Joe Shishido
Known for Acting · 248 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
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 角倉勘次
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
as Chief 500
Blitz!! Strada 5
1974
as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
as Gendō
Star Wolf
1978
as Captain Joe
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980
Dazzling Cops
1977
Movies (236)
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
Mexico Drifter
1962
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Branded to Kill
1967
as Gorô Hanada
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
as Naoki Yamagami
Gate of Flesh
1964
as Shintaro Ibuki
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
as Kouzou Saitoh
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966
I'm All Yours
1985
as Priest
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Tokuji Hayakawa / Noritsugu Hayakawa
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Hachiro Tachibana
The Setting Sun
1992
Kingorô no omawari-san
1956
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Tominoichi
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Bar Owner
Blood Shed
1966
as Seiji
Kisaragi
2007
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Tiger of the Sea
1964
None But the Brave
1973
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
1989
as Captain
Quick Draw Joe
1961
as Joe the Ace
The Boy Who Came Back
1958
as Kajita
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
as Black Jack
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
as Cop
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Joe
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
The Code
2009
as Detective 500
Conflagration
1975
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Cruel Gun Story
1964
as Togawa
Bad Girl Mako
1971
as Yasuoka
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971
as Mujitori
The Black Current
1954
as Newspaper Reporter
Our Wedding
1983
Confession
1956
Love Eternal
1966
The Hard Core Criminal
1973
Gambling Code and Feuds
1977
as Katsuya Sekikawa
A Colt Is My Passport
1967
as Shuji Kamimura
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Jo Shishido
To Love
1997
as Chinen
Turning Point
1994
as Hashizume
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yabuta
Youth of the Beast
1963
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
The Rough One
1969
as Imano's Bodyguard
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Alumni Association
2004
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966
as Kokichi Yamaguch
The Dragon of Macao
1965
as Aizu
Machi ga nemuru toki
1959
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
as School Principal
Tsukiyo no kasa
1955
Massacre Gun
1967
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
as Gin of the Colt
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
as Hamazaki
The Gun Like Lightning
1960
as Goro
Last Round
1962
Velvet Hustler
1967
You'll Fall For Me
1989
Center of Tokyo
1974
as Hyodo
The Champion
1957
as Boxer Ishiyama
The Cleanup
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970
The Final Judgement
2012
as Lao Porto
Ore no sora
1977
as Genjiro Yasuda
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
This Heartbeat
1988
Monk's Paradise
1971
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as George
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957
as Hidematsu
The Trap
1996
as Jo Shishido
Murder Unincorporated
1965
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
1992
as Dr. Tani
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969
My Sweetheart
1967
as President Shishido
Drowning Fish
2001
as Ace no Jo
Shameless School
1970
as Macaroni
Detective Office 5
2005
as 500
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956
as Tetsuo Shimura
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Zenkichi Matsubara
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
1965
Nurse's Husband
1980
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
1987
as Captain Joe
Nozomi Witches
1990
as Ryotaro's father
Chivalrous Pride
1969
Charming Men
1970
as Kobe Saburo
Sukanpin Walk
1984
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Retaliation
1968
as Hino
A Man's World
1971
Rusty Knife
1958
as Shimabara
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
as Jo of the Colt
Gun Number Zero
1959
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963
as Hideo Tajima
Cell No. 8
1956
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969
The Cards Will Tell
1960
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964
High Seas Hijack
1977
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
The First Catch
1980
Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985
The Dragon and the Tiger
1966
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
1963
as Hideo Tajima
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Macaroni
My Pistol Is Quick
1954
as Airplane Passenger
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961
Fugitive Alien
1987
as Captain Joe
Asiapol Secret Service
1966
as George Eaton
The Witty Samurai
1972
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 248 credits spanning from 1954 to 2012, Joe Shishido has appeared in 236 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
- Mexico Drifter (1962)
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