Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#182
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Aoi Yuuki works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Aoi Yuuki appears in 39 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Aoi. Your Name. is the clearest case: a film rated 8.7 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, emotional range. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for mystery, drama, animation. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Norihiro Naganuma, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Haruo Sotozaki and others, Aoi Yuuki helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Your Name. (2016) as Sayaka Natori (voice) · Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022) as Houjou (voice) · Pretty Cure All Stars F (2023) as Nodoka Hanadera / Cure Grace (voice)
Career snapshot
Ranked #182 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
39
2011–2026
Career length
15 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.7
Your Name.
Average Nutevio score
6.9
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.5
Your Name.
Most frequent director
Kunihiko Yuyama
4 films together
Longest collaboration
4×
With Kunihiko Yuyama
Most common genre
Animation
39 titles
Average runtime
1h 29m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.0
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.6
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
7.2 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. Weathering with You, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
7.2
Across 21 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
7.3
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2010s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Weathering with You, Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising.
Most productive era
2010s
21 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|
| Drama | 7.37 films | 4.35 films |
| Action | 7.09 films | 7.37 films |
| Thriller | 7.61 film | — |
| Comedy | 7.03 films | 7.16 films |
| Romance | 7.65 films | 8.41 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2011Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Iris (voice).
Highest rated performance · Career peak
2016Your Name.
8.7 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2026Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-
The current state of the argument, as Madoka Kaname (voice).
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
39 of 39 films
as Tanya von Degurechaff (voice)
Directed by Yutaka Uemura
as Sayaka Natori (voice)
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
as Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice)
Directed by Naoko Yamada
as Madoka Kaname (voice)
Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto
as Houjou (voice)
Directed by Hiroaki Akagi
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Tanya von Degurechaff (voice)
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie (2019)
Performance score8.6
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Tanya von Degurechaff (voice) gives Aoi Yuuki a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Sayaka Natori (voice)
Your Name. (2016)
Performance score8.6
Your Name. asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Sayaka Natori (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice)
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Performance score8.5
A Silent Voice: The Movie asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Yuzuru Nishimiya (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Madoka Kaname (voice)
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
Performance score8.3
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Madoka Kaname (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Tanya von Degurechaff (voice)
Start here. Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie is the clearest statement of what Aoi Yuuki does — accessible, 98 minutes, and rated 8.1 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Aoi at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion (2013)
Keeps the fantasy register of Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie but asks for a colder reading of it.
Your Name. (2016)
Keeps the animation register of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion but asks for a colder reading of it.
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Keeps the romance register of Your Name. but asks for a colder reading of it.
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022)
Keeps the romance register of A Silent Voice: The Movie but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Kunihiko Yuyama
Director
4 films together
Notably Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
Kenji Nagasaki
Director
3 films together
Notably My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
Yukihiro Miyamoto
Director
3 films together
Notably Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
Makoto Shinkai
Director
2 films together
Notably Your Name.
Naoko Yamada
Director
2 films together
Notably A Silent Voice: The Movie
Shinji Aramaki
Director
1 film together
Notably Appleseed Alpha
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
1 film together
Notably Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Tatsuma Minamikawa
Director
1 film together
Notably Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
Yasuto Nishikata
Director
1 film together
Notably The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
Kazuaki Imai
Director
1 film together
Notably Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island
Yutaka Uemura
Director
1 film together
Notably Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
Kobun Shizuno
Director
1 film together
Notably My Tyrano: Together, Forever
Ryoji Masuyama
Director
1 film together
Notably Hello WeGo!
Haruka Fujita
Director
1 film together
Notably Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Shingo Natsume
Director
1 film together
Notably ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards
Takayuki Hamana
Director
1 film together
Notably The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light
Ryota Nakamura
Director
1 film together
Notably Healin' Good♥Precure: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams
Masakazu Hashimoto
Director
1 film together
Notably Crayon Shin-chan: The Tornado Legend of Ninja Mononoke
Hiroaki Akagi
Director
1 film together
Notably Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
Minoru Ashina
Director
1 film together
Notably Isekai Quartet the Movie: Another World
Yuta Tanaka
Director
1 film together
Notably Pretty Cure All Stars F
Bob Shirohata
Director
1 film together
Notably The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
Akira Amemiya
Director
1 film together
Notably Gridman Universe
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Director
1 film together
Notably Oomuro-ke: Dear Sisters
Tensai Okamura
Director
1 film together
Notably My Hero Academia: You're Next
Haruo Sotozaki
Director
1 film together
Notably Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Norihiro Naganuma
Director
1 film together
Notably The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress' Treasure
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Kunihiko Yuyama
Director
4 films together · 6.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 4 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and ZekromKenji Nagasaki
Director
3 films together · 7.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
My Hero Academia: Heroes RisingYukihiro Miyamoto
Director
3 films together · 5.1 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: RebellionMakoto Shinkai
Director
2 films together · 8.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Your Name.Naoko Yamada
Director
2 films together · 7.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
A Silent Voice: The MovieHiroaki Akagi
Director
1 film together · 8.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The MovieYuta Tanaka
Director
1 film together · 8.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Pretty Cure All Stars FYutaka Uemura
Director
1 film together · 8.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The MovieHaruo Sotozaki
Director
1 film together · 8.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity CastleAkira Amemiya
Director
1 film together · 7.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Gridman UniverseTakayuki Hamana
Director
1 film together · 7.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by LightMinoru Ashina
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Isekai Quartet the Movie: Another WorldHaruka Fujita
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory DollYasuto Nishikata
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the SkyMasaaki Yuasa
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Night Is Short, Walk On GirlTensai Okamura
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
My Hero Academia: You're NextBob Shirohata
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2Masakazu Hashimoto
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Crayon Shin-chan: The Tornado Legend of Ninja MononokeShingo Natsume
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - RegardsRyoji Masuyama
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Hello WeGo!Kazuaki Imai
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure IslandShinji Aramaki
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Appleseed AlphaTatsuma Minamikawa
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Fairy Tail: Dragon CryNaoyuki Tatsuwa
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Oomuro-ke: Dear SistersKobun Shizuno
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
My Tyrano: Together, ForeverRyota Nakamura
Director
1 film together · 4.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Healin' Good♥Precure: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of DreamsNorihiro Naganuma
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress' TreasureSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Your Name.
as Sayaka Natori (voice)
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Your Name.
as Sayaka Natori (voice)
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Your Name.
as Sayaka Natori (voice)
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
as Sonya (voice)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
as Tanya von Degurechaff (voice)
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Aoi Yuuki has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Animation Legend
Awarded
39 catalogue titles in animation, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
as Madoka Kaname (voice)
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Pretty Cure All Stars F
as Nodoka Hanadera / Cure Grace (voice)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
100 METERS
as Komiya (Elementary School Student) (voice)
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
as Madoka Kaname (voice)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Pretty Cure All Stars F
as Nodoka Hanadera / Cure Grace (voice)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
My Hero Academia: You're Next
as Tsuyu Asui (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Pretty Cure All Stars F
as Nodoka Hanadera / Cure Grace (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Your Name.
as Sayaka Natori (voice)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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