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Actor
Joe Shishido
- Born December 6, 1933 in Kita, Osaka, Japan
- Died January 18, 2020
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
Branded to Kill1967
Youth of the Beast1963
Gate of Flesh1964
A Colt is My Passport1967
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode1974
Edo Porn1981
Flower & Snake II2005
Kisaragi2007
Filmography
- 2026Twist & Shoot: Mister SuzukiFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2012The Final JudgementFilmLao Porto
- 2011Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3Film
- 2010A Night in Nude: SalvationFilmNaoki Yamagami
- 2009The CodeFilmDetective 500
- 2007KisaragiFilmOoiso Long Beach Host
- 2007Switching – Goodbye MeFilmYoshinosuke Yoshida
- 2007Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2Film
- 2006A Surgeon Named HitmanFilm
- 2006Proud Ambition 2Film
- 2006Proud AmbitionFilm
- 2006Proud Ambition 4Film
- 2006Proud Ambition 5Film
- 2005Flower & Snake IIFilmTakayoshi Tooyama
- 2005Detective Office 5Film500
- 2005Proud Ambition 3Film
- 2005Shin Japan's Don 4Film
- 2005Shin Japan's Don 5Film
- 2005Shin Japan's Don 6Film
- 2005Detective Office 5: Another StorySeriesChief 500
- 2004Class ReunionFilm
- 2004Shin Japan's Don: WavesFilm
- 2004Shin Japan's Don 2: RuthlessFilm
- 2002Yakuza JihadFilm
- 2001Drowning FishFilmAce no Jo
- 2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetFilm
- 2000Debt King Part VII: MillenniumFilm
- 2000Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no OnnaFilm
- 1999HometownFilm
- 1997Remembering the Cosmos FlowerFilm
- 1997To LoveFilmChinen
- 1996The TrapFilmJo Shishido
- 1995The Stairway to the Distant PastFilmJo Shishido
- 1995The Files of the Young KindaichiSeriesFujio Tashiro
- 1995Fukushu no TeioFilmKazunari Inaba
- 1995Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASHFilm
- 1994The Most Terrible Time in My LifeFilmJoe
- 1994Turning PointFilmHashizume
- 1994Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial MahjongFilm
- 1994Tough Cop - Ginza PoliceFilm
- 1993JACK KNIFE Wolves' BetFilm
- 1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of DeathFilm
- 19928 Man - For All Lonely NightsFilmDr. Tani
- 1992The Setting SunFilm
- 1992The GamblerFilmJoe of Aces
- 1991Danger Point: The Road to HellFilm
- 1991Kimi no na waSeries角倉勘次
- 1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the BulletFilmJunichi Mizuta
- 1991The KillersFilm
- 1991God's Pinch HitterFilm
- 1991The Notorious Bored Samurai 6Film
- 1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the BulletFilmJunichi Mizuta
- 1990Nozomi WitchesFilmRyotaro's father
- 1990Codename 348 Female Detective SashibaFilm
- 1990Run the BeastFilm
- 1989Red Crow and the Ghost ShipFilmCaptain
- 1989You'll Fall For MeFilm
- 1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisFilmTokuji Hayakawa, Noritsugu Hayakawa
- 1988This HeartbeatFilm
- 1987Fugitive AlienFilmCaptain Joe
- 1987Star Force: Fugitive Alien IIFilmCaptain Joe
- 1987The Beauty in the Black MaskFilmTakeo Sato
- 1986Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the SeacoastFilmSchool Principal
- 1986Leave My Girl AloneFilmBar Owner
- 1986Take It EasyFilm
- 1986Katayoku dake no tenshiFilm
- 1985I'm All YoursFilmPriest
- 1985Caribe: Symphony of LoveFilmShunsuke Saichu
- 1985Yakyuukyou no UtaFilm
- 1984Sukanpin WalkFilmTatsuya Sekikawa
- 1984AgainFilm
- 1983Our WeddingFilm
- 1982I Are You, You Am MeFilmKouzou Saitoh
- 1982Fossilized WildernessFilm
- 1981Edo PornFilmJyuppensha Ikku
- 1981Blue Jeans MemoryFilm
- 1981Pro HunterSeries菊島雄三
- 1980The First CatchFilm
- 1980Nurse's HusbandFilm
- 1980Hashire! Nekketsu KeijiSeries