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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