Tomio Aoki
Acting
Born: October 7, 1923 · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died: January 24, 2004 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
Biography
Tomio Aoki (October 7, 1923 in Yokohama, Japan – January 24, 2004 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan) aka Tokkan Kozō was a Japanese film actor. Aoki became famous as a child actor after debuting at the age of six in silent films directed by Yasujirō Ozu. His leading role in Ozu's 1929 short comedy Tokkan kozo gave Aoki his nickname. I Was Born, But... (1932), Passing Fancy (1933) and An Inn in Tokyo (1935) were three other Ozu films in which Aoki had notable roles. Aoki disappeared from Japanese cinema in 1940, at the age of 16, but returned to film acting in Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp (1956). During the 1960s he appeared in films for directors Seijun Suzuki and Teruo Ishii before retiring again in 1972. He again returned to the screen in 1995 in Makoto Shinozaki's Okaeri, and appeared in Suzuki's Pistol Opera (2001). He continued appearing in films, and in short comedies by Shinozaki until his death in 2004. He shared the Best Actor award at the French Three Continents Festival with two of his co-stars for Shinozaki's Not Forgotten (2000). By the time of his death, at the age of 80, Aoki had performed in over 300 films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tomio Aoki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Burmese Harp
1956
I Was Born, But...
1932
The Only Son
1936
Youth of the Beast
1963
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
Pigs and Battleships
1961
Intentions of Murder
1964
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
A Straightforward Boy
1929
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
1970
Photos (2)
Movies (118)
The Burmese Harp
Oyama
Youth of the Beast
Terumi Matsui
I Was Born, But...
Keiji
What Did the Lady Forget?
Tomio
Pigs and Battleships
Kyuro
A Story of Floating Weeds
Tomio
The Only Son
Tomibo, Otaka's son
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
I Flunked, But...
Landlady's Son
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Foundry Town
Worker A
Yakuza sensei
1960
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
1970
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
The Reckless One
1967
Lunar Eclipse
1956
Street Without End
Bellboy
Last Round
1962
Kokumin no chikai
1938
Underworld Beauty
Artisan
Shin yūkyōden
1966
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Ice Man
Eclipse
Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
Intimidation
1960
The Loyal 47 Ronin
boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
Apart from You
Terugiku's younger brother
Intentions of Murder
Neighbor
Greatest Boss of Japan
1970
Break Down that Wall
Aioi Station policeman A
Burden of Life
1935
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
Hayasaki
Crazy Jailbreak
Takeuchi
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Passing Fancy
Tomio
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
The Sound of Waves
Employee
My Hometown is the Wild West
1960
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
The Life of an Office Worker
Third son
Blood for Blood
Terasaki
Dancing Girls of Izu
1954
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
Temptation
Painter
Facing to the Clouds
1962
The Incorrigible
1963
Jungle Block
1960
Pistol Opera
2001
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
1965
A Man Explodes
1959
Kimagure tosei
1962
A Rampage Full of Dreams
1962
Black Dice
1962
Welcome Home
Man at Park
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
Chivalrous Life
1965
I Am Waiting
Shibata's henchman
An Innocent Maid
Tomibô
Pure Emotions of the Sea
Sailor B
The Lady and the Beard
Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
Take Aim at the Police Van
Clerk of Inn
Yuganda tsuki
Bota-san
The Shadow on the Wall
Street person
The Young and Bad
1962
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
Born Under Crossed Stars
1965
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
Lone Wolf
Miyamoto
Fangs of Night
1958
The Famous Wanderer
1961
The Perfect Game
Janitor at bank
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
Frankie the Milkman
1956
The Sky Is Mine
1959
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
A Star Athlete
1937
A World For Two
1966
Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
Seinen no isu
1962
Return of the Vagabond
1960
Love Eternal
1966
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
The Call of Blood
Barbershop Owner
An Inn in Tokyo
Zenko
No Blood Relation
Neighbour's child
Shōjo
1961
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
First son
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
Sampei
Walk Cheerfully
1930
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961
Children in the Wind
Circus Boy
Walking With The Dog
2004
The Rambler Goes North
1962
Deka Matsuri
2003
Burden of Love
Red District Businessman
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
A Hero of Tokyo
Kanichi as a boy
The Brawler
The regular tailor
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
1962
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Passion and Rifle Bullets
1955
The Eagle and the Hawk
Shin
Solo Traveler
1962
Modern Children
1963
Joshiryōsai
1957
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Kurô, Child
Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957
In Tears
1965
The Will to Live
1967
A Straightforward Boy
Tetsubo
Forget Love for Now
Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Mother's Love Letter
1935
Hard Times
Masao
The Tale of Kinuyo
1930
突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験
2003
Five Siblings
1939