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Joe Shishido

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
252

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 6, 1933 (92 years old)

Place of Birth
Kita, Osaka, Japan

Joe 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

Acting

2012The Final Judgementas Lao Porto
2011Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3as
2010A Night In Nude: Salvationas Naoki Yamagami
2009The Codeas Detective 500
2007Switching – Goodbye Meas Yoshinosuke Yoshida
2007Kisaragias Ooiso Long Beach Host
2007Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2as
2006Proud Ambition 5as
2006Proud Ambition 4as
2006Proud Ambitionas
2006Proud Ambition 2as
2006A Surgeon Named Hitmanas
2005Detective Office 5as 500
2005Detective Office 5: Another Storyas
2005Detective Office 5: Another Storyas Chief 500
2005Shin Japan's Don 6as
2005Proud Ambition 3as
2005Flower & Snake IIas
2005Shin Japan's Don 5as
2005Shin Japan's Don 4as
2004Alumni Associationas
2004Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthlessas
2004Shin Japan's Don: Wavesas
2002Yakuza Jihadas
2001Drowning Fishas Ace no Jo
2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark Streetas
2000Debt King Part VII: Millenniumas
1999Hometownas
1997To Loveas Chinen
1997Remembering the Cosmos Floweras
1996The Trapas Jo Shishido
1995Fukushu no Teioas Kazunari Inaba
1995The Files of the Young Kindaichias Fujio Tashiro
1995The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Jo Shishido
1995Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASHas
1994Turning Pointas Hashizume
1994The Most Terrible Time in My Lifeas Joe
1994Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjongas
1994Tough Cop - Ginza Policeas
1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Deathas
1993JACK KNIFE Wolves' Betas
1992The Setting Sunas
1992The Gambleras Joe of Aces
19928 Man - For All Lonely Nightsas Dr. Tani
1991Danger Point: The Road to Hellas
1991The Notorious Bored Samurai 6as
1991God's Pinch Hitteras
1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta
1991Kimi no na waas 角倉勘次
1991The Killersas
1990Run the Beastas
1990Codename 348 Female Detective Sashibaas
1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta
1990Nozomi Witchesas Ryotaro's father
1989You'll Fall For Meas
1989Red Crow and the Ghost Shipas Captain
1988This Heartbeatas
1988Tokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Noritsugu Hayakawa
1988Tokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Tokuji Hayakawa
1987Star Force: Fugitive Alien IIas Captain Joe
1987Fugitive Alienas Captain Joe
1987The Beauty in the Black Maskas Takeo Sato
1986Leave My Girl Aloneas Bar Owner
1986Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoastas School Principal
1986Katayoku dake no tenshias
1986Take It Easyas
1985I'm All Yoursas Priest
1985Caribe: Symphony of Loveas Shunsuke Saichu
1985Yakyuukyou no Utaas
1984Againas
1984Sukanpin Walkas Tatsuya Sekikawa
1983Our Weddingas
1982I Are You, You Am Meas Kouzou Saitoh
1982Fossilized Wildernessas
1981Edo Pornas Jyuppensha Ikku
1981Blue Jeans Memoryas
1981Pro Hunteras 菊島雄三
1980The First Catchas
1980Hashire! Nekketsu Keijias
1980Nurse's Husbandas
1979Necchu Jidai: Keiji Henas
1978Prime Minister of Yuhigaokaas
1978Bandits vs. Samurai Squadronas Tominoichi
1978Star Wolfas Captain Joe
1977Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eyeas Black Jack
1977High Seas Hijackas Chief Engineer Kosai
1977Gambling Code and Feudsas Katsuya Sekikawa
1977Ore no soraas Genjiro Yasuda
1977A Tale of Sorrow and Sadnessas Cop
1977Dazzling Copsas
1977The Alaska Storyas
1976Big City: Days of Struggleas
1976The Sea of Genkaias Sawaki
1976Wind, Clouds, and Rainbowas Gendō
1975Conflagrationas Chief Engineer Kosai
1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1as Hachiro Tachibana
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodeas Katsutoshi Otomo
1974Center of Tokyoas Hyodo
1974Blitz!! Strada 5as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
1973The Hard Core Criminalas
1973None But the Braveas
1973Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatarias
1972New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Stormas
1972New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Lineas
1972The Witty Samuraias
1971Bad Girl Makoas Yasuoka
1971Monk's Paradiseas
1971Blood for Bloodas Naoto Tezuka
1971Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsuas
1971Go As Messy As Messy Can Beas Mujitori
1971A Man's Worldas
1971New Shameless Schoolas Gebageba
1970Shameless School: Tackle Kissas Macaroni
1970New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashirias
1970Shameless School: Health Check in the Nudeas Macaroni
1970Charming Menas Kobe Saburo
1970Kikeki: onna mo tsurai waas
1970Shameless Schoolas Macaroni
1970A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Lifeas
1970Greatest Boss of Japanas
1970Profile of a Boss' Sonas
1969The Cleanupas
1969Biographies of Killersas
1969Thirteen Times a Loseras Seiji Okitsu
1969Chivalrous Prideas
1969Ex Convict: Sword Stormas
1969The Rough Oneas Imano's Bodyguard
1969100 Gamblersas
1969Yabanjin no Nekutaias
1969Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihoodas
1969Women of the Night - Butterfly Floweras
1969Exiled to Hellas
1968魔性の女as
1968Retaliationas Hino
1968Stardust Wharfas
1967Outlaw's Goldas 三鬼鉄
1967The Aftermath of Waras
1967My Sweetheartas President Shishido
1967The Return of the Filthy Sevenas
1967Velvet Hustleras
1967Massacre Gunas Ryûichi Kuroda
1967Asia-Polas George
1967Branded to Killas Gorô Hanada
1967Burning Cloudsas
1967A Colt Is My Passportas Shuji Kamimura
1966Asiapol Secret Serviceas George Eaton
1966Your Lifeas
1966Love Eternalas
1966Love and Desire in the Night Mistas
1966Blood Shedas Seiji
1966Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumphas Kokichi Yamaguch
1966The Dragon and the Tigeras
1965The Dragon of Macaoas Aizu
1965Three Stray Dogsas
1965Murder Unincorporatedas Jiro (Joe of Spades)
1965Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashias Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
1965Modern Yakuza: Chivalryas
1965Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mureas
1964Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duelas Joe of Aces
1964Tiger of the Seaas
1964Gate of Fleshas Shintaro Ibuki
1964Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâas
1964Jinsei Gekijoas
1964Cruel Gun Storyas Togawa
1964Tale on Tokai Chivalryas
1963Hell Festivalas Tetsu the Otter
1963Chivalrous Outlawas
1963Tale on Kanto Chivalryas Masa from Kanto
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Womenas Hideo Tajima
1963Akai ka to Rokudenashias
1963Youth of the Beastas Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
1963Notorious Bastardas Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!as Hideo Tajima
1962Traces of Leadas
1962Danger Paysas Jôji Kondô
1962Glass-Hearted Johnnyas Jô
1962Jūdan no arashias
1962Last Roundas
1962Solo Traveleras
1962The Frozen Plainsas
1962Nuki uchi fūraibōas
1962Kimagure toseias
1962Mexico Drifteras
1961Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plainsas
1961Crimson Pistolas
1961I'll End in Hellas Joji Dan
1961Gun of Nosappuas
1961The Crimson Plainsas Joji Sakuma
1961Gambler in the Seaas
1961Joe of Aces: Give and Takeas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
1961Quick Draw Joeas Joe the Ace
1961Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Livingas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
1961Pacific Portersas
1961The Rambler under the Southern Crossas
1960Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrowas Jo of the Colt
1960The Angry Rambleras
1960The Rambler Rides Againas
1960The Rambler on a Pearl Farmas
1960The Man with a Sinister Laughas Ken
1960The Rambler in the Sunsetas
1960Wind of Volcanoas
1960The Gun Like Lightningas Goro
1960Return of the Vagabondas
1960The Guitarist from the Seaas
1960Ryuji, the Gun Slingeras Gin of the Colt
1960The Cards Will Tellas
1960The Guitarist and the Rancheras
1959Mighty Rulesas
1959Who is in the Background?as
1959The Rambling Guitaristas George
1959The Human Cycloneas Masa
1959Crime Reporteras Fujimoto
1959Merciless Bulletas Yukie's lover
1959Tokyo no Kodokuas
1959Machi ga nemuru tokias
1959Gun Number Zeroas
1959Wounded Beastas
1959We Live Todayas
1959Zattō ni hikarumeas
1958Orera wa nagashi no ninkishaas
1958Voice Without a Shadowas Hamazaki
1958Taiyō o buchi otoseas
1958The Boy Who Came Backas Kajita
1958死の壁の脱出as Jiro Asaoka
1958Rusty Knifeas Shimabara
1958Breasts and Bulletsas
1957The Naked Woman and the Gunas
1957Small Rats of the Edo Townas Hidematsu
1957Temptationas Goro Yasui
1957The Championas Boxer Ishiyama
1957Muhō Ichidaias
1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16as Masaki Yoshihara
1956Frankie the Milkmanas Zenkichi Matsubara
1956Kingorô no omawari-sanas
1956Kanshō fujinas
1956Shiawase wa doko nias Tetsuo Shimura
1956The Happy Dancersas
1956This Is Homeas
1956Seishun wo warera nias Takai
1956Confessionas
1956Called to the Standas
1956Cell No. 8as
1955The Doctoras
1955Tsukiyo no kasaas
1955The Maid's Kidas
1955Ofukuroas
1955Policeman's Diaryas Patrolman Yabuta
1955His Highness Surabayaas Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
1954My Pistol Is Quickas Airplane Passenger
1954Women's Houseas Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
1954The Black Currentas Newspaper Reporter
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzukias Self (archive footage)

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