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