 In 2003, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Kit Kat in Japan, Shunji Iwai shot a series of short films starring Yu Aoi and Anne Suzuki, which later was expanded into the feature film called "Hana & Alice", which earned Aoi the Best Actress award at the Japanese Professional Movie Award.In 2005, Aoi played her first lead on the big screen in "Letters from Kanai Nirai", which was sold in Korea with the alternate title of "Aoi Yu's Letter" due to her popularity.She also had supporting roles in the Satoshi Miki film "Turtles Swim Faster than Expected" starring Juri Ueno, and "Yamato" with Shido Nakamura and Kenichi Matsuyama.