Tomio Aoki

About

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...

Known for

The Burmese HarpMovie • 1956Pigs and BattleshipsMovie • 1961I Was Born, But...Movie • 1932Youth of the BeastMovie • 1963Intentions of MurderMovie • 1964A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraMovie • 1957A Story of Floating WeedsMovie • 1934Walk CheerfullyMovie • 1930What Did the Lady Forget?Movie • 1937An Inn in TokyoMovie • 1935IntimidationMovie • 1960The Only SonMovie • 1936Passing FancyMovie • 1933Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl BossMovie • 1970Apart from YouMovie • 1933The Thick-Walled RoomMovie • 1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictMovie • 1956I Am WaitingMovie • 1957Take Aim at the Police VanMovie • 1960Pistol OperaMovie • 2001A Straightforward BoyMovie • 1929