Ayumi Ito

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Birthday: April 14, 1980

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

3.70%

Known For:

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Swallowtail Butterfly
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7
Tokyo!
Noise
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Hana & Alice
Clay Fear
The Blue Bird
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Immersion
Owl
Dr. Akagi
円都 YEN TOWN
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Bandage
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel
Mask de 41
Vanished
Kitokito!
A Story of Yonosuke
A Day on the Planet
Sunday's Dream
Farewell, Kuro
埋もれる
Check It Out, Yo!
Hold Up Down
Curtain Call
Be Sure to Share
Into the Faraway Sky
Solanin
The Motive
Happy-Go-Lucky
River of First Love
The Go Master
Judge!
After the Flowers
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Flower of Shanidar
Fishes in August
Crickets
Believer
Tokyo Rhapsody
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Penance
Gantz
Amateur Singing Contest
Pandora: Eternal life
Soup
Sekigahara
Hirugao
Chief - Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu
Last Quarter
With All Our Might
Samurai Kids
The Room
Sada
Labyrinth of Cinema
Cheer Boys!!
Dance! Dance! Dance!
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan
Story Game
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou"