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Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Actor · Born April 14, 1980 (46) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 14, 1980 (46)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Ayumi Ito's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
21%
Bonds
19%
Society
13%
Survival
12%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Warm
5
Contemplative
5
Joyful
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ayumi Ito's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ayumi Ito's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • How to Generate a Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Chaser Game W: A Match Made in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • A Place Called Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Loved One(2026)

    Show as Kyouko Kujo

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • White Flowers and Fruits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Romantics Anonymous(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Motomi Kawamura

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Woman Who Repeats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Beyond Goodbye(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Midori Tateishi

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Hakubo no Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Azechi Kaoruko

  • The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Yu Yu Hakusho(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Atsuko Urameshi

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Immersion(2023)

    as Ide

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Last Man: The Blind Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic(2022)

    as Rika Ando

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Story Game(2020)

    as Michiko

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Vice(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Misaki

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Noise(2022)

    as Chihiro Aoki

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan(2021)

    as Ishika

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)

    as Yoshiko Kawashima

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • ７０才、初めて産みました～セブンティウイザン。 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as 黄桜豊子

  • Lapis Re:Lights(2020)

    Show as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • La Grande Maison Tokyo(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Sherlock: Untold Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Rieko Ichikawa

  • Poison Daughter, Holy Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Cheer Boys!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Takagi Satsuki

  • The House on the Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mutsumi Haga

  • Radiation House(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Shizuku Ikeda

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Stolen Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Chiharu

  • Chief — Keishichou IR Bunsekishitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Izumoto Noriko

  • I Prefer Tomorrow's You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Satokawa Akane

  • The Makioka Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Makioka Yukiko

  • Sekigahara(2017)

    as Shirohebi

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cecile's Plot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Eri Okita

  • Hirugao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Noriko Kitano

  • Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Natsuko Kira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Miyuki Sakabe

  • Never Let Me Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Horie Tatsuko

  • Konkatsu Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Hanada Yoneko

  • Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Haruko Tsubokura

  • Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Noriko Kitano

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Pandora: Eternal life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Megumi Tashiro

  • Dance! Dance! Dance! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Yukino

  • Shinigami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 埋もれる (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Judge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kiichiro Ota's Ex-girlfriend

  • 太陽の罠 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as 하세가와 아오이

  • Flower of Shanidar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Yurie

  • Penance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mayu Murakami

  • A Story of Yonosuke(2012)

    as Chiharu Katase

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • With All Our Might (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tamiko Sakamoto

  • Wonderful Single Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mizuki Kono

  • Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mika Shibuya

  • Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tachi Yoshino

  • O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Penance(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayu Murakami

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Yumi

  • Gantz: Perfect Answer(2011)

    as Eriko Ayukawa

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ohisama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show as Natsuko Takahashi

  • Gantz(2010)

    as Eriko Ayukawa

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Soranin(2010)

    as Ai Kotani

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • After the Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kayo

  • Bandage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nobuko Yukari

  • Midnight Diner(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ikumi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Be Sure to Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Yoko Nakagawa

  • Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tifa Lockhart (voice)

  • The Blue Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ms. Shimazaki

  • Tokyo!(2008)

    as Akemi (segment "Interior Design")

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Into the Faraway Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sawako

  • The Go Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kazuko Nakahara

  • Tokyo Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad(2007)

    as Tamami

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kitokito! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ai

  • Crickets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Eiko

  • Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Chie

  • Check It Out, Yo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Nagisa Nakamura

  • Clay Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Zhen Zi

  • Curtain Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kaori Hashimoto

  • Hold Up Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kyoko Miyazaki

  • Last Order: Final Fantasy VII(2005)

    as Tifa Lockhart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children(2005)

    as Tifa Lockhart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ayako Takarai

  • River of First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mika Inoue

  • Last Quarter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sayaka Kamijo

  • Believer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kaoru Takano

  • Hana & Alice(2004)

    as Saori Ikeda

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Day on the Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kate

  • Mask de 41 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Haruko Kuramochi

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Farewell, Kuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Yukiko Igarashi

  • Fukurô(2003)

    as Emiko

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou(2001)

    as Yōko Kuno

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Sunday's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Lipstick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eriko Matsuda

  • Amateur Singing Contest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Emergency Room 24 Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Dr. Akagi(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sada(1998)

    as Maid

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fishes in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Happy-Go-Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as High School Girl

  • 円都 YEN TOWN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Swallowtail Butterfly(1996)

    as Ageha

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Samurai Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Chizuko Kusubayashi

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Gantz (2010)

$41M worldwide

Highest rated

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Tokyo Vice (2022)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1996Screen debut· Swallowtail Butterfly
  • 1996First top-billed film· Swallowtail Butterfly
  • 2024Best so far· Beyond Goodbye

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting101 of 101: 101 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s41 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 6% of 17 roles
9606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ayumi Ito's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)

58th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

Midcredits 94th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ayumi Ito's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles20–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ayumi Ito work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ayumi Ito's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yû Aoi shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers