
Tomio Aoki
Known for Acting · 130 credits
- Born
- 1923-10-07
- Died
- 2004-01-24
- Place of birth
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Томио Аоки · 突貫小僧 · Tokkan Kozō
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.
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Known For
Movies (130)

The Burmese Harp
1956
as Oyama

Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Kyuro

What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
as Tomio

The Only Son
1936
as Tomibo, Otaka's son

Take Aim at the Police Van
1960
as Clerk of Inn

Intentions of Murder
1964
as Neighbor

A Story of Floating Weeds
1934
as Tomio

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957

Pistol Opera
2001

Intimidation
1960

Walking With The Dog
2004

Break Down that Wall
1959
as Aioi Station policeman A

The Thick-Walled Room
1956

I Was Born, But...
1932
as Keiji

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956
as Ice Man

Youth of the Beast
1963
as Terumi Matsui

The Sound of Waves
1964
as Employee

A Japanese Tragedy
1953

The Rambler Rides Again
1960

Foundry Town
1962
as Worker A

Modern Children
1963

Mother's Love Letter
1935

Yuganda tsuki
1959
as Bota-san

An Inn in Tokyo
1935
as Zenko

The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Shin

Street Without End
1934
as Bellboy

Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
1965

No Blood Relation
1932
as Neighbour's child

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
1970

The Rambler Goes North
1962

Apart from You
1933
as Shôkiku's younger brother

Savage Wolf Pack
1969

Joshiryōsai
1957

I Am Waiting
1957
as Shibata's henchman

Fangs of Night
1958

Facing to the Clouds
1962

Passing Fancy
1933
as Tomio
Not Forgotten
2000
as Ito

A Rampage Full of Dreams
1962

The Rambler in the Sunset
1960

Underworld Beauty
1958
as Artisan

Burden of Life
1935

Jungle Block
1960

I Flunked, But...
1930
as Landlady's Son

Love Eternal
1966

Frankie the Milkman
1956

Five Siblings
1939

Eclipse
1934
as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother

The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961

Deka Matsuri
2003

The Rambling Guitarist
1959

The Perfect Game
1958
as Janitor at bank

The Call of Blood
1964
as Barbershop Owner

Blood for Blood
1971
as Terasaki

Forget Love for Now
1937
as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)

Walk Cheerfully
1930

Temptation
1957
as Painter

The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962
as Hayasaki

The Luck Which Touched the Leg
1930
as First son

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)

Last Round
1962
With a Single Sword Bale
1934

The Sky Is Mine
1959

Born Under Crossed Stars
1965

Dancing Girls of Izu
1954

The Will to Live
1967

The Bride is Fifteen
1964

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969

The Reckless One
1967

The Young and Bad
1962

Lunar Eclipse
1956

The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960

In Tears
1965

Children in the Wind
1937
as Circus Boy

An Innocent Maid
1935
as Tomibô

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963

Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961

Seinen no isu
1962

My Hometown is the Wild West
1960

Solo Traveler
1962

Fight of the Gamblers
1963

Chivalrous Life
1965

The Shadow on the Wall
1972
as Street person

Burden of Love
1955
as Red District Businessman

Welcome Home
1995
as Man at Park

Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960

Hard Times
1930
as Masao
The Strength of a Moustache
1931

The Life of an Office Worker
1929
as Third son

A World For Two
1966

Shin yūkyōden
1966

Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
1930
as Kurô, Child
Him, Her, and the Boys
1935
as Don-ko

Passion and Rifle Bullets
1955

The Incorrigible
1963

A Straightforward Boy
1929
as Tetsubo
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
as Boy at liquor shop

Jūdan no arashi
1962

The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961
as Sampei

Return of the Vagabond
1960

Greatest Boss of Japan
1970

A Hero of Tokyo
1935
as Kanichi as a boy

Nishi Ginza Station
1958

Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
1962

Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
1961

Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961

The Lady and the Beard
1931
as Prefectural Referee (uncredited)

でかんしょ風来坊
1961

Pure Emotions of the Sea
1956
as Sailor B

A Star Athlete
1937
Chocolate Girl
1932

Shōjo
1961

Black Dice
1962
Crying to the Blue Sky
1932

Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957

Lone Wolf
1960
as Miyamoto
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
1930

A Man Explodes
1959
If You Throw This Child Away
1935
About 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 a… With 130 credits spanning from 1929 to 2004, Tomio Aoki has appeared in 130 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Burmese Harp (1956) — as Oyama
- Pigs and Battleships (1961) — as Kyuro
- What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) — as Tomio
- The Only Son (1936) — as Tomibo, Otaka's son
- Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) — as Clerk of Inn
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