Acting
Tomio Aoki
Born October 7, 1923 · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died January 24, 2004 · aged 80
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 (193…
Known For
The Burmese Harp · 1956The Burmese Harp
★ 7.81956
MovieDramaWar
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Youth of the Beast · 1963Youth of the Beast
★ 7.01963
MovieThrillerCrime
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
The Only Son · 1936The Only Son
★ 7.41936
MovieDrama
A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him and finds he has become a night school teacher struggling to support his wife and son.
Blood for Blood · 1971Blood for Blood
★ 7.01971
MovieCrimeDrama
The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of the most infamous mobs of Tokyo want a piece of the pie. As out-of-town yakuza flood the city overnight, the crime boss of the Akiba family, Tezuka (Joe Shishido), is released from prison after a five year sentence. He does not like the "change" he sees.
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era · 1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
★ 7.01957
MovieComedy
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
A Story of Floating Weeds · 1934A Story of Floating Weeds
★ 7.21934
MovieDrama
An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
Pigs and Battleships · 1961Pigs and Battleships
★ 7.21961
MovieCrimeDrama
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
I Was Born, But... · 1932I Was Born, But...
★ 7.61932
MovieComedyDrama
Brothers Keiji and Ryoichi move to a new neighborhood in the Tokyo suburbs after their father, an office clerk, is promoted. The boys join the local gang as lowly new kids and emerge as natural leaders after defeating a bully. While visiting the home of their father's boss, the brothers witness the ridicule their father endures to please his superior. Angry and embarrassed, the boys find their naive ideas about power being challenged.
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Apart from You · 1933Apart from You
★ 7.01933
MovieDrama
An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.
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