 Later that year, Aoi provided the voice of Ikechan in the film "Ikechan and Me", a live-action adaptation of the picture book of the same name by Rieko Saibara, as well as playing supporting roles in "Honokaa Boy" and Yoji Yamada's "Ototo".The following year Aoi starred in Ryūichi Hiroki's 2010 film "The Lightning Tree".She later appeared in "Vampire", "Rurouni Kenshin", and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama "Penance".