Tomio Aoki

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.

Acting

1995

1965

1964

The Call of Blood
Movie

Barbershop Owner

1963

1962

1962

1960

1957

I Am Waiting
Movie

Shibata's henchman

1957

1935

A Hero of Tokyo
Movie

Kanichi as a boy

1934

Eclipse
Movie

Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother

1933

Apart from You
Movie

Shôkiku's younger brother

1932

No Blood Relation
Movie

Neighbour's child

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie

boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie

boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie

boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie

boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie

boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

1931

The Lady and the Beard
Movie

Prefectural Referee (uncredited)

1930

Infos

Full Name
Tomio Aoki
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
10/7/1923
Date of Death
1/24/2004
Also Known As

Томио Аоки

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