Joe Shishido
Known for Acting · 247 credits
- Born
- 1933-12-06
- Died
- 2020-01-18
- Place of birth
- Kita, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- Jo Shishido
Biography
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
TV Shows (12)
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Fujio Tashiro
Pro Hunter
1981
as 菊島雄三
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
as Chief 500
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 角倉勘次
Blitz!! Strada 5
1974
as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979
Star Wolf
1978
as Captain Joe
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
as Gendō
Dazzling Cops
1977
Movies (235)
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
Edo Porn
1981
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Tokuji Hayakawa / Noritsugu Hayakawa
Branded to Kill
1967
as Gorô Hanada
Gate of Flesh
1964
as Shintaro Ibuki
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
as School Principal
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Tominoichi
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
as Kouzou Saitoh
Youth of the Beast
1963
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Hachiro Tachibana
Kisaragi
2007
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
I'm All Yours
1985
as Priest
Drowning Fish
2001
as Ace no Jo
Cruel Gun Story
1964
as Togawa
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
as Black Jack
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Joe
The Code
2009
as Detective 500
Yakuza Jihad
2002
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
as Cop
Love Eternal
1966
Rusty Knife
1958
as Shimabara
Nurse's Husband
1980
My Sweetheart
1967
as President Shishido
Conflagration
1975
as Chief Engineer Kosai
The Gun Like Lightning
1960
as Goro
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Jo Shishido
Gambling Code and Feuds
1977
as Katsuya Sekikawa
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as George
Blood for Blood
1971
as Naoto Tezuka
Retaliation
1968
as Hino
The Naked Woman and the Gun
1957
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Macaroni
Ofukuro
1955
Nozomi Witches
1990
as Ryotaro's father
A Colt Is My Passport
1967
as Shuji Kamimura
Wounded Beast
1959
The Cleanup
1969
Ore no sora
1977
as Genjiro Yasuda
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Muhō Ichidai
1957
The Maid's Kid
1955
Murder Unincorporated
1965
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
The Trap
1996
as Jo Shishido
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
as Hamazaki
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
as Naoki Yamagami
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Bar Owner
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963
as Hideo Tajima
Massacre Gun
1967
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
The Aftermath of War
1967
The Rough One
1969
as Imano's Bodyguard
Turning Point
1994
as Hashizume
The Alaska Story
1977
Exiled to Hell
1969
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
1972
New Shameless School
1971
as Gebageba
The Cards Will Tell
1960
Bad Girl Mako
1971
as Yasuoka
Velvet Hustler
1967
Shameless School
1970
as Macaroni
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
as Gin of the Colt
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969
Again
1984
Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969
100 Gamblers
1969
Asiapol Secret Service
1966
as George Eaton
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970
Greatest Boss of Japan
1970
Women's House
1954
as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
The Human Cyclone
1959
as Masa
The First Catch
1980
Detective Office 5
2005
as 500
Gun of Nosappu
1961
Take It Easy
1986
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Asia-Pol
1967
as George
Sukanpin Walk
1984
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yabuta
Our Wedding
1983
The Hard Core Criminal
1973
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
1970
Caribe: Symphony of Love
1985
as Shunsuke Saichu
We Live Today
1959
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962
as Jô
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970
as Macaroni
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
1964
as Joe of Aces
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
1960
as Ken
To Love
1997
as Chinen
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
1992
as Dr. Tani
A Man's World
1971
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
1963
as Hideo Tajima
Gambler in the Sea
1961
The Angry Rambler
1960
Pacific Porters
1961
The Crimson Plains
1961
as Joji Sakuma
Solo Traveler
1962
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
Gun Number Zero
1959
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
as Jo of the Colt
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
This Heartbeat
1988
You'll Fall For Me
1989
Temptation
1957
as Goro Yasui
Notorious Bastard
1963
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
The Frozen Plains
1962
Danger Pays
1962
as Jôji Kondô
The Happy Dancers
1956
Mighty Rules
1959
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
The Witty Samurai
1972
The Dragon and the Tiger
1966
Center of Tokyo
1974
as Hyodo
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Zenkichi Matsubara
About Joe Shishido
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). With 247 credits spanning from 1954 to 2012, Joe Shishido has appeared in 235 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joe Shishido Movies
- 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)
- Edo Porn (1981) — as Jyuppensha Ikku
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) — as Tokuji Hayakawa / Noritsugu Hayakawa
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