Tomio Aoki
Acting
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
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movieWelcome Home
1995
Man at Park
movieThe Shadow on the Wall
1972
Street person
movieBlood for Blood
1971
Terasaki
movieThe Call of Blood
1964
Barbershop Owner
movieIntentions of Murder
1964
Neighbor
movieThe Sound of Waves
1964
Employee
movieYouth of the Beast
1963
Terumi Matsui
movieFoundry Town
1962
Worker A
movieLone Wolf
1960
Miyamoto
movieThe Brawler
1960
The regular tailor
movieTake Aim at the Police Van
1960
Clerk of Inn
movieYuganda tsuki
1959
Bota-san
movieBreak Down that Wall
1959
Aioi Station policeman A
movieCrazy Jailbreak
1959
Takeuchi
movieThe Perfect Game
1958
Janitor at bank
movieUnderworld Beauty
1958
Artisan
movieI Am Waiting
1957
Shibata's henchman
movieTemptation
1957
Painter
movieBurden of Love
1955
Red District Businessman
movieChildren in the Wind
1937
Circus Boy
movieForget Love for Now
1937
Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
movieThe Only Son
1936
Tomibo, Otaka's son
movieA Hero of Tokyo
1935
Kanichi as a boy
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
Boy at liquor shop
movieEclipse
1934
Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
movieStreet Without End
1934
Bellboy
movieApart from You
1933
Shôkiku's younger brother
movieNo Blood Relation
1932
Neighbour's child
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
movieThe Lady and the Beard
1931
Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
movieHard Times
1930
Masao
movieI Flunked, But...
1930
Landlady's Son
movieMr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930
Kurô, Child
