Tomio Aoki
Known for Acting · 130 credits
- Born
- 1923-10-07
- Died
- 2004-01-24
- Place of birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Томио Аоки · 突貫小僧 · Tokkan Kozō
Biography
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
Movies (130)
Burden of Love
1955
as Red District Businessman
Modern Children
1963
Him, Her, and the Boys
1935
as Don-ko
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Forget Love for Now
1937
as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
Five Siblings
1939
Walking With The Dog
2004
Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957
Mother's Love Letter
1935
Frankie the Milkman
1956
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930
as First son
The Will to Live
1967
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
The Burmese Harp
1956
as Oyama
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930
as Kurô, Child
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kyuro
Yakuza sensei
1960
An Innocent Maid
1935
as Tomibô
The Brawler
1960
as The regular tailor
Walk Cheerfully
1930
The Only Son
1936
as Tomibo, Otaka's son
A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Tomio
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Ice Man
I Was Born, But...
1932
as Keiji
Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Clerk of Inn
Intentions of Murder
1964
as Neighbor
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
1970
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
as Tomio
Passing Fancy
1933
as Tomio
The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Shin
Foundry Town
1962
as Worker A
An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Zenko
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験
2003
Blood for Blood
1971
as Terasaki
The Lady and the Beard
1931
as Prefectural Referee (uncredited)
Street Without End
1934
as Bellboy
Pistol Opera
2001
I Flunked, But...
1930
as Landlady's Son
Jungle Block
1960
Underworld Beauty
1958
as Artisan
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Apart from You
1933
as Shôkiku's younger brother
Born Under Crossed Stars
1965
Shōjo
1961
The Perfect Game
1958
as Janitor at bank
No Blood Relation
1932
as Neighbour's child
Intimidation
1960
Youth of the Beast
1963
as Terumi Matsui
Temptation
1957
as Painter
The Call of Blood
1964
as Barbershop Owner
Dancing Girls of Izu
1954
Nishi Ginza Station
1958
A Rampage Full of Dreams
1962
Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960
Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956
as Sailor B
A Straightforward Boy
1929
as Tetsubo
Fangs of Night
1958
Shin yūkyōden
1966
Chivalrous Life
1965
I Am Waiting
1957
as Shibata's henchman
The Reckless One
1967
Hard Times
1930
as Masao
My Hometown is the Wild West
1960
The Sound of Waves
1964
as Employee
The Famous Wanderer
1961
Break Down that Wall
1959
as Aioi Station policeman A
The Bride is Fifteen
1964
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)
Return of the Vagabond
1960
The Shadow on the Wall
1972
as Street person
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969
In Tears
1965
Welcome Home
1995
as Man at Park
Not Forgotten
2000
as Ito
The Young and Bad
1962
The Rambler Goes North
1962
Savage Wolf Pack
1969
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
Yuganda tsuki
1959
as Bota-san
The Life of an Office Worker
1929
as Third son
Lunar Eclipse
1956
Black Dice
1962
Love Eternal
1966
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
1965
Burden of Life
1935
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
1960
A World For Two
1966
Passion and Rifle Bullets
1955
Surging Waves
1939
The Incorrigible
1963
A Star Athlete
1937
Greatest Boss of Japan
1970
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961
as Sampei
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Children in the Wind
1937
as Circus Boy
Facing to the Clouds
1962
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961
A Man Explodes
1959
A Hero of Tokyo
1935
as Kanichi as a boy
The Sky Is Mine
1959
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
1962
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962
as Hayasaki
Lone Wolf
1960
as Miyamoto
Deka Matsuri
2003
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961
Eclipse
1934
as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
1933
Last Round
1962
Crying to the Blue Sky
1932
Seinen no isu
1962
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961
Kimagure tosei
1962
About 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 a… With 130 credits spanning from 1929 to 2004, Tomio Aoki has appeared in 130 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Burden of Love (1955) — as Red District Businessman
- Modern Children (1963)
- Him, Her, and the Boys (1935) — as Don-ko
- The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
- Forget Love for Now (1937) — as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)
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