Tomio Aoki
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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Acted in
Walking With The Dog
2004
Deka Matsuri
2003
Pistol Opera
2001
Not Forgotten
2000
as Ito
Welcome Home
1995
as Man at Park
The Shadow on the Wall
1972
as Street person
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
Chivalrous Life
1965
The Call of Blood
1964
as Barbershop Owner
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Neighbor
The Sound of Waves
1964
as Employee
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
The Incorrigible
1963
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
Youth of the Beast
1963
as Terumi Matsui
Modern Children
1963
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962
as Hayasaki
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
1962
as Worker A
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
1962
Black Dice
1962
Kimagure tosei
1962
The Rambler Goes North
1962
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kyuro
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Lone Wolf
1960
as Miyamoto
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
1960
as Clerk of Inn
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
The Sky Is Mine
1959
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
ゆがんだ月
1959
as Bota-san
Break Down that Wall
1959
as Aioi Station policeman A
A Man Explodes
1959
Crazy Jailbreak
1959
as Takeuchi
The Perfect Game
1958
as Janitor at bank
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
Underworld Beauty
1958
as Artisan
Fangs of Night
1958
I Am Waiting
1957
as Shibata's henchman
The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Shin
Temptation
1957
as Painter
Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Frankie the Milkman
1956
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Ice Man
Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956
as Sailor B
The Burmese Harp
1956
as Oyama
Passion and Rifle Bullets
1955
Burden of Love
1955
as Red District Businessman
Dancing Girls of Izu
1954
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
Surging Waves
1939
Five Siblings
1939
Kokumin no chikai
1938
Children in the Wind
1937
as Circus Boy
Forget Love for Now
1937
as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
A Star Athlete
1937
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
as Tomio
The Only Son
1936
as Tomio
Burden of Life
1935
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Zenko
If You Throw This Child Away
1935
Him, Her, and the Boys
1935
as Don-ko
Mother's Love Letter
1935
A Hero of Tokyo
1935
as Kanichi as a boy
An Innocent Maid
1935
as Tomibô
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
as Boy at liquor shop
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Tomio
Eclipse
1934
as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
Street Without End
1934
as Bellboy
Passing Fancy
1933
as Tomio
Apart from You
1933
as Shôkiku's younger brother
No Blood Relation
1932
as Neighbour's child
Chocolate Girl
1932
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Keiji
Crying to the Blue Sky
1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
The Strength of a Moustache
1931
The Lady and the Beard
1931
as Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930
as First son
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
1930
Hard Times
1930
as Masao
I Flunked, But...
1930
as Landlady's son
Walk Cheerfully
1930
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930
as Kurô, Child
A Straightforward Boy
1929
as Tetsubo
The Life of an Office Worker
1929
as Third son