
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

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
as Gendō

Big City: Days of Struggle
1976

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

I Are You, You Am Me
1982
as Kouzou Saitoh

Gate of Flesh
1964
as Shintaro Ibuki

A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
as Naoki Yamagami

Branded to Kill
1967
as Gorô Hanada

Mexico Drifter
1962

Crimson Pistol
1961

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Hachiro Tachibana

Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Tokuji Hayakawa / Noritsugu Hayakawa

Kisaragi
2007
as Ooiso Long Beach Host

Our Wedding
1983

I'm All Yours
1985
as Priest

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Tominoichi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Katsutoshi Otomo

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977
as Black Jack

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
as School Principal

Cruel Gun Story
1964
as Togawa

Shiawase wa doko ni
1956
as Tetsuo Shimura

The Setting Sun
1992

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
as Cop

Massacre Gun
1967
as Ryûichi Kuroda

Gambling Code and Feuds
1977
as Katsuya Sekikawa

Youth of the Beast
1963
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

None But the Brave
1973

Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997

Retaliation
1968
as Hino

Voice Without a Shadow
1958
as Hamazaki

The Code
2009
as Detective 500
Kingorô no omawari-san
1956

To Love
1997
as Chinen

Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Bar Owner

The Dragon of Macao
1965
as Aizu

Bad Girl Mako
1971
as Yasuoka

The Rough One
1969
as Imano's Bodyguard

The Rambler Rides Again
1960

The Boy Who Came Back
1958
as Kajita

The Black Current
1954
as Newspaper Reporter

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
1987
as Captain Joe

Center of Tokyo
1974
as Hyodo

Murder Unincorporated
1965
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Joe

My Sweetheart
1967
as President Shishido

Fossilized Wilderness
1982

Drowning Fish
2001
as Ace no Jo

Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
as Masaki Yoshihara

The Trap
1996
as Jo Shishido

Yakuza Jihad
2002

This Heartbeat
1988

A Colt Is My Passport
1967
as Shuji Kamimura

Turning Point
1994
as Hashizume

The Cleanup
1969

The Cards Will Tell
1960

Blood Shed
1966
as Seiji

Tiger of the Sea
1964

Quick Draw Joe
1961
as Joe the Ace

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
1989
as Captain

Machi ga nemuru toki
1959

Rusty Knife
1958
as Shimabara

The Rambler in the Sunset
1960

Ore no sora
1977
as Genjiro Yasuda

Conflagration
1975
as Chief Engineer Kosai

The Champion
1957
as Boxer Ishiyama

High Seas Hijack
1977
as Chief Engineer Kosai

Shameless School
1970
as Macaroni

Love Eternal
1966

Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Zenkichi Matsubara

Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961

The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961

The Gun Like Lightning
1960
as Goro

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971
as Mujitori

Detective Office 5
2005
as 500

My Pistol Is Quick
1954
as Airplane Passenger

The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as George

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Macaroni

Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
1964

The Dragon and the Tiger
1966

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
1992
as Dr. Tani

Gun Number Zero
1959

The Angry Rambler
1960

100 Gamblers
1969

Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
1964
as Joe of Aces

Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yabuta

Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962
as Jô

Fugitive Alien
1987
as Captain Joe

Monk's Paradise
1971

Blood for Blood
1971
as Naoto Tezuka

Mighty Rules
1959

New Shameless School
1971
as Gebageba

The Sea of Genkai
1976
as Sawaki

Temptation
1957
as Goro Yasui
Nurse's Husband
1980

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993

Last Round
1962

Asia-Pol
1967
as George

Nozomi Witches
1990
as Ryotaro's father

Burning Clouds
1967

Who is in the Background?
1959

Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969

Caribe: Symphony of Love
1985
as Shunsuke Saichu

Zattō ni hikarume
1959

Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964

The First Catch
1980

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963
as Hideo Tajima

Velvet Hustler
1967

The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Jo Shishido

Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966
as Kokichi Yamaguch

Cell No. 8
1956

The Man with a Sinister Laugh
1960
as Ken

Blue Jeans Memory
1981

Tokyo no Kodoku
1959

Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973

Tsukiyo no kasa
1955

Breasts and Bullets
1958
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
- I Are You, You Am Me (1982) — as Kouzou Saitoh
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