky
High School Girl
1997
Film
Check It Out, Yo!
Nagisa Nakamura
2006
Film
Crickets
Eiko
2006
Film
Kitokito!
Ai
2007
Film
円都 YEN TOWN
1996
Film
A Day on the Planet
Kate
2004
Series
太陽の罠
하세가와 아오이
2013
Film
The Blue Bird
Ms. Shimazaki
2008
Film
Bandage
Nobuko Yukari
2010
Film
Soup
Mika Shibuya
2012
Film
Farewell, Kuro
Yukiko Igarashi
2003
Film
The Room
Yumi
2012
Film
Dance! Dance! Dance!
Yukino
2014
Film
Amateur Singing Contest
1999
Film
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
Film
With All Our Might
Tamiko Sakamoto
2013
Film
Sunday's Dream
1999
Film
埋もれる
2014
Film
Curtain Call
Kaori Hashimoto
2005
Film
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
Izumoto Noriko
2018
Film
Last Quarter
Sayaka Kamijo
2004
Film
Hold Up Down
Kyoko Miyazaki
2005
Film
Clay Fear
Zhen Zi
2006
Believer
Kaoru Takano
2004
Film
Vanished
Chie
2006
Film
White Flowers and Fruits
2025
Film
Flower of Shanidar
Yurie
2013
Film
Fishes in August
1998
Film
A Place Called Home
2026
Film
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
2003
Film
Be Sure to Share
Yoko Nakagawa
2009
Film
Pandora: Eternal life
Megumi Tashiro
2014
Film
The Woman Who Repeats
2025