Tomio Aoki
Born
October 7, 1923
Died
January 24, 2004 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Walking With The Dog
2004
Deka Matsuri
2003
Pistol Opera
2001
Not Forgotten
Ito
2000
Welcome Home
Man at Park
1995
The Shadow on the Wall
Street person
1972
Blood for Blood
1971
Greatest Boss Of Japan
1970
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
The Will to Live
1967
Love Eternal
1966
A World For Two
1966
Born Under Crossed Stars
1965
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
1965
Chivalrous Life
1965
The Call of Blood
Barbershop Owner
1964
Intentions of Murder
Neighbor
1964
The Sound of Waves
Employee
1964
Hanayome wa jū go-sai
1964
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
The Incorrigible
1963
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
Youth of the Beast
Terumi Matsui
1963
Modern Children
1963
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
Hayasaki
1962
The Young and Bad
1962
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Moeru minamijūjisei
1962
Hitori tabi
1962
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
1962
Facing to the Clouds
1962
Seinen no isu
1962
Foundry Town
Worker A
1962
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
1962
Black Dice
1962
Kimagure tosei
1962
The Rambler Goes North
1962
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Pigs and Battleships
Kyuro
1961
Shōjo
1961
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
Ore no furusato wa dai seibu
1960
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Lone Wolf
Miyamoto
1960
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
1960
The Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Jungle Block
1960
Return of the Vagabond
1960
Intimidation
1960
Take Aim at the Police Van
Clerk of Inn
1960
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
The Sky Is Mine
1959
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
Yuganda tsuki
Bota-san
1959
Break Down that Wall
Aioi Station policeman A
1959
A Man Explodes
1959
Crazy Jailbreak
Takeuchi
1959
The Perfect Game
Janitor at bank
1958
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
Underworld Beauty
Artisan
1958
Fangs of Night
1958
I Am Waiting
Shibata's henchman
1957
The Eagle and the Hawk
Shin
1957
Temptation
Painter
1957
Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Joshiryōsai
1957
Frankie the Milkman
1956
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Ice Man
1956
Pure Emotions of the Sea
Sailor B
1956
The Burmese Harp
Oyama
1956
Passion and Rifle Bullets
1955
Burden of Love
Red District Businessman
1955
Dancing Girls of Izu
1954
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
Surging Waves
1939
Five Siblings
1939
Kokumin no chikai
1938
Children in the Wind
Circus Boy
1937
Forget Love for Now
Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
1937
A Star Athlete
1937
What Did the Lady Forget?
Tomio
1937
The Only Son
Tomio
1936
Burden of Life
1935
An Inn in Tokyo
Zenko
1935
If You Throw This Child Away
1935
Him, Her, and the Boys
Don-ko
1935
Mother's Love Letter
1935
A Hero of Tokyo
Kanichi as a boy
1935
An Innocent Maid
Tomibô
1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
Boy at liquor shop
1935
A Story of Floating Weeds
Tomio
1934
Eclipse
Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
1934
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
Street Without End
Bellboy
1934
Passing Fancy
Tomio
1933
Apart from You
Shôkiku's younger brother
1933
No Blood Relation
Neighbour's child
1932
Chocolate Girl
1932
I Was Born, But...
Keiji
1932
Crying to the Blue Sky
1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
1932
The Strength of a Moustache
1931
The Lady and the Beard
Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
1931
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
First son
1930
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
1930
Hard Times
Masao
1930
I Flunked, But...
Landlady's son
1930
Walk Cheerfully
1930
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Kurô, Child
1930
A Straightforward Boy
Tetsubo
1929
The Life of an Office Worker
Third son
1929