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