Ayumi Ito
68 movies · 35 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 14, 1980 (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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Ayumi Ito: movies and TV shows
Acting (103)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023 Immersion
as Ide
- 2023
- 2022 Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Rika Ando
- 2022 Story Game
as Michiko
- 2022
- 2022 Noise
as Chihiro Aoki
- 2021 People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
as Ishika
- 2020 Labyrinth of Cinema
as Yoshiko Kawashima
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Cheer Boys!!
as Takagi Satsuki
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
as Izumoto Noriko
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017 Sekigahara
as Shirohebi
- 2017
- 2017 Hirugao
as Noriko Kitano
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 Pandora: Eternal life
as Megumi Tashiro
- 2014 Dance! Dance! Dance!
as Yukino
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Judge!
as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
- 2013
- 2013 Flower of Shanidar
as Yurie
- 2013 Penance
as Mayu Murakami
- 2013 A Story of Yonosuke
as Chiharu Katase
- 2013 With All Our Might
as Tamiko Sakamoto
- 2012
- 2012 Soup
as Mika Shibuya
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 The Room
as Yumi
- 2011 Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Eriko Ayukawa
- 2011
- 2010 Gantz
as Eriko Ayukawa
- 2010 Solanin
as Ai Kotani
- 2010 After the Flowers
as Kayo
- 2010 Bandage
as Nobuko Yukari
- 2009
- 2009 Be Sure to Share
as Yoko Nakagawa
- 2009 Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2008 The Blue Bird
as Ms. Shimazaki
- 2008 Tokyo!
as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
- 2007 Into the Faraway Sky
as Sawako
- 2007 The Go Master
as Kazuko Nakahara
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007 Kitokito!
as Ai
- 2006 Crickets
as Eiko
- 2006 Vanished
as Chie
- 2006 Check It Out, Yo!
as Nagisa Nakamura
- 2006 Clay Fear
as Zhen Zi
- 2005 Curtain Call
as Kaori Hashimoto
- 2005 Hold Up Down
as Kyoko Miyazaki
- 2005 Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2005 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
- 2004 The Motive
as Ayako Takarai
- 2004 River of First Love
as Mika Inoue
- 2004 Last Quarter
as Sayaka Kamijo
- 2004 Believer
as Kaoru Takano
- 2004 Hana & Alice
as Saori Ikeda
- 2004 A Day on the Planet
as Kate
- 2004 Mask de 41
as Haruko Kuramochi
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Farewell, Kuro
as Yukiko Igarashi
- 2003 Owl
as Emiko
- 2002
- 2001 All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Yōko Kuno
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 Sada
as Maid
- 1998
- 1997 Happy-Go-Lucky
as High School Girl
- 1996
- 1996 Swallowtail Butterfly
as Ageha
- 1993 Samurai Kids
as Chizuko Kusubayashi
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2021 20th year reunion
13 episodes