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.
Acted in 101
2020s
- 2026
Naked People
TV
How to Generate a Perfect Crime
Movie
Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven
Movie
A Place Called Home
Movie
- 2025
White Flowers and Fruits
Movie
The Woman Who Repeats
Movie
- 2024
Hakubo no Chronicle
Azechi Kaoruko · 12 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
Noise
Chihiro Aoki
- 2021
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
Ishika
- 2020
７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。
黄桜豊子 · 8 episodes
2010s
- 2019
Poison Daughter, Holy Mother
Toshiko Terasaki · 6 episodes
Cheer Boys!!
Takagi Satsuki
Stolen Face
Chiharu · 5 episodes
- 2018
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
Izumoto Noriko
I Prefer Tomorrow's You
Satokawa Akane · 7 episodes
The Makioka Sisters
Makioka Yukiko · 4 episodes
- 2017
Cecile's Plot
Eri Okita · 9 episodes
- 2016
Natsuko Kira
Miyuki Sakabe · 10 episodes
Never Let Me Go
Horie Tatsuko · 10 episodes
- 2015
Konkatsu Deka
Hanada Yoneko · 12 episodes
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
Haruko Tsubokura · 8 episodes
- 2014
Pandora: Eternal life
Megumi Tashiro
Dance! Dance! Dance!
Yukino
- 2013
太陽の罠
하세가와 아오이 · 4 episodes
Penance
Mayu Murakami
With All Our Might
Tamiko Sakamoto
- 2012
Wonderful Single Life
Mizuki Kono · 11 episodes
Soup
Mika Shibuya
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
Tachi Yoshino · 6 episodes
O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
TV
- 2011
- 2010
Solanin
Ai Kotani
After the Flowers
Kayo
2000s
- 2009
Be Sure to Share
Yoko Nakagawa
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
Tifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2008
The Blue Bird
Ms. Shimazaki
- 2007
Into the Faraway Sky
Sawako
The Go Master
Kazuko Nakahara
Kitokito!
Ai
- 2006
Crickets
Eiko
Vanished
Chie
Check It Out, Yo!
Nagisa Nakamura
Clay Fear
Zhen Zi
- 2005
Hold Up Down
Kyoko Miyazaki
- 2004
Last Quarter
Sayaka Kamijo
A Day on the Planet
Kate
- 2003
Farewell, Kuro
Yukiko Igarashi
- 2002
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"
Movie
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
Sunday's Dream
Movie
Lipstick
Eriko Matsuda · 12 episodes
Amateur Singing Contest
Movie
- 1998
Dr. Akagi
Movie
69Sada
Maid
Fishes in August
Movie
- 1997
Happy-Go-Lucky
High School Girl
- 1996
円都 YEN TOWN
Movie
- 1993
