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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 7, 1923Deathday
January 24, 2004Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
111Place of birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, JapanAlso known as
Томио Аоки, 突貫小僧Cast credits
Pigs and Battleships
KyuroJungle Block
The Burmese Harp
OyamaI Was Born, But...
KeijiLove Eternal
Deka Matsuri
Kimagure tosei
A Story of Floating Weeds
TomioBlack Dice
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
Seinen no isu
Foundry Town
Worker AApart from You
Shôkiku's younger brotherŌatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
Facing to the Clouds
Break Down that Wall
Aioi Station policeman ANo Blood Relation
Neighbour's childWhat Did the Lady Forget?
TomioThe Rambler Goes North
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era