Joe Shishido

1933-12-06 – 2020-01-18 (age 86) Kita, Osaka, Japan

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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).

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Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Known For

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

1991

as Junichi Mizuta

Flower & Snake II

Flower & Snake II

2005

as Takayoshi Tooyama

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

1990

as Junichi Mizuta

Edo Porn

Edo Porn

1981

as Jyuppensha Ikku

Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1964

as Shintaro Ibuki

Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

1967

as Gorô Hanada

The Return of the Filthy Seven

The Return of the Filthy Seven

1967

The Trap

The Trap

1996

as Jo Shishido

The Code

The Code

2009

as Detective 500

I'm All Yours

I'm All Yours

1985

as Priest

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Tokuji Hayakawa

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Noritsugu Hayakawa

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

1971

as Mujitori

A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

1967

as Shuji Kamimura

The Dragon of Macao

The Dragon of Macao

1965

as Aizu

High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

1977

as Chief Engineer Kosai

Confession

Confession

1956

I Are You, You Am Me

I Are You, You Am Me

1982

as Kouzou Saitoh

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

1986

as School Principal

Conflagration

Conflagration

1975

as Chief Engineer Kosai