Joe Shishido

Acting

Joe Shishido

Born 6 December 1933 · Kita, Osaka, Japan · Died 18 January 2020 at 86

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

Highlights

Branded to Kill1967 · Film · Gorô Hanada
Youth of the Beast1963 · Film · Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
A Colt is My Passport1967 · Film · Shuji Kamimura
Gate of Flesh1964 · Film · Shintaro Ibuki
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode1974 · Film · Katsutoshi Otomo
Kisaragi2007 · Film · Ooiso Long Beach Host

Filmography

Movies

235 films

The Final Judgement2012 · Film · Lao Porto
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 32011 · Film
A Night in Nude: Salvation2010 · Film · Naoki Yamagami
The Code2009 · Film · Detective 500
Switching – Goodbye Me2007 · Film · Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Kisaragi2007 · Film · Ooiso Long Beach Host
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 22007 · Film
Proud Ambition 52006 · Film
Proud Ambition 42006 · Film
Proud Ambition 22006 · Film
Proud Ambition2006 · Film
A Surgeon Named Hitman2006 · Film
Detective Office 52005 · Film · 500
Shin Japan's Don 62005 · Film
Proud Ambition 32005 · Film
Flower & Snake II2005 · Film · Takayoshi Tooyama
Shin Japan's Don 52005 · Film
Shin Japan's Don 42005 · Film
Class Reunion2004 · Film
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless2004 · Film
Shin Japan's Don: Waves2004 · Film
Yakuza Jihad2002 · Film
Drowning Fish2001 · Film · Ace no Jo
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street2001 · Film
Debt King Part VII: Millennium2000 · Film
Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna2000 · Film
Hometown1999 · Film
To Love1997 · Film · Chinen
Remembering the Cosmos Flower1997 · Film
The Trap1996 · Film · Jo Shishido
Fukushu no Teio1995 · Film · Kazunari Inaba
The Stairway to the Distant Past1995 · Film · Jo Shishido
Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH1995 · Film
Turning Point1994 · Film · Hashizume
The Most Terrible Time in My Life1994 · Film · Joe
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong1994 · Film
Tough Cop - Ginza Police1994 · Film
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death1993 · Film
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet1993 · Film
The Setting Sun1992 · Film
The Gambler1992 · Film · Joe of Aces
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights1992 · Film · Dr. Tani
Danger Point: The Road to Hell1991 · Film
The Notorious Bored Samurai 61991 · Film
God's Pinch Hitter1991 · Film
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet1991 · Film · Junichi Mizuta
The Killers1991 · Film
Run the Beast1990 · Film
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba1990 · Film
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet1990 · Film · Junichi Mizuta
Nozomi Witches1990 · Film · Ryotaro's father
You'll Fall For Me1989 · Film
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship1989 · Film · Captain
This Heartbeat1988 · Film
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis1988 · Film · Tokuji Hayakawa
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II1987 · Film · Captain Joe
Fugitive Alien1987 · Film · Captain Joe
The Beauty in the Black Mask1987 · Film · Takeo Sato
Leave My Girl Alone1986 · Film · Bar Owner
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast1986 · Film · School Principal
Katayoku dake no tenshi1986 · Film
Take It Easy1986 · Film
I'm All Yours1985 · Film · Priest
Caribe: Symphony of Love1985 · Film · Shunsuke Saichu
Yakyuukyou no Uta1985 · Film
Again1984 · Film
Sukanpin Walk1984 · Film · Tatsuya Sekikawa
Our Wedding1983 · Film
I Are You, You Am Me1982 · Film · Kouzou Saitoh
Fossilized Wilderness1982 · Film
Edo Porn1981 · Film · Jyuppensha Ikku
Blue Jeans Memory1981 · Film
The First Catch1980 · Film
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron1978 · Film · Tominoichi
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye1977 · Film · Black Jack
High Seas Hijack1977 · Film · Chief Engineer Kosai
Gambling Code and Feuds1977 · Film · Katsuya Sekikawa
Ore no sora1977 · Film · Genjiro Yasuda
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness1977 · Film · Cop
The Alaska Story1977 · Film · George Oshima
The Sea of Genkai1976 · Film · Sawaki
Conflagration1975 · Film · Chief Engineer Kosai
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974 · Film · Hachiro Tachibana
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode1974 · Film · Katsutoshi Otomo
Center of Tokyo1974 · Film · Hyodo
The Hard Core Criminal1973 · Film
None But the Brave1973 · Film
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari1973 · Film
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972 · Film
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line1972 · Film
The Witty Samurai1972 · Film
Bad Girl Mako1971 · Film · Yasuoka
Monk's Paradise1971 · Film
Blood for Blood1971 · Film · Naoto Tezuka
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu1971 · Film
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be1971 · Film · Mujitori
A Man's World1971 · Film
New Shameless School1971 · Film · Gebageba
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss1970 · Film · Macaroni
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri1970 · Film
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude1970 · Film · Macaroni
Charming Men1970 · Film · Kobe Saburo
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa1970 · Film
Shameless School1970 · Film · Macaroni
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life1970 · Film
Greatest Boss of Japan1970 · Film
Profile of a Boss' Son1970 · Film
The Cleanup1969 · Film
Biographies of Killers1969 · Film
Thirteen Times a Loser1969 · Film · Seiji Okitsu
Chivalrous Pride1969 · Film
Ex Convict: Sword Storm1969 · Film
The Rough One1969 · Film · Imano's Bodyguard
100 Gamblers1969 · Film
Yabanjin no Nekutai1969 · Film
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood1969 · Film
Exiled to Hell1969 · Film
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower1969 · Film
魔性の女1968 · Film
Retaliation1968 · Film · Hino
Stardust Wharf1968 · Film
Outlaw's Gold1967 · Film · 三鬼鉄
The Aftermath of War1967 · Film
My Sweetheart1967 · Film · President Shishido
The Return of the Filthy Seven1967 · Film
Velvet Hustler1967 · Film
Massacre Gun1967 · Film · Ryûichi Kuroda
Asia-Pol1967 · Film · George
Branded to Kill1967 · Film · Gorô Hanada
Burning Clouds1967 · Film
A Colt is My Passport1967 · Film · Shuji Kamimura
Asiapol Secret Service1966 · Film · George Eaton
Your Life1966 · Film
Love Eternal1966 · Film
Love and Desire in the Night Mist1966 · Film
Blood Shed1966 · Film · Seiji
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph1966 · Film · Kokichi Yamaguch
The Dragon and the Tiger1966 · Film
The Dragon of Macao1965 · Film · Aizu
Three Stray Dogs1965 · Film
Murder Unincorporated1965 · Film · Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi1965 · Film · Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry1965 · Film
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure1965 · Film
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel1964 · Film · Joe of Aces
Tiger of the Sea1964 · Film
Gate of Flesh1964 · Film · Shintaro Ibuki
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ1964 · Film
Jinsei Gekijo1964 · Film
Cruel Gun Story1964 · Film · Togawa
Tale on Tokai Chivalry1964 · Film
Hell Festival1963 · Film · Tetsu the Otter
Chivalrous Outlaw1963 · Film
Tale on Kanto Chivalry1963 · Film · Masa from Kanto
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women1963 · Film · Hideo Tajima
Red Shoes and a Good-For-Nothing1963 · Film
Youth of the Beast1963 · Film · Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Notorious Bastard1963 · Film · Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!1963 · Film · Hideo Tajima
Traces of Lead1962 · Film
Danger Pays1962 · Film · Jôji Kondô
Glass-Hearted Johnny1962 · Film · Jô
Jūdan no arashi1962 · Film
Last Round1962 · Film
Solo Traveler1962 · Film
The Frozen Plains1962 · Film
Nuki uchi fūraibō1962 · Film
Kimagure tosei1962 · Film
Mexico Drifter1962 · Film
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains1961 · Film
Crimson Pistol1961 · Film
I'll End in Hell1961 · Film · Joji Dan
Gun of Nosappu1961 · Film
The Crimson Plains1961 · Film · Joji Sakuma
Gambler in the Sea1961 · Film
Joe of Aces: Give and Take1961 · Film · Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Quick Draw Joe1961 · Film · Joe the Ace
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living1961 · Film · Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Pacific Porters1961 · Film
The Rambler under the Southern Cross1961 · Film
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow1960 · Film · Jo of the Colt
The Wild, Unruly Drifter1960 · Film
The Rambler Rides Again1960 · Film
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm1960 · Film
The Man with a Sinister Laugh1960 · Film · Ken
The Rambler in the Sunset1960 · Film
Volcano Wind1960 · Film
The Gun Like Lightning1960 · Film · Goro
Return of the Vagabond1960 · Film
The Drifter from the Sea1960 · Film
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger1960 · Film · Gin of the Colt
The Cards Will Tell1960 · Film
The Guitarist and the Rancher1960 · Film
Mighty Rules1959 · Film
Who is in the Background?1959 · Film
The Rambling Guitarist1959 · Film · George
The Human Cyclone1959 · Film · Masa
Crime Reporter1959 · Film · Fujimoto
Merciless Bullet1959 · Film · Yukie's lover
Tokyo no Kodoku1959 · Film
Machi ga nemuru toki1959 · Film
Gun Number Zero1959 · Film
Wounded Beast1959 · Film
We Live Today1959 · Film
Zattō ni hikarume1959 · Film
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha1958 · Film
Voice Without a Shadow1958 · Film · Hamazaki
Taiyō o buchi otose1958 · Film
The Boy Who Came Back1958 · Film · Kajita
死の壁の脱出1958 · Film · Jiro Asaoka
Rusty Knife1958 · Film · Shimabara
Breasts and Bullets1958 · Film
The Naked Woman and the Gun1957 · Film
Small Rats of the Edo Town1957 · Film · Hidematsu
Temptation1957 · Film · Goro Yasui
The Champion1957 · Film · Boxer Ishiyama
Muhō Ichidai1957 · Film
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 161957 · Film · Masaki Yoshihara
Frankie the Milkman1956 · Film · Zenkichi Matsubara
Shiawase wa doko ni1956 · Film · Tetsuo Shimura
This Is Home1956 · Film
Seishun wo warera ni1956 · Film · Takai
Confession1956 · Film
Called to the Stand1956 · Film · Hotta
Cell No. 81956 · Film
The Doctor1955 · Film
Tsukiyo no kasa1955 · Film
The Maid's Kid1955 · Film
Ofukuro1955 · Film
Women of Ginza1955 · Film
Policeman's Diary1955 · Film · Patrolman Yabuta
His Highness Surabaya1955 · Film · Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
My Pistol Is Quick1954 · Film · Airplane Passenger
Women's House1954 · Film · Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
The Black Current1954 · Film · Newspaper Reporter

Filmography

Series

13 shows

Detective Office 5: Another Story2005 · Series · Chief 500
The Files of the Young Kindaichi1995 · Series · Fujio Tashiro
Kimi no na wa1991 · Series · 角倉勘次
Pro Hunter1981 · Series · 菊島雄三
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji1980 · Series
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen1979 · Series
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka1978 · Series
Star Wolf1978 · Series · Captain Joe
Dazzling Cops1977 · Series
Big City: Days of Struggle1976 · Series
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow1976 · Series · Gendō
Blitz!! Strada 51974 · Series · Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
Key Hunter1968 · Series