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	Acting
Most Rating	11.477
Birthday	1923-10-07
Place of Birth	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As	青木富夫, Томио Аоки, 突貫小僧,

Pigs and Battleships

The Burmese Harp

I Was Born, But...

A Story of Floating Weeds

Foundry Town

No Blood Relation

What Did the Lady Forget?

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Street Without End

The Perfect Game

Passing Fancy

The Thick-Walled Room

Welcome Home

Not Forgotten

A Straightforward Boy

Hard Times

Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay

A Hero of Tokyo

Eclipse

Apart from You

The Groom Talks in His Sleep

Burden of Life

The Lady and the Beard

I Flunked, But...

Walking With The Dog

金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ

An Inn in Tokyo

Savage Wolf Pack

Forget Love for Now

Born Under Crossed Stars

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Him, Her, and the Boys

The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass

The Eagle and the Hawk

Children in the Wind

The Rambler in the Sunset

The Rambling Guitarist

Pure Emotions of the Sea

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

Intentions of Murder

The Young and Bad

Return of the Vagabond

The Guys Who Put Money on Me

The Will to Live

Take Aim at the Police Van

Youth of the Beast

Underworld Beauty

Pistol Opera

Passion and Rifle Bullets

The Only Son

A Japanese Tragedy

Burden of Love

I Am Waiting

The Sound of Waves

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Life of an Office Worker

The Luck Which Touched the Leg

An Innocent Maid

The Call of Blood

Temptation

The Guitarist and the Rancher

The Sky Is Mine

Lone Wolf

A Star Athlete

The Incorrigible

Jûnana-sai no teikô

Nishi Ginza Station

Frankie the Milkman

The Tokyo Mighty Guy

If You Throw This Child Away

With a Single Sword Bale

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Jungle Block

Break Down that Wall

The Shadow on the Wall

Modern Children

Mother's Love Letter

Kokumin no chikai

Five Siblings

Crazy Jailbreak