Tomio Aoki

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-10-07

Day of death

2004-01-24 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Tomio Aoki

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

Known For

  • The Burmese Harp

    The Burmese Harp

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

  • Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

    Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

  • Youth of the Beast

    Youth of the Beast

  • The Bride is Fifteen

    The Bride is Fifteen

  • Take Aim at the Police Van

    Take Aim at the Police Van

  • A Story of Floating Weeds

    A Story of Floating Weeds

  • I Was Born, But...

    I Was Born, But...

  • Burden of Love

    Burden of Love

  • Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu

    Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu

  • Dancing Girls of Izu

    Dancing Girls of Izu

  • A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

  • Deka Matsuri

    Deka Matsuri

  • Nishi Ginza Station

    Nishi Ginza Station

  • Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder

  • Not Forgotten

    Not Forgotten

  • The Sound of Waves

    The Sound of Waves

  • Pistol Opera

    Pistol Opera

  • The Call of Blood

    The Call of Blood

  • The Only Son

    The Only Son

  • The Rambler Goes North

    The Rambler Goes North

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

  • Last Round

    Last Round

  • Jūdan no arashi

    Jūdan no arashi

  • The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass

    The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass

  • Seinen no isu

    Seinen no isu

  • I Am Waiting

    I Am Waiting

  • Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

    Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

  • Jungle Block

    Jungle Block

  • The Incorrigible

    The Incorrigible

  • Born Under Crossed Stars

    Born Under Crossed Stars

  • Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

    Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū

  • The Reckless One

    The Reckless One

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Fight of the Gamblers

    Fight of the Gamblers

  • The Thick-Walled Room

    The Thick-Walled Room

  • No Blood Relation

    No Blood Relation

  • Taiyō no yō ni akaruku

    Taiyō no yō ni akaruku

  • 金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ

    金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ

  • Savage Wolf Pack

    Savage Wolf Pack

  • Modern Children

    Modern Children

  • The Rambling Guitarist

    The Rambling Guitarist

  • What Did the Lady Forget?

    What Did the Lady Forget?

  • Street Without End

    Street Without End

  • Kimagure tosei

    Kimagure tosei

  • The Shadow on the Wall

    The Shadow on the Wall

  • Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

    Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

  • Intimidation

    Intimidation

  • Frankie the Milkman

    Frankie the Milkman

  • The Guys Who Put Money on Me

    The Guys Who Put Money on Me

  • Underworld Beauty

    Underworld Beauty

  • The Will to Live

    The Will to Live

  • The Rambler Rides Again

    The Rambler Rides Again

  • I Flunked, But...

    I Flunked, But...

  • Walking With The Dog

    Walking With The Dog

  • The Perfect Game

    The Perfect Game

  • Shōjo

    Shōjo

  • Apart from You

    Apart from You

  • Joshiryōsai

    Joshiryōsai

  • Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

    Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

  • Jûnana-sai no teikô

    Jûnana-sai no teikô

  • Greatest Boss Of Japan

    Greatest Boss Of Japan

  • The Sky Is Mine

    The Sky Is Mine

  • Love Eternal

    Love Eternal

  • A World For Two

    A World For Two

  • The Eagle and the Hawk

    The Eagle and the Hawk

  • Break Down that Wall

    Break Down that Wall

  • Yuganda tsuki

    Yuganda tsuki

  • The Tokyo Mighty Guy

    The Tokyo Mighty Guy

  • Lone Wolf

    Lone Wolf

  • A Man Explodes

    A Man Explodes

  • Shin yūkyōden

    Shin yūkyōden

  • Fangs of Night

    Fangs of Night

  • My Hometown is the Wild West

    My Hometown is the Wild West

  • The Lady and the Beard

    The Lady and the Beard

  • Burden of Life

    Burden of Life

  • Lunar Eclipse

    Lunar Eclipse

  • Joe of Aces: Give and Take

    Joe of Aces: Give and Take

  • Mother's Love Letter

    Mother's Love Letter

  • Surging Waves

    Surging Waves

  • The Young and Bad

    The Young and Bad

  • The Guitarist and the Rancher

    The Guitarist and the Rancher

  • Five Siblings

    Five Siblings

  • A Star Athlete

    A Star Athlete

  • With a Single Sword Bale

    With a Single Sword Bale

  • The Rambler in the Sunset

    The Rambler in the Sunset

  • Black Dice

    Black Dice

  • Hitori tabi

    Hitori tabi

  • Passion and Rifle Bullets

    Passion and Rifle Bullets

  • Yume ga ippai abarenbō

    Yume ga ippai abarenbō

  • The Rambler under the Southern Cross

    The Rambler under the Southern Cross

  • Passing Fancy

    Passing Fancy

  • Forget Love for Now

    Forget Love for Now

  • Crazy Jailbreak

    Crazy Jailbreak

  • Eclipse

    Eclipse

  • Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Children in the Wind

    Children in the Wind

  • The Groom Talks in His Sleep

    The Groom Talks in His Sleep

  • An Innocent Maid

    An Innocent Maid

  • An Inn in Tokyo

    An Inn in Tokyo

  • Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay

    Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay

  • Chocolate Girl

    Chocolate Girl

  • A Hero of Tokyo

    A Hero of Tokyo

  • Pure Emotions of the Sea

    Pure Emotions of the Sea

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • The Tale of Kinuyo

    The Tale of Kinuyo

  • A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa

    A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa

  • If You Throw This Child Away

    If You Throw This Child Away

  • The Luck Which Touched the Leg

    The Luck Which Touched the Leg

  • Walk Cheerfully

    Walk Cheerfully

  • The Strength of a Moustache

    The Strength of a Moustache

  • The Life of an Office Worker

    The Life of an Office Worker

  • Crying to the Blue Sky

    Crying to the Blue Sky

  • A Straightforward Boy

    A Straightforward Boy

  • Him, Her, and the Boys

    Him, Her, and the Boys

  • 突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

    突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

  • Facing to the Clouds

    Facing to the Clouds

  • でかんしょ風来坊

    でかんしょ風来坊

  • Return of the Vagabond

    Return of the Vagabond

  • Kokumin no chikai

    Kokumin no chikai

  • Blood for Blood

    Blood for Blood

  • Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē

    Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē

  • The Cheerleading Captain's Love

    The Cheerleading Captain's Love

  • Chivalrous Life

    Chivalrous Life