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.
Acted in 118
2000s
- 2004
- 2003
突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験
Movie
Deka Matsuri
Movie
- 2001
Pistol Opera
Movie
1990s
- 1995
Welcome Home
Man at Park
1970s
- 1972
The Shadow on the Wall
Street person
- 1971
Blood for Blood
Terasaki
- 1970
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Movie
Greatest Boss of Japan
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
Movie
Savage Wolf Pack
Movie
- 1967
- 1966
Love Eternal
Movie
- 1965
Born Under Crossed Stars
Movie
Chivalrous Life
Movie
- 1964
The Sound of Waves
Employee
- 1963
Fight of the Gamblers
Movie
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
Movie
Modern Children
Movie
- 1962
The Young and Bad
Movie
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
Movie
The Rambler Goes North
Movie
- 1961
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
Movie
Pigs and Battleships
Kyuro
Shōjo
Movie
- 1960
Yakuza sensei
Movie
Lone Wolf
Miyamoto
Jungle Block
Movie
Intimidation
Movie
1950s
- 1959
The Sky Is Mine
Movie
- 1958
The Perfect Game
Janitor at bank
Nishi Ginza Station
Movie
- 1957
The Eagle and the Hawk
Shin
Jûnana-sai no teikô
Movie
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Movie
- 1956
Lunar Eclipse
Movie
The Thick-Walled Room
Movie
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Ice Man
Pure Emotions of the Sea
Sailor B
The Burmese Harp
Oyama
- 1955
Passion and Rifle Bullets
Movie
Burden of Love
Red District Businessman
- 1954
- 1953
A Japanese Tragedy
Movie
1930s
- 1939
Five Siblings
Movie
- 1938
Kokumin no chikai
Movie
- 1937
Children in the Wind
Circus Boy
A Star Athlete
Movie
What Did the Lady Forget?
Tomio
- 1936
- 1935
An Inn in Tokyo
Zenko
A Hero of Tokyo
Kanichi as a boy
An Innocent Maid
Tomibô
- 1934
Eclipse
Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
Street Without End
Bellboy
- 1933
Passing Fancy
Tomio
Apart from You
Terugiku's younger brother
- 1932
No Blood Relation
Neighbour's child
The Loyal 47 Ronin
boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
- 1931
The Lady and the Beard
Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
- 1930
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
First son
Hard Times
Masao
I Flunked, But...
Landlady's Son
Walk Cheerfully
Movie
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Kurô, Child
1920s
- 1929
A Straightforward Boy
Tetsubo
The Life of an Office Worker
Third son