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
A Story of Floating Weeds
Tomio
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Intentions of Murder
Neighbor
I Was Born, But...
Keiji
Pistol Opera
Take Aim at the Police Van
Clerk of Inn
Youth of the Beast
Terumi Matsui
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Deka Matsuri
Pigs and Battleships
Kyuro
Apart from You
Shôkiku's younger brother
Dancing Girls of Izu
Temptation
Painter
The Only Son
Tomio
I Am Waiting
Shibata's henchman
Tokyo Mighty Guy
Foundry Town
Worker A
My Hometown is the Wild West
The Eagle and the Hawk
Shin
A Japanese Tragedy
Born Under Crossed Stars
Street Without End
Bellboy
Intimidation
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Ice Man
Fight of the Gamblers
Yuganda tsuki
Bota-san
The Thick-Walled Room
An Inn in Tokyo
Zenko
Passing Fancy
Tomio
The Loyal 47 Ronin
boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Rambling Guitarist
The Incorrigible
Hitori tabi
Underworld Beauty
Artisan
Passion and Rifle Bullets
The Rambler Rides Again
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
The Bride is Fifteen
Jūdan no arashi
Savage Wolf Pack
Walking With The Dog
The Call of Blood
Barbershop Owner
Jungle Block
A World For Two
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
The Sound of Waves
Employee
What Did the Lady Forget?
Tomio
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
Hayasaki
Love Eternal
Black Dice
Lone Wolf
Miyamoto
Burden of Life
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
A Man Explodes
Facing to the Clouds
Kimagure tosei
Lunar Eclipse
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
Chivalrous Life
Fangs of Night
The Sky Is Mine
No Blood Relation
Neighbour's child
The Young and Bad
The Perfect Game
Janitor at bank
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
Blood for Blood
Terasaki
The Lady and the Beard
Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
Shōjo
Children in the Wind
Circus Boy
Joshiryōsai
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
Boy at liquor shop
The Reckless One
Break Down that Wall
Aioi Station policeman A
Not Forgotten
Ito
I Flunked, But...
Landlady's Son
Nishi Ginza Station
The Rambler Goes North
The Rambler in the Sunset
In Tears
Him, Her, and the Boys
Don-ko
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
Greatest Boss Of Japan
Crying to the Blue Sky
でかんしょ風来坊
Last Round
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
Shin yūkyōden
Seinen no isu
The Shadow on the Wall
Street person
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
Five Siblings
Mother's Love Letter
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Surging Waves
Jûnana-sai no teikô
Forget Love for Now
Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
Modern Children
A Hero of Tokyo
Kanichi as a boy
Burden of Love
Red District Businessman
Eclipse
Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
Frankie the Milkman
The Life of an Office Worker
Third son
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Kurô, Child
Return of the Vagabond
Welcome Home
Man at Park
With a Single Sword Bale
Pure Emotions of the Sea
Sailor B
A Straightforward Boy
Tetsubo
Chocolate Girl
Kokumin no chikai
A Star Athlete
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
Crazy Jailbreak
Takeuchi
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
Hard Times
Masao
The Will to Live
The Tale of Kinuyo
Walk Cheerfully
An Innocent Maid
Tomibô
The Strength of a Moustache
If You Throw This Child Away
突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
First son