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.
The Burmese Harp
as OyamaIn Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises...
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The Only Son
as TomioA silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite...
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A Story of Floating Weeds
as TomioAn aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and...
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I Was Born, But...
as KeijiTwo young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood. Ozu's charming...
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Youth of the Beast
as Terumi MatsuiWhen a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with...
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Pigs and Battleships
as KyuroIn the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the...
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A Japanese Tragedy
as uncreditedAt the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up...
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The Thick-Walled Room
as uncreditedA group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves...
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Intentions of Murder
as NeighborThe neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with...
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An Inn in Tokyo
as ZenkoAn unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era...
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Passing Fancy
as TomioIn Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a...
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as uncreditedSaheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He...
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Burden of Life
as uncreditedA middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old...
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Pistol Opera
as uncreditedAn assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by...
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Take Aim at the Police Van
as Clerk of InnA sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.
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Temptation
as PainterShokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an...
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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Ice ManA jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light...
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Greatest Boss Of Japan
as uncreditedA man who became the third boss faces off against delinquent foreigners and villains vying to...
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The Rambler Rides Again
as uncreditedIn this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to...
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Street Without End
as BellboyMikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose...
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I Am Waiting
as Shibata's henchmanA former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster...
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Intimidation
as uncreditedKoreyoshi Kurahara's ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a...
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The Rambling Guitarist
as uncreditedArriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the...
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Foundry Town
as Worker ASet in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families...
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What Did the Lady Forget?
as TomioA professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokio, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited...
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Nishi Ginza Station
as uncreditedThis short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a...
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The Guys Who Put Money on Me
as HayasakiAn unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young...
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No Blood Relation
as Neighbour's childAn actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of...
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Underworld Beauty
as ArtisanThe moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen...
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Children in the Wind
as Circus BoyOn vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is...
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The Life of an Office Worker
as Third sonWhen Tsukamoto is made redundant he cannot bring himself to tell his wife. Instead he...
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Love Eternal
as uncreditedA deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an...
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Apart from You
as Shôkiku's younger brotherAn aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young...
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Eclipse
as Shigeru, Ôsaki's brotherThe story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and...
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The Lady and the Beard
as Prefectural Referee (uncredited)Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the ...
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A Straightforward Boy
as TetsuboA kidnapped boy proves to be more than his abductor can handle.
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Walk Cheerfully
as uncreditedKenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet...
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The Incorrigible
as uncreditedBased on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars...
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Savage Wolf Pack
as uncreditedA professional hunter, Tetsuya, returns from Alaska to find that his hometown had become a...
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The Tokyo Mighty Guy
as uncreditedMega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a...
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Welcome Home
as Man at ParkYuriko, once a concert pianist, now practices home-making while husband Takashi stays out late...
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Blood For Blood
as uncreditedThe Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new...
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Jungle Block
as uncreditedA young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted...
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Fight of the Gamblers
as uncreditedRyuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men,...
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Return of the Vagabond
as uncreditedThe 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler,...
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The Sound of Waves
as EmployeeOn a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji...
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Crazy Jailbreak
as TakeuchiA prisoner escapes from prison to find the real criminal.
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed...
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Walking With The Dog
as uncreditedDumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's...
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Born Under Crossed Stars
as uncreditedA young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the...
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An Innocent Maid
as TomibôIn a back alley of the Shitamachi district of Tokyo, Kihachi bears witness to a series of...
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A Man Explodes
as uncreditedKensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains....
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Burden of Love
as Red District BusinessmanThe female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a...
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The Rambler in the Sunset
as uncreditedThe young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu...
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I Flunked, But...
as Landlady's sonThis bittersweet comedy tells the tale of a group of college roommates attempting to cheat their...
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A Star Athlete
as uncreditedDuring college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is...
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Dancing Girls of Izu
as uncreditedA dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about...
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Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
as uncredited1961 Japanese movie
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The Rambler Goes North
as uncreditedIn the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back...
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Deka Matsuri
as uncredited12-part omnibus made under the rules: "the main character is a detective" "at least one gag per...
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The Call of Blood
as Barbershop OwnerTwo brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
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Forget Love for Now
as Kotarô (as Tokkan Kozô)Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.
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The Eagle and the Hawk
as ShinIn a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who...
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Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
as Kurô, ChildSilent comedic short by Mikio Naruse
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The Shadow on the Wall
as Street personA blind woman suspects that something isn’t right about the reappeared wife of her brother after...
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The Perfect Game
as Janitor at bankCollege students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the...
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The Young and Bad
as uncreditedNot too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his...
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A World For Two
as uncreditedOn a passenger ship to Japan, the journalist Kawase encounters a man who claims to be a...
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The Luck Which Touched the Leg
as First sonA salaryman finds some money in the street and gets a reward for returning it to its rightful...
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Mother's Love Letter
as uncreditedDomestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run...
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The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
as uncreditedOn summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel...
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Fangs of Night
as uncreditedA young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some...
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Modern Children
as uncreditedAfter their father dies, his children try to get by on a house boat.
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Break Down that Wall
as Aioi Station policeman AA man is wrongfully accused of murder.
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A Hero of Tokyo
as Kanichi as a boyThe story focuses on the widower Nemoto, ostensibly a businessman, who has one son, Kanichi, the...
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The Guitarist and the Rancher
as uncreditedRambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old...
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Five Siblings
as uncreditedA businessman runs afoul of the law and commits suicide, leaving behind a wife and five...
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Jûnana-sai no teikô
as uncreditedKanako is an intelligent and beautiful girl in her third year of high school, but there was a...
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Chivalrous Life
as uncreditedIn the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the...
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Passion and Rifle Bullets
as uncreditedPrivate Detective Ippei Shizuno faces off against a serial killer and a wealthy woman's society...
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Frankie the Milkman
as uncreditedRoppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out...
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Kokumin no chikai
as uncreditedThis film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to...
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The Rambler under the Southern Cross
as uncreditedIn the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back...
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