Acting
Tomio Aoki
JA cinema · 130 credits
Born
7 October 1923
Died
24 January 2004 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Томио Аоки · 突貫小僧 · Tokkan Kozō
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.
Known for
Filmography
Welcome Home
as Man at Park
The Shadow on the Wall
as Street person
Blood for Blood
as Terasaki
Intentions of Murder
as Neighbor
The Sound of Waves
as Employee
The Call of Blood
as Barbershop Owner
Youth of the Beast
as Terumi Matsui
Foundry Town
as Worker A
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
as Hayasaki
Pigs and Battleships
as Kyuro
Take Aim at the Police Van
as Clerk of Inn
Lone Wolf
as Miyamoto
The Brawler
as The regular tailor
Break Down that Wall
as Aioi Station policeman A
Crazy Jailbreak
as Takeuchi
Yuganda tsuki
as Bota-san
The Perfect Game
as Janitor at bank
Underworld Beauty
as Artisan
I Am Waiting
as Shibata's henchman
Temptation
as Painter
The Burmese Harp
as Oyama
Pure Emotions of the Sea
as Sailor B
Burden of Love
as Red District Businessman
Forget Love for Now
as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
Children in the Wind
as Circus Boy
The Only Son
as Tomibo, Otaka's son
A Hero of Tokyo
as Kanichi as a boy
花婿の寝言
1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
as Boy at liquor shop
An Inn in Tokyo
as Zenko
An Innocent Maid
as Tomibô
Street Without End
as Bellboy
Eclipse
as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
Apart from You
as Terugiku's younger brother
Passing Fancy
as Tomio
I Was Born, But...
as Keiji
No Blood Relation
as Neighbour's child
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
The Lady and the Beard
as Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
Hard Times
as Masao
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
as Kurô, Child
I Flunked, But...
as Landlady's Son
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
as First son
A Straightforward Boy
as Tetsubo
The Life of an Office Worker
as Third son