Tomio Aoki
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-10-07
Day of Death
2004-01-24 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Tomio Aoki
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2004)
(2003)
(2001)
(2000)
Not Forgotten
as Ito
(1995)
Welcome Home
as Man at Park
(1972)
The Shadow on the Wall
as Street person
(1971)
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
(1967)
(1966)
(1966)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
The Sound of Waves
as Employee
(1964)
Intentions of Murder
as Neighbor
(1964)
The Call of Blood
as Barbershop Owner
(1963)
Youth of the Beast
as Terumi Matsui
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
Foundry Town
as Worker A
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
as Hayasaki
(1961)
Pigs and Battleships
as Kyuro
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Take Aim at the Police Van
as Clerk of Inn
(1960)
Lone Wolf
as Miyamoto
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
(1959)
Break Down that Wall
as Aioi Station policeman A
(1959)
(1959)
Crazy Jailbreak
as Takeuchi
(1959)
(1959)
Yuganda tsuki
as Bota-san
(1958)
The Perfect Game
as Janitor at bank
(1958)
Underworld Beauty
as Artisan
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
I Am Waiting
as Shibata's henchman
(1957)
Temptation
as Painter
(1957)
(1957)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Shin
(1957)
(1956)
The Burmese Harp
as Oyama
(1956)
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Ice Man
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
Pure Emotions of the Sea
as Sailor B
(1955)
Burden of Love
as Red District Businessman
(1955)
(1954)
(1953)
(1939)
(1939)
(1938)
(1937)
What Did the Lady Forget?
as Tomio
(1937)
(1937)
Children in the Wind
as Circus Boy
(1937)
Forget Love for Now
as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
(1936)
The Only Son
as Tomio
(1935)
(1935)
An Inn in Tokyo
as Zenko
(1935)
An Innocent Maid
as Tomibô
(1935)
Him, Her, and the Boys
as Don-ko
(1935)
A Hero of Tokyo
as Kanichi as a boy
(1935)
(1935)
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
as Boy at liquor shop
(1935)
(1934)
A Story of Floating Weeds
as Tomio
(1934)
Street Without End
as Bellboy
(1934)
Eclipse
as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
(1934)
(1933)
Passing Fancy
as Tomio
(1933)
Apart from You
as Shôkiku's younger brother
(1932)
I Was Born, But...
as Keiji
(1932)
No Blood Relation
as Neighbour's child
(1932)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
(1932)
(1932)
(1931)
The Lady and the Beard
as Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
(1931)
(1930)
(1930)
I Flunked, But...
as Landlady's son
(1930)
Hard Times
as Masao
(1930)
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
as Kurô, Child
(1930)
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
as First son
(1930)
(1929)
A Straightforward Boy
as Tetsubo
(1929)
The Life of an Office Worker
as Third son