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