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Tomio Aoki

青木富夫

Tomio Aoki is known for The Burmese Harp (1956), I Was Born, But... (1932), The Only Son (1936).

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.

Questions about Tomio Aoki

How many Tomio Aoki films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 102 films with Tomio Aoki, from 1930 to 2003.

What is the best rated Tomio Aoki film?

The best rated Tomio Aoki film in the catalogue is The Burmese Harp (1956), rated 7.8.

What was the first Tomio Aoki film?

The first Tomio Aoki film in the catalogue is I Was Born, But..., from 1932.

Who has Tomio Aoki worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Tomio Aoki shares the most credits with Chishu Ryu (3 films), Yasujiro Ozu (3 films) and Chōko Iida (2 films).

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Known for

Trivia

Also works as
child actor

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Full filmography

129 films — 102 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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