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.
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
Pigs and Battleships
(Kyuro)
Jungle Block
The Burmese Harp
(Oyama)
I Was Born, But...
(Keiji)
Love Eternal
Deka Matsuri
Kimagure tosei
A Story of Floating Weeds
(Tomio)
Black Dice
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
Seinen no isu
Foundry Town
(Worker A)
Apart from You
(Shôkiku's younger brother)
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
Facing to the Clouds
Break Down that Wall
(Aioi Station policeman A)
No Blood Relation
(Neighbour's child)
What Did the Lady Forget?
(Tomio)
The Rambler Goes North
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Street Without End
(Bellboy)
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
The Perfect Game
(Janitor at bank)
The Shadow on the Wall
(Street person)
Passing Fancy
(Tomio)
The Rambler Rides Again
The Thick-Walled Room
Greatest Boss Of Japan
Surging Waves
Modern Children
Mother's Love Letter
Forget Love for Now
(Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô))
Not Forgotten
(Ito)
Kokumin no chikai
Welcome Home
(Man at Park)
Five Siblings
Hitori tabi
Crazy Jailbreak
(Takeuchi)
Moeru minamijūjisei
A Straightforward Boy
(Tetsubo)
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
A Man Explodes
Jūdan no arashi
Fangs of Night
ゆがんだ月
(Bota-san)
Blood for Blood
Dancing Girls of Izu
Hard Times
(Masao)
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
(Kurô, Child)
A Hero of Tokyo
(Kanichi as a boy)
I Flunked, But...
(Landlady's son)
The Lady and the Beard
(Prefectural Referee (uncredited))
Eclipse
(Shigeru, Ôsaki's brother)
Chivalrous Life
Intimidation
Walk Cheerfully
The Strength of a Moustache
Chocolate Girl
Crying to the Blue Sky
Burden of Life
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
(Boy at liquor shop)
Walking With The Dog
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
A World For Two
An Inn in Tokyo
(Zenko)
Savage Wolf Pack
Fight of the Gamblers
Born Under Crossed Stars
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
(Ice Man)
Him, Her, and the Boys
(Don-ko)
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
The Eagle and the Hawk
(Shin)
Children in the Wind
(Circus Boy)
The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambling Guitarist
Pure Emotions of the Sea
(Sailor B)
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
Intentions of Murder
(Neighbor)
The Young and Bad
Return of the Vagabond
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
(Hayasaki)
The Will to Live
Take Aim at the Police Van
(Clerk of Inn)
Pistol Opera
Youth of the Beast
(Terumi Matsui)
Underworld Beauty
(Artisan)
Passion and Rifle Bullets
The Only Son
(Tomio)
A Japanese Tragedy
Burden of Love
(Red District Businessman)
The Sound of Waves
(Employee)
I Am Waiting
(Shibata's henchman)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô))
The Life of an Office Worker
(Third son)
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
(First son)
An Innocent Maid
(Tomibô)
The Call of Blood
(Barbershop Owner)
Temptation
(Painter)
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Sky Is Mine
Lone Wolf
(Miyamoto)
A Star Athlete
The Incorrigible
Frankie the Milkman
Jûnana-sai no teikô
Nishi Ginza Station
The Tokyo Mighty Guy
If You Throw This Child Away
With a Single Sword Bale
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
Shōjo
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab