Joe Shishido
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Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in over 200 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname "Joe the Ace" (エースのジョー Ēsu no Jō) for his popular role in the Western Fast-Draw Guy (1961).
Known for
Credits
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991)
as Junichi Mizuta
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)
as Junichi Mizuta
Flower & Snake II (2005)
Actor
The Black Current (1954)
as Newspaper Reporter
Blood Shed (1966)
as Seiji
The Return of the Filthy Seven (1967)
Actor
The Dragon of Macao (1965)
as Aizu
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
Actor
The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
Actor
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be (1971)
as Mujitori
Kingorô no omawari-san (1956)
Actor
Machi ga nemuru toki (1959)
Actor
Edo Porn (1981)
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (1989)
as Captain
Confession (1956)
Actor
Tiger of the Sea (1964)
Actor
The Setting Sun (1992)
Actor
Frankie the Milkman (1956)
as Zenkichi Matsubara
The Rambler Rides Again (1960)
Actor
Tsukiyo no kasa (1955)
Actor
Quick Draw Joe (1961)
as Joe the Ace
The Final Judgement (2012)
as Lao Porto
Gate of Flesh (1964)
as Shintaro Ibuki
None But the Brave (1973)
Actor
死の壁の脱出 (1958)
as Jiro Asaoka
The Trap (1996)
as Jo Shishido
The Rambler in the Sunset (1960)
Actor
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
as Kouzou Saitoh
A Night In Nude: Salvation (2010)
as Naoki Yamagami
The Code (2009)
as Detective 500
Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)
as Seiji Okitsu
Branded to Kill (1967)
as Gorô Hanada
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Tokuji Hayakawa
I'm All Yours (1985)
as Priest
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
as Tominoichi
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba (1990)
Actor
Monk's Paradise (1971)
Actor
The Sea of Genkai (1976)
as Sawaki
Biographies of Killers (1969)
Actor
His Highness Surabaya (1955)
as Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood (1969)
Actor
Ex Convict: Sword Storm (1969)
Actor
Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
as Masa from Kanto
Katayoku dake no tenshi (1986)
Actor
Conflagration (1975)
as Chief Engineer Kosai
The Beauty in the Black Mask (1987)
as Takeo Sato
Stardust Wharf (1968)
Actor
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 (1957)
as Masaki Yoshihara
Chivalrous Outlaw (1963)
Actor
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
as Hachiro Tachibana
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
as Joe
This Is Home (1956)
Actor
Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH (1995)
Actor
The Champion (1957)
as Boxer Ishiyama
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
as School Principal
Switching – Goodbye Me (2007)
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Kisaragi (2007)
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
as Shuji Kamimura
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street (2001)
Actor
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki (—)
as Self (archive footage)
To Love (1997)
as Chinen
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
as Katsutoshi Otomo
High Seas Hijack (1977)
as Chief Engineer Kosai
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
as Jo Shishido
Rusty Knife (1958)
as Shimabara
Velvet Hustler (1967)
Actor
Bad Girl Mako (1971)
as Yasuoka
Tough Cop - Ginza Police (1994)
Actor
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
as Hideo Tajima
Blue Jeans Memory (1981)
Actor
Blood for Blood (1971)
as Naoto Tezuka
Drowning Fish (2001)
as Ace no Jo
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude (1970)
as Macaroni
Remembering the Cosmos Flower (1997)
Actor
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
as Cop
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss (1970)
as Macaroni
Leave My Girl Alone (1986)
as Bar Owner
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977)
as Black Jack
The Cleanup (1969)
Actor
Cruel Gun Story (1964)
as Togawa
Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
Actor
Three Stray Dogs (1965)
Actor
A Man's World (1971)
Actor
Massacre Gun (1967)
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Fugitive Alien (1987)
as Captain Joe
Danger Pays (1962)
as Jôji Kondô
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)
as Kajita
New Shameless School (1971)
as Gebageba
Youth of the Beast (1963)
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Temptation (1957)
as Goro Yasui
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)
as Captain Joe
The Gun Like Lightning (1960)
as Goro
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
as Hamazaki
Shameless School (1970)
as Macaroni
The Killers (1991)
Actor
Crime Reporter (1959)
as Fujimoto
Fossilized Wilderness (1982)
Actor
Your Life (1966)
Actor
Jinsei Gekijo (1964)
Actor
Take It Easy (1986)
Actor
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 (2011)
Actor
Muhō Ichidai (1957)
Actor
Nurse's Husband (1980)
Actor
Again (1984)
Actor
Outlaw's Gold (1967)
as 三鬼鉄
The Rough One (1969)
as Imano's Bodyguard
Sukanpin Walk (1984)
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong (1994)
Actor
This Heartbeat (1988)
Actor
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (1966)
as Kokichi Yamaguch
Center of Tokyo (1974)
as Hyodo
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower (1969)
Actor
Retaliation (1968)
as Hino
Detective Office 5 (2005)
as 500
Traces of Lead (1962)
Actor
Burning Clouds (1967)
Actor
Exiled to Hell (1969)
Actor
The Maid's Kid (1955)
Actor
Fukushu no Teio (1995)
as Kazunari Inaba
Our Wedding (1983)
Actor
Asia-Pol (1967)
as George
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Patrolman Yabuta
Charming Men (1970)
as Kobe Saburo
Return of the Vagabond (1960)
Actor
Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)
Actor
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Actor
My Sweetheart (1967)
as President Shishido
Nozomi Witches (1990)
as Ryotaro's father
Seishun wo warera ni (1956)
as Takai
Turning Point (1994)
as Hashizume
Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)
as Shunsuke Saichu
Shin Japan's Don: Waves (2004)
Actor
The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957)
Actor
Shiawase wa doko ni (1956)
as Tetsuo Shimura
Yakyuukyou no Uta (1985)
Actor
The Rambling Guitarist (1959)
as George
Pacific Porters (1961)
Actor
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu (1971)
Actor
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure (1965)
Actor
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Actor
Ore no sora (1977)
as Genjiro Yasuda
Hometown (1999)
Actor
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (1963)
as Hideo Tajima
Mexico Drifter (1962)
Actor
The First Catch (1980)
Actor
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa (1970)
Actor
Women's House (1954)
as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
Love Eternal (1966)
Actor
Crimson Pistol (1961)
Actor
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry (1965)
Actor
Debt King Part VII: Millennium (2000)
Actor
Hell Festival (1963)
as Tetsu the Otter
Merciless Bullet (1959)
as Yukie's lover
Kanshō fujin (1956)
Actor
The Crimson Plains (1961)
as Joji Sakuma
God's Pinch Hitter (1991)
Actor
Asiapol Secret Service (1966)
as George Eaton
Yakuza Jihad (2002)
Actor
Class Reunion (2004)
Actor
The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)
Actor
The Witty Samurai (1972)
Actor
Proud Ambition 2 (2006)
Actor
The Human Cyclone (1959)
as Masa
The Alaska Story (1977)
Actor
The Aftermath of War (1967)
Actor
The Frozen Plains (1962)
Actor
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962)
as Jô
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri (1970)
Actor
Murder Unincorporated (1965)
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Proud Ambition 5 (2006)
Actor
A Surgeon Named Hitman (2006)
Actor
Profile of a Boss' Son (1970)
Actor
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 (2007)
Actor
Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
Actor
Notorious Bastard (1963)
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (1961)
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Jūdan no arashi (1962)
Actor
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari (1973)
Actor
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ (1964)
Actor
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)
as Gin of the Colt
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (1972)
Actor
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life (1970)
Actor
The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
Actor
Small Rats of the Edo Town (1957)
as Hidematsu
Ofukuro (1955)
Actor
Wounded Beast (1959)
Actor
Proud Ambition 4 (2006)
Actor
Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)
as Katsuya Sekikawa
Joe of Aces: Give and Take (1961)
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
100 Gamblers (1969)
Actor
The Hard Core Criminal (1973)
Actor
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow (1960)
as Jo of the Colt
Called to the Stand (1956)
Actor
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights (1992)
as Dr. Tani
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless (2004)
Actor
Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964)
Actor
魔性の女 (1968)
Actor
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha (1958)
Actor
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)
Actor
The Happy Dancers (1956)
Actor
Akai ka to Rokudenashi (1963)
Actor
Last Round (1962)
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 6 (2005)
Actor
You'll Fall For Me (1989)
Actor
Chivalrous Pride (1969)
Actor
The Angry Rambler (1960)
Actor
Mighty Rules (1959)
Actor
The Guitarist from the Sea (1960)
Actor
I'll End in Hell (1961)
as Joji Dan
Gambler in the Sea (1961)
Actor
Kimagure tosei (1962)
Actor
Nuki uchi fūraibō (1962)
Actor
Proud Ambition 3 (2005)
Actor
The Doctor (1955)
Actor
Wind of Volcano (1960)
Actor
We Live Today (1959)
Actor
Proud Ambition (2006)
Actor
Gun of Nosappu (1961)
Actor
Gun Number Zero (1959)
Actor
Zattō ni hikarume (1959)
Actor
Solo Traveler (1962)
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 5 (2005)
Actor
The Gambler (1992)
as Joe of Aces
Who is in the Background? (1959)
Actor
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel (1964)
as Joe of Aces
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet (1993)
Actor
Danger Point: The Road to Hell (1991)
Actor
My Pistol Is Quick (1954)
as Airplane Passenger
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 (1991)
Actor
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains (1961)
Actor
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi (1965)
as Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
Shin Japan's Don 4 (2005)
Actor
Breasts and Bullets (1958)
Actor
Yabanjin no Nekutai (1969)
Actor
Run the Beast (1990)
Actor
Cell No. 8 (1956)
Actor
The Man with a Sinister Laugh (1960)
as Ken
Taiyō o buchi otose (1958)
Actor