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 Ozus 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 Ichikawas 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 Shinozakis Okaeri and appeared in Suzukis 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 costars for Shinozakis 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia