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Tomio Aoki

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tomio Aoki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: 1923-10-07

Place of birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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Also known as: Томио Аоки, 突貫小僧

Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships

1961-01-21

Kyuro

Jungle Block
Jungle Block

1960-06-15

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp

1956-01-21

Oyama

I Was Born, But...
I Was Born, But...

1932-06-03

Keiji

Love Eternal
Love Eternal

1966-07-09

Deka Matsuri
Deka Matsuri

2003-01-11

Kimagure tosei
Kimagure tosei

1962-02-18

Black Dice
Black Dice

1962-03-25

Seinen no isu
Seinen no isu

1962-04-08

Foundry Town
Foundry Town

1962-04-08

Worker A

Apart from You
Apart from You

1933-04-01

Shôkiku's younger brother

Break Down that Wall
Break Down that Wall

1959-06-23

Aioi Station policeman A

No Blood Relation
No Blood Relation

1932-12-16

Neighbour's child

Street Without End
Street Without End

1934-04-26

Bellboy

The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game

1958-11-11

Janitor at bank

The Shadow on the Wall
The Shadow on the Wall

1972-06-28

Street person

Passing Fancy
Passing Fancy

1933-09-07

Tomio

Surging Waves
Surging Waves

1939-10-13

Modern Children
Modern Children

1963-02-02

Forget Love for Now
Forget Love for Now

1937-07-01

Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)

Not Forgotten
Not Forgotten

2000-12-23

Ito

Welcome Home
Welcome Home

1995-02-10

Man at Park

Five Siblings
Five Siblings

1939-07-20

Hitori tabi
Hitori tabi

1962-06-24

Crazy Jailbreak
Crazy Jailbreak

1959-04-08

Takeuchi

A Straightforward Boy
A Straightforward Boy

1929-11-24

Tetsubo

A Man Explodes
A Man Explodes

1959-04-28

Fangs of Night
Fangs of Night

1958-01-15

Yuganda tsuki
Yuganda tsuki

1959-07-28

Bota-san

Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood

1971-06-10

Hard Times
Hard Times

1930-05-02

Masao

Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay

1930-01-21

Kurô, Child

A Hero of Tokyo
A Hero of Tokyo

1935-03-07

Kanichi as a boy

I Flunked, But...
I Flunked, But...

1930-04-11

Landlady's son

The Lady and the Beard
The Lady and the Beard

1931-02-07

Prefectural Referee (uncredited)

Eclipse
Eclipse

1934-11-01

Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother

Chivalrous Life
Chivalrous Life

1965-03-07

Intimidation
Intimidation

1960-03-23

Walk Cheerfully
Walk Cheerfully

1930-03-01

Chocolate Girl
Chocolate Girl

1932-08-26

Burden of Life
Burden of Life

1935-12-10

The Groom Talks in His Sleep
The Groom Talks in His Sleep

1935-01-13

Boy at liquor shop

A World For Two
A World For Two

1966-02-25

An Inn in Tokyo
An Inn in Tokyo

1935-11-21

Zenko

Him, Her, and the Boys
Him, Her, and the Boys

1935-05-30

Don-ko

Children in the Wind
Children in the Wind

1937-11-11

Circus Boy

Pure Emotions of the Sea
Pure Emotions of the Sea

1956-06-28

Sailor B

Intentions of Murder
Intentions of Murder

1964-06-28

Neighbor

Take Aim at the Police Van
Take Aim at the Police Van

1960-01-27

Clerk of Inn

Pistol Opera
Pistol Opera

2001-10-27

Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast

1963-04-21

Terumi Matsui

Underworld Beauty
Underworld Beauty

1958-03-25

Artisan

The Only Son
The Only Son

1936-09-15

Tomio

Burden of Love
Burden of Love

1955-03-18

Red District Businessman

The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves

1964-04-29

Employee

I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting

1957-10-22

Shibata's henchman

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932-03-01

boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

The Life of an Office Worker
The Life of an Office Worker

1929-10-25

Third son

An Innocent Maid
An Innocent Maid

1935-01-20

Tomibô

The Call of Blood
The Call of Blood

1964-10-03

Barbershop Owner

Temptation
Temptation

1957-09-22

Painter

The Sky Is Mine
The Sky Is Mine

1959-11-01

Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf

1960-08-27

Miyamoto

A Star Athlete
A Star Athlete

1937-05-01

Shōjo
Shōjo

1961-01-15

Joshiryōsai
Joshiryōsai

1957-02-06

Shin yūkyōden
Shin yūkyōden

1966-11-20