Ayumi Ito
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1980-04-14 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Ayumi Itô · 伊藤步
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
TV Shows (32)
Tokyo Vice
2022
as Misaki
Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999
Midnight Diner
2009
as Ikumi
Radiation House
2019
as Shizuku Ikeda
Yu Yu Hakusho
2023
as Atsuko Urameshi
Last Man: The Blind Profiler
2023
Ohisama
2011
as Natsuko Takahashi
La Grande Maison Tokyo
2019
Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
2014
as Noriko Kitano
The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
2024
Romantics Anonymous
2025
as Motomi Kawamura
Shinigami-kun
2014
Sherlock: Untold Stories
2019
as Rieko Ichikawa
Penance
2012
as Mayu Murakami
Wonderful Single Life
2012
as Mizuki Kono
Beyond Goodbye
2024
as Midori Tateishi
Hakubo no Chronicle
2024
as Azechi Kaoruko
Natsuko Kira
2016
as Miyuki Sakabe
Never Let Me Go
2016
as Horie Tatsuko
Lipstick
1999
as Eriko Matsuda
I Prefer Tomorrow's You
2018
as Satokawa Akane
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
2019
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
2012
as Tachi Yoshino
The Makioka Sisters
2018
as Makioka Yukiko
Stolen Face
2019
as Chiharu
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
2015
as Haruko Tsubokura
O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
2012
Cecile's Plot
2017
as Eri Okita
20th year reunion
2021
as self
７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。
2020
as 黄桜豊子
Konkatsu Deka
2015
as Hanada Yoneko
太陽の罠
2013
as 하세가와 아오이
Movies (67)
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
as Yōko Kuno
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Gantz
2010
as Eriko Ayukawa
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
as Eriko Ayukawa
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Ageha
Tokyo!
2008
as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Sekigahara
2017
as Shirohebi
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Hana & Alice
2004
as Saori Ikeda
Samurai Kids
1993
as Chizuko Kusubayashi
Immersion
2023
as Ide
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
2009
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
A Story of Yonosuke
2013
as Chiharu Katase
Solanin
2010
as Ai Kotani
Owl
2003
as Emiko
Sada
1998
as Maid
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Tamami
Noise
2022
as Chihiro Aoki
White Flowers and Fruits
2025
Into the Faraway Sky
2007
as Sawako
Be Sure to Share
2009
as Yoko Nakagawa
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Yoshiko Kawashima
Amateur Singing Contest
1999
Hirugao
2017
as Noriko Kitano
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Rika Ando
The Go Master
2007
as Kazuko Nakahara
Last Quarter
2004
as Sayaka Kamijo
Penance
2013
as Mayu Murakami
Judge!
2014
as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
Cheer Boys!!
2019
as Takagi Satsuki
Dr. Akagi
1998
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
2002
After the Flowers
2010
as Kayo
Soup
2012
as Mika Shibuya
Farewell, Kuro
2003
as Yukiko Igarashi
Bandage
2010
as Nobuko Yukari
The Blue Bird
2008
as Ms. Shimazaki
Hold Up Down
2005
as Kyoko Miyazaki
River of First Love
2004
as Mika Inoue
Crickets
2006
as Eiko
Happy-Go-Lucky
1997
as High School Girl
The Motive
2004
as Ayako Takarai
Check It Out, Yo!
2006
as Nagisa Nakamura
Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
2026
Sunday's Dream
1999
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
2018
as Izumoto Noriko
Curtain Call
2005
as Kaori Hashimoto
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
2021
as Ishika
Pandora: Eternal life
2014
as Megumi Tashiro
Believer
2004
as Kaoru Takano
Vanished
2006
as Chie
Kitokito!
2007
as Ai
With All Our Might
2013
as Tamiko Sakamoto
Clay Fear
2006
as Zhen Zi
How to Generate a Perfect Crime
2026
Flower of Shanidar
2013
as Yurie
埋もれる
2014
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
2003
A Day on the Planet
2004
as Kate
Mask de 41
2004
as Haruko Kuramochi
A Place Called Home
2026
円都 YEN TOWN
1996
Story Game
2022
as Michiko
Dance! Dance! Dance!
2014
as Yukino
Fishes in August
1998
The Room
2012
as Yumi
About Ayumi Ito
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.… With 99 credits spanning from 1993 to 2026, Ayumi Ito has appeared in 67 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ayumi Ito Movies
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) — as Yōko Kuno
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) — as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
- Gantz (2010) — as Eriko Ayukawa
- Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) — as Eriko Ayukawa
- Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) — as Ageha
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