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.
In the same year, Aoi voiced Ikechan in the movie "Ikechan and Me," which was a live-action version of the picture book by Rieko Saibara. She also had supporting roles in "Honokaa Boy" and "Ototo," directed by Yoji Yamada.