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Joe Shishido

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

December 6, 1933

Died

January 18, 2020 (age 86)

Place of Birth

Kita, Osaka, Japan

Also Known As

Jo Shishido

Joe 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).

Filmography

2012FilmThe Final Judgementas Lao Porto 2011FilmMobile Detectives: The Movie 3 2010FilmA Night In Nude: Salvationas Naoki Yamagami 2009FilmThe Codeas Detective 500 2007FilmSwitching – Goodbye Meas Yoshinosuke Yoshida 2007FilmKisaragias Ooiso Long Beach Host 2007FilmMobile Detectives: The Movie 2 2006FilmProud Ambition 5 2006FilmProud Ambition 4 2006FilmProud Ambition 2 2006FilmProud Ambition 2006FilmA Surgeon Named Hitman 2005FilmDetective Office 5as 500 2005TVDetective Office 5: Another Storyas Chief 500 2005FilmShin Japan's Don 6 2005FilmProud Ambition 3 2005FilmFlower & Snake II 2005FilmShin Japan's Don 5 2005FilmShin Japan's Don 4 2004FilmAlumni Association 2004FilmShin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless 2004FilmShin Japan's Don: Waves 2002FilmYakuza Jihad 2001FilmDrowning Fishas Ace no Jo 2001FilmShibuya Midnight War Dark Street 2000FilmDebt King Part VII: Millennium 1999FilmHometown 1997FilmTo Loveas Chinen 1997FilmRemembering the Cosmos Flower 1996FilmThe Trapas Jo Shishido 1995FilmFukushu no Teioas Kazunari Inaba 1995TVThe Files of the Young Kindaichias Fujio Tashiro 1995FilmThe Stairway to the Distant Pastas Jo Shishido 1994FilmTurning Pointas Hashizume 1994FilmThe Most Terrible Time in My Lifeas Joe 1994FilmMahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong 1993FilmBored Hatamoto: Letter of Death 1993FilmJACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet 1992FilmThe Setting Sun 1992FilmThe Gambleras Joe of Aces 1992Film8 Man - For All Lonely Nightsas Dr. Tani 1991FilmDanger Point: The Road to Hell 1991FilmThe Notorious Bored Samurai 6 1991Film神様のピンチヒッター 1991FilmNeo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta 1991TVKimi no na waas 角倉勘次 1991FilmThe Killers 1990FilmRun the Beast 1990FilmCodename 348 Female Detective Sashiba 1990FilmNeo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta 1990FilmNozomi Witchesas Ryotaro's father 1989FilmYou'll Fall For Me 1989FilmRed Crow and the Ghost Shipas Captain 1988FilmThis Heartbeat 1988FilmTokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Tokuji Hayakawa 1987FilmFugitive Alienas Captain Joe 1987FilmStar Force: Fugitive Alien IIas Captain Joe 1986FilmLeave My Girl Aloneas Bar Owner 1986FilmBound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoastas School Principal 1986FilmKatayoku dake no tenshi 1986FilmTake It Easy 1985FilmI'm All Yours 1985FilmCaribe: Symphony of Loveas Shunsuke Saichu 1985FilmYakyuukyou no Uta 1984FilmAgain 1984FilmSukanpin Walkas Tatsuya Sekikawa 1983FilmOur Wedding 1982FilmI Are You, You Am Meas Kouzou Saitoh 1982FilmFossilized Wilderness 1981FilmEdo Pornas Jyuppensha Ikku 1981FilmBlue Jeans Memory 1981TVPro Hunteras 菊島雄三 1980FilmThe First Catch 1980TVHashire! Nekketsu Keiji 1980FilmNurse's Husband 1979TVNecchu Jidai: Keiji Hen 1978TVPrime Minister of Yuhigaoka 1978FilmBandits vs. Samurai Squadronas Tominoichi 1978TVStar Wolfas Captain Joe 1977FilmBlack Jack: The Visitor in the Eyeas Black Jack 1977FilmHigh Seas Hijackas Chief Engineer Kosai 1977FilmGambling Code and Feudsas Katsuya Sekikawa 1977FilmOre no soraas Genjiro Yasuda 1977FilmA Tale of Sorrow and Sadnessas Cop 1977TVDazzling Cops 1977FilmThe Alaska Story 1976TVBig City: Days of Struggle 1976FilmThe Sea of Genkaias Sawaki 1976TVWind, Clouds, and Rainbowas Gendō 1975FilmConflagrationas Chief Engineer Kosai 1974FilmNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1as Hachiro Tachibana 1974FilmBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodeas Katsutoshi Otomo 1974FilmCenter of Tokyoas Hyodo 1974TVBlitz!! Strada 5as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter 1973FilmThe Hard Core Criminal 1973FilmNone But the Brave 1973FilmKigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari 1972FilmNew Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm 1972FilmNew Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line 1972FilmThe Witty Samurai 1971FilmBad Girl Makoas Yasuoka 1971FilmMonk's Paradise 1971FilmBlood for Bloodas Naoto Tezuka 1971FilmOkusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu 1971FilmGo As Messy As Messy Can Beas Mujitori 1971FilmA Man's World 1971FilmNew Shameless Schoolas Gebageba 1970FilmShameless School: Tackle Kissas Macaroni 1970FilmNew Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri 1970FilmShameless School: Health Check in the Nudeas Macaroni 1970FilmCharming Menas Kobe Saburo 1970FilmKikeki: onna mo tsurai wa 1970FilmShameless Schoolas Macaroni 1970FilmA Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life 1970FilmGreatest Boss of Japan 1970FilmProfile of a Boss' Son 1969FilmThe Cleanup 1969FilmBiographies of Killers 1969FilmChivalrous Pride 1969FilmEx Convict: Sword Storm 1969FilmThe Rough Oneas Imano's Bodyguard 1969Film100 Gamblers 1969FilmYabanjin no Nekutai 1969FilmYakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood 1969FilmExiled to Hell 1969FilmWomen of the Night - Butterfly Flower 1968Film魔性の女 1968FilmRetaliationas Hino 1968FilmStardust Wharf 1967FilmOutlaw's Goldas 三鬼鉄 1967FilmThe Aftermath of War 1967FilmMy Sweetheartas President Shishido 1967FilmThe Return of the Filthy Seven 1967FilmVelvet Hustler 1967FilmMassacre Gunas Ryûichi Kuroda 1967FilmAsia-Polas George 1967FilmBranded to Killas Gorô Hanada 1967FilmBurning Clouds 1967FilmA Colt Is My Passportas Shuji Kamimura 1966FilmAsiapol Secret Serviceas George Eaton 1966FilmYour Life 1966FilmLove Eternal 1966FilmLove and Desire in the Night Mist 1966FilmBlood Shedas Seiji 1966FilmCat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumphas Kokichi Yamaguch 1966FilmThe Dragon and the Tiger 1965FilmThe Dragon of Macaoas Aizu 1965FilmThree Stray Dogs 1965FilmMurder Unincorporatedas Jiro (Joe of Spades)1965FilmInochi Shirazu no Rokudenashias Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki 1965FilmModern Yakuza: Chivalry 1965FilmKenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure 1964FilmQuick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duelas Joe of Aces 1964FilmTiger of the Sea 1964FilmGate of Fleshas Shintaro Ibuki 1964FilmNukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ 1964FilmJinsei Gekijo 1964FilmCruel Gun Storyas Togawa 1964FilmTale on Tokai Chivalry 1963FilmHell Festival 1963FilmChivalrous Outlaw 1963FilmTale on Kanto Chivalryas Masa from Kanto 1963FilmDetective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Womenas Hideo Tajima 1963FilmAkai ka to Rokudenashi 1963FilmYouth of the Beastas Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno 1963FilmNotorious Bastardas Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)1963FilmDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!as Hideo Tajima 1962FilmTraces of Lead 1962FilmDanger Paysas Jôji Kondô 1962FilmGlass-Hearted Johnnyas Jô 1962FilmJūdan no arashi 1962FilmLast Round 1962FilmSolo Traveler 1962FilmThe Frozen Plains 1962FilmNuki uchi fūraibō 1962FilmKimagure tosei 1962FilmMexico Drifter 1961FilmQuick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains 1961FilmCrimson pistol belt 1961FilmI'll End in Hellas Joji Dan 1961FilmGun of Nosappu 1961FilmThe Crimson Plainsas Joji Sakuma 1961FilmGambler in the Sea 1961FilmJoe of Aces: Give and Takeas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)1961FilmQuick Draw Joeas Joe the Ace 1961FilmJoe of Aces: Gambling for a Livingas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)1961FilmPacific Porters 1961FilmThe Rambler under the Southern Cross 1960FilmTales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrowas Jo of the Colt 1960FilmThe Angry Rambler 1960FilmThe Rambler Rides Again 1960FilmThe Rambler on a Pearl Farm 1960FilmThe Man with a Sinister Laughas Ken 1960FilmThe Rambler in the Sunset 1960FilmWind of Volcano 1960FilmThe Gun Like Lightningas Goro 1960FilmReturn of the Vagabond 1960FilmThe Guitarist from the Sea 1960FilmRyuji, the Gun Slingeras Gin of the Colt 1960FilmThe Cards Will Tell 1960FilmThe Guitarist and the Rancher 1959FilmMighty Rules 1959FilmWho is in the Background?1959FilmThe Rambling Guitaristas George 1959FilmThe Human Cycloneas Masa 1959FilmMerciless Bulletas Yukie's lover 1959FilmTokyo no Kodoku 1959FilmMachi ga nemuru toki 1959FilmGun Number Zero 1959FilmWounded Beast 1959FilmWe Live Today 1959FilmZattō ni hikarume 1958FilmOrera wa nagashi no ninkisha 1958FilmVoice Without a Shadowas Hamazaki 1958FilmTaiyō o buchi otose 1958FilmThe Boy Who Came Back 1958FilmRusty Knifeas Shimabara 1958FilmBreasts and Bullets 1957FilmThe Naked Woman and the Gun 1957FilmSmall Rats of the Edo Townas Hidematsu 1957FilmTemptationas Goro Yasui 1957FilmThe Championas Boxer Ishiyama 1957FilmMuhō Ichidai 1957FilmKawakami Tetsuji, No. 16as Masaki Yoshihara 1956FilmFrankie the Milkmanas Zenkichi Matsubara 1956FilmKingorô no omawari-san 1956FilmKanshō fujin 1956FilmShiawase wa doko nias Tetsuo Shimura 1956FilmThe Happy Dancers 1956FilmSeishun wo warera nias Takai 1956FilmConfession 1956FilmCalled to the Stand 1956FilmCell No. 8 1955FilmThe Doctor 1955FilmTsukiyo no kasa 1955FilmThe Maid's Kid 1955FilmOfukuro 1955FilmPoliceman's Diaryas Patrolman Yabuta 1955FilmHis Highness Surabayaas Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent