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

Flower & Snake II

Flower & Snake II

2005

as Takayoshi Tooyama

Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

1963

as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

1991

as Junichi Mizuta

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

1990

as Junichi Mizuta

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1973

Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

1967

as Gorô Hanada

Edo Porn

Edo Porn

1981

as Jyuppensha Ikku

Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1964

as Shintaro Ibuki

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978

as Tominoichi

Biographies of Killers

Biographies of Killers

1969

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Tokuji Hayakawa

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

as Noritsugu Hayakawa

Conflagration

Conflagration

1975

as Chief Engineer Kosai

The Trap

The Trap

1996

as Jo Shishido

Thirteen Times a Loser

Thirteen Times a Loser

1969

as Seiji Okitsu

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974

as Katsutoshi Otomo

Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story

1964

as Togawa

The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995

as Jo Shishido

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

1977

as Cop

A Night in Nude: Salvation

A Night in Nude: Salvation

2010

as Naoki Yamagami