Ayumi Ito
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1980
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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
How to Generate a Perfect Crime 2026
Actor
Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven 2026
Actor
A Place Called Home 2026
Actor
White Flowers and Fruits 2025
Actor
The Woman Who Repeats 2025
Actor
Immersion 2023
as Ide
Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022
as Rika Ando
Story Game 2022
as Michiko
Noise 2022
as Chihiro Aoki
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan 2021
as Ishika
Labyrinth of Cinema 2020
as Yoshiko Kawashima
Cheer Boys!! 2019
as Takagi Satsuki
Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu 2018
as Izumoto Noriko
Sekigahara 2017
as Shirohebi
Hirugao 2017
as Noriko Kitano
Pandora: Eternal life 2014
as Megumi Tashiro
Dance! Dance! Dance! 2014
as Yukino
埋もれる 2014
Actor
Judge! 2014
as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend
Flower of Shanidar 2013
as Yurie
Penance 2013
as Mayu Murakami
A Story of Yonosuke 2013
as Chiharu Katase
With All Our Might 2013
as Tamiko Sakamoto
Soup 2012
as Mika Shibuya
The Room 2012
as Yumi
Gantz: Perfect Answer 2011
as Eriko Ayukawa
Gantz 2010
as Eriko Ayukawa
Solanin 2010
as Ai Kotani
After the Flowers 2010
as Kayo
Bandage 2010
as Nobuko Yukari
Be Sure to Share 2009
as Yoko Nakagawa
Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel 2009
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
The Blue Bird 2008
as Ms. Shimazaki
Tokyo! 2008
as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")
Into the Faraway Sky 2007
as Sawako
The Go Master 2007
as Kazuko Nakahara
Tokyo Rhapsody 2007
Actor
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad 2007
as Tamami
Kitokito! 2007
as Ai
Crickets 2006
as Eiko
Vanished 2006
as Chie
Check It Out, Yo! 2006
as Nagisa Nakamura
Clay Fear 2006
as Zhen Zi
Curtain Call 2005
as Kaori Hashimoto
Hold Up Down 2005
as Kyoko Miyazaki
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order 2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 2005
as Tifa Lockhart (voice)
The Motive 2004
as Ayako Takarai
River of First Love 2004
as Mika Inoue
Last Quarter 2004
as Sayaka Kamijo
- Believer
Believer 2004
as Kaoru Takano
Hana & Alice 2004
as Saori Ikeda
A Day on the Planet 2004
as Kate
- Mask de 41
Mask de 41 2004
as Haruko Kuramochi
Farewell, Kuro 2003
as Yukiko Igarashi
Owl 2003
as Emiko
All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" 2002
Actor
All About Lily Chou-Chou 2001
as Yōko Kuno
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 2001
Actor
Sunday's Dream 1999
Actor
Amateur Singing Contest 1999
Actor
Dr. Akagi 1998
Actor
Sada 1998
as Maid
Fishes in August 1998
Actor
Happy-Go-Lucky 1997
as High School Girl
円都 YEN TOWN 1996
Actor
Swallowtail Butterfly 1996
as Ageha
Samurai Kids 1993
as Chizuko Kusubayashi
Credits from TMDB.