Tomio Aoki
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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Filmography (129 Appearances)
Walking With The Dog
突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験
Deka Matsuri
Pistol Opera
Not Forgotten
Welcome Home
The Shadow on the Wall
Blood for Blood
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Greatest Boss of Japan
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
Savage Wolf Pack
The Will to Live
The Reckless One
Shin yūkyōden
Love Eternal
A World For Two
In Tears
Born Under Crossed Stars
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
Chivalrous Life
The Call of Blood
Intentions of Murder
The Sound of Waves
The Bride is Fifteen
Fight of the Gamblers
The Incorrigible
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
Youth of the Beast
Modern Children
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
The Young and Bad
Jūdan no arashi
Last Round
Solo Traveler
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
Facing to the Clouds
Foundry Town
Seinen no isu
A Rampage Full of Dreams
Black Dice
Kimagure tosei
The Rambler Goes North
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Ōatari hyappatsuhyakuchū
でかんしょ風来坊
Pigs and Battleships
Shōjo
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
My Hometown is the Wild West
The Rambler Rides Again
Yakuza sensei
Lone Wolf
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
Tokyo Mighty Guy
The Rambler in the Sunset
Jungle Block
Return of the Vagabond
Intimidation
Take Aim at the Police Van
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Sky Is Mine
The Rambling Guitarist
Yuganda tsuki
Break Down that Wall
A Man Explodes
Crazy Jailbreak
The Perfect Game
Nishi Ginza Station
Underworld Beauty
Fangs of Night
I Am Waiting
The Eagle and the Hawk
Temptation
Jûnana-sai no teikô
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Joshiryōsai
Lunar Eclipse
Frankie the Milkman
The Thick-Walled Room
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Pure Emotions of the Sea
The Burmese Harp
Passion and Rifle Bullets
Burden of Love
Dancing Girls of Izu
A Japanese Tragedy
Surging Waves
Five Siblings
Kokumin no chikai
Children in the Wind
Forget Love for Now
A Star Athlete
What Did the Lady Forget?
The Only Son
Burden of Life
An Inn in Tokyo
If You Throw This Child Away
Him, Her, and the Boys
Mother's Love Letter
A Hero of Tokyo
An Innocent Maid
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
A Story of Floating Weeds
Eclipse
With a Single Sword Bale
Street Without End
Passing Fancy
Apart from You
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
No Blood Relation
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Chocolate Girl
I Was Born, But...
Crying to the Blue Sky
The Strength of a Moustache
The Lady and the Beard
The Tale of Kinuyo
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa
Hard Times
I Flunked, But...
Walk Cheerfully
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
A Straightforward Boy
The Life of an Office Worker