Tomio Aoki
Acting
Born October 7, 1923 · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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). D…
Known For · 40 titles
The Will to Live
Modern Children
Him, Her, and the Boys
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Forget Love for Now
Five Siblings
The Rambler in the Sunset
Burden of Love
The Rambler Rides Again
Mother's Love Letter
Jûnana-sai no teikô
With a Single Sword Bale
Frankie the Milkman
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
The Guitarist and the Rancher
Walking With The Dog
The Burmese Harp
I Was Born, But...
Youth of the Beast
Yakuza sensei
Walk Cheerfully
Pigs and Battleships
An Innocent Maid
A Story of Floating Weeds
A Japanese Tragedy
Foundry Town
Intentions of Murder
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
The Only Son
The Thick-Walled Room
The Brawler
Born Under Crossed Stars
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Pistol Opera
The Call of Blood
Take Aim at the Police Van
Dancing Girls of Izu
Underworld Beauty
The Sound of Waves