Joe Shishido
Known for Acting · 250 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)
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 角倉勘次
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Fujio Tashiro
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
as Chief 500
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
as Gendō
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Star Wolf
1978
as Captain Joe
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979
Pro Hunter
1981
as 菊島雄三
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Blitz!! Strada 5
1974
as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
Dazzling Cops
1977
Movies (238)
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
The Black Current
1954
as Newspaper Reporter
Blood Shed
1966
as Seiji
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
The Dragon of Macao
1965
as Aizu
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971
as Mujitori
Kingorô no omawari-san
1956
Machi ga nemuru toki
1959
Edo Porn
1981
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
1989
as Captain
Confession
1956
Tiger of the Sea
1964
The Setting Sun
1992
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Zenkichi Matsubara
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Tsukiyo no kasa
1955
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
死の壁の脱出
1958
as Jiro Asaoka
The Trap
1996
as Jo Shishido
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
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 / Noritsugu Hayakawa
I'm All Yours
1985
as Priest
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Tominoichi
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Monk's Paradise
1971
The Sea of Genkai
1976
as Sawaki
Biographies of Killers
1969
His Highness Surabaya
1955
as Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
1963
as Masa from Kanto
Katayoku dake no tenshi
1986
Conflagration
1975
as Chief Engineer Kosai
The Beauty in the Black Mask
1987
as Takeo Sato
Stardust Wharf
1968
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
as Masaki Yoshihara
Chivalrous Outlaw
1963
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
Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH
1995
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
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
Bad Girl Mako
1971
as Yasuoka
Tough Cop - Ginza Police
1994
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963
as Hideo Tajima
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
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
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
Cruel Gun Story
1964
as Togawa
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966
Three Stray Dogs
1965
A Man's World
1971
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
Crime Reporter
1959
as Fujimoto
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
Your Life
1966
Jinsei Gekijo
1964
Take It Easy
1986
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
Muhō Ichidai
1957
Nurse's Husband
1980
Again
1984
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
This Heartbeat
1988
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966
as Kokichi Yamaguch
Center of Tokyo
1974
as Hyodo
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969
Retaliation
1968
as Hino
Detective Office 5
2005
as 500
Traces of Lead
1962
Burning Clouds
1967
Exiled to Hell
1969
The Maid's Kid
1955
Fukushu no Teio
1995
as Kazunari Inaba
Our Wedding
1983
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 250 credits spanning from 1954 to 2012, Joe Shishido has appeared in 238 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)
- The Black Current (1954) — as Newspaper Reporter
- Blood Shed (1966) — as Seiji
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