- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- January 24, 2004
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 unti…
Filmography
movieWalking With The Dog
2004
movie突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験
2003
movieDeka Matsuri
2003
moviePistol Opera
2001
Not Forgotten
movieNot Forgotten
2000 · Ito
movieWelcome Home
1995 · Man at Park
movieThe Shadow on the Wall
1972 · Street person
movieBlood for Blood
1971 · Terasaki
movieStray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
1970
movieGreatest Boss of Japan
1970
movieRising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
movieSavage Wolf Pack
1969
movieThe Will to Live
1967
movieThe Reckless One
1967
movieShin yūkyōden
1966
movieLove Eternal
1966
movieA World For Two
1966
movieIn Tears
1965
movieBorn Under Crossed Stars
1965
movieSeishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
1965
movieChivalrous Life
1965
movieThe Call of Blood
1964 · Barbershop Owner
movieIntentions of Murder
1964 · Neighbor
movieThe Sound of Waves
1964 · Employee
movieThe Bride is Fifteen
1964
movieFight of the Gamblers
1963
movieThe Incorrigible
1963
movieOre wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
movieYouth of the Beast
1963 · Terumi Matsui
movieModern Children
1963
movieThe Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962 · Hayasaki
movieThe Young and Bad
1962
movieJūdan no arashi
1962
movieLast Round
1962
movieSolo Traveler
1962
movieTaiyō no yō ni akaruku
1962
movieFacing to the Clouds
1962
movieSeinen no isu
1962
movieFoundry Town
1962 · Worker A
movieA Rampage Full of Dreams
1962
movieBlack Dice
1962
movieKimagure tosei
1962
movieThe Rambler Goes North
1962
movieMillion Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
movieThe Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961 · Sampei
movieJoe of Aces: Give and Take
1961
movieŌatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
movieThe Famous Wanderer
1961
moviePigs and Battleships
1961 · Kyuro
movieShōjo
1961
movieKeiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961
movieThe Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
movieMy Hometown is the Wild West
1960
movieThe Rambler Rides Again
1960
movieYakuza sensei
1960
movieLone Wolf
1960 · Miyamoto
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
movie金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
1960
movieThe Brawler
1960 · The regular tailor
movieTokyo Mighty Guy
1960
movieThe Rambler in the Sunset
1960
movieJungle Block
1960
movieReturn of the Vagabond
1960
movieIntimidation
1960
movieTake Aim at the Police Van
1960 · Clerk of Inn
movieThe Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
movieThe Sky Is Mine
1959
movieThe Rambling Guitarist
1959
movieYuganda tsuki
1959 · Bota-san
movieBreak Down that Wall
1959 · Aioi Station policeman A
movieA Man Explodes
1959
movieCrazy Jailbreak
1959 · Takeuchi
movieThe Perfect Game
1958 · Janitor at bank
movieNishi Ginza Station
1958
movieUnderworld Beauty
1958 · Artisan
movieFangs of Night
1958
movieI Am Waiting
1957 · Shibata's henchman
movieThe Eagle and the Hawk
1957 · Shin
movieTemptation
1957 · Painter
movieJûnana-sai no teikô
1957
movieA Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
movieJoshiryōsai
1957
movieLunar Eclipse
1956
movieFrankie the Milkman
1956
movieThe Thick-Walled Room
1956
movieSuzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956 · Ice Man
moviePure Emotions of the Sea
1956 · Sailor B
movieThe Burmese Harp
1956 · Oyama
moviePassion and Rifle Bullets
1955
movieBurden of Love
1955 · Red District Businessman
movieDancing Girls of Izu
1954
movieA Japanese Tragedy
1953
Surging Waves
movieSurging Waves
1939
movieFive Siblings
1939
movieKokumin no chikai
1938
movieChildren in the Wind
1937 · Circus Boy
movieForget Love for Now
1937 · Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
movieA Star Athlete
1937
movieWhat Did the Lady Forget?
1937 · Tomio
movieThe Only Son
1936 · Tomibo, Otaka's son
movieBurden of Life
1935
movieAn Inn in Tokyo
1935 · Zenko
If You Throw This Child Away
movieIf You Throw This Child Away
1935
Him, Her, and the Boys
movieHim, Her, and the Boys
1935 · Don-ko
movieMother's Love Letter
1935
movieA Hero of Tokyo
1935 · Kanichi as a boy
movieAn Innocent Maid
1935 · Tomibô
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
movieThe Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935 · Boy at liquor shop
movieA Story of Floating Weeds
1934 · Tomio
movieEclipse
1934 · Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
With a Single Sword Bale
movieWith a Single Sword Bale
1934
movieStreet Without End
1934 · Bellboy
moviePassing Fancy
1933 · Tomio
movieApart from You
1933 · Shôkiku's younger brother
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
movieThe Cheerleading Captain's Love
1933
movieNo Blood Relation
1932 · Neighbour's child
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1932 · boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
Chocolate Girl
movieChocolate Girl
1932
movieI Was Born, But...
1932 · Keiji
Crying to the Blue Sky
movieCrying to the Blue Sky
1932
The Strength of a Moustache
movieThe Strength of a Moustache
1931
movieThe Lady and the Beard
1931 · Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
movieThe Tale of Kinuyo
1930
movieThe Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930 · First son
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
movieA Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
1930
movieHard Times
1930 · Masao
movieI Flunked, But...
1930 · Landlady's Son
movieWalk Cheerfully
1930
movieMr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930 · Kurô, Child
movieA Straightforward Boy
1929 · Tetsubo
movieThe Life of an Office Worker
1929 · Third son