Tomio Aoki

(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).

• Name — Tomio Aoki • Born — 7 October 1923 • Birthplace — Yokohama, Japan • Died — 24 January 2004 • Place of death — Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan • Other Names — Tokkan Kozo • Years Active — 1929–2004 • Awards — Three Continents Festival Best Actor (shared), for Not Forgotten (2000) Tomio Aoki aka Tokkan Kozō was a Japanese film actor.

• I Was Born, But... (1932) • Passing Fancy (1933) • An Inn in Tokyo (1935) • The Burmese Harp (1956) • Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (幕末太陽伝 Bakumatsu taiyōden) (1957) • The Wandering Guitarist (1959) • Okaeri (1995) • Not Forgotten (2000) • Pistol Opera (2001)