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).
Known For
TV
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Fujio Tashiro
1995
Film
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Junichi Mizuta
1991
TV
Kimi no na wa
角倉勘次
1991
TV
Pro Hunter
菊島雄三
1981
Film
Flower & Snake II
2005
Film
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Junichi Mizuta
1990
TV
Detective Office 5: Another Story
Chief 500
2005
TV
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
TV
Blitz!! Strada 5
Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
1974
TV
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Gendō
1976
Film
Edo Porn
Jyuppensha Ikku
1981
TV
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Film
Branded to Kill
Gorô Hanada
1967
Film
I Are You, You Am Me
Kouzou Saitoh
1982
Film
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokuji Hayakawa
1988
Film
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Noritsugu Hayakawa
1988
Film
Gate of Flesh
Shintaro Ibuki
1964
TV
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979
Film
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Tominoichi
1978
Film
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
School Principal
1986
Filmography
2012FilmThe Final Judgementas Lao Porto2011FilmMobile Detectives: The Movie 32010FilmA Night In Nude: Salvationas Naoki Yamagami2009FilmThe Codeas Detective 5002007FilmSwitching – Goodbye Meas Yoshinosuke Yoshida2007FilmKisaragias Ooiso Long Beach Host2007FilmMobile Detectives: The Movie 22006FilmProud Ambition 52006FilmProud Ambition 42006FilmProud Ambition 22006FilmProud Ambition2006FilmA Surgeon Named Hitman2005FilmDetective Office 5as 5002005TVDetective Office 5: Another Storyas Chief 5002005FilmShin Japan's Don 62005FilmProud Ambition 32005FilmFlower & Snake II2005FilmShin Japan's Don 52005FilmShin Japan's Don 42004FilmAlumni Association2004FilmShin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless2004FilmShin Japan's Don: Waves2002FilmYakuza Jihad2001FilmDrowning Fishas Ace no Jo2001FilmShibuya Midnight War Dark Street2000FilmDebt King Part VII: Millennium1999FilmHometown1997FilmTo Loveas Chinen1997FilmRemembering the Cosmos Flower1996FilmThe Trapas Jo Shishido1995FilmFukushu no Teioas Kazunari Inaba1995TVThe Files of the Young Kindaichias Fujio Tashiro1995FilmThe Stairway to the Distant Pastas Jo Shishido1994FilmTurning Pointas Hashizume1994FilmThe Most Terrible Time in My Lifeas Joe1994FilmMahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong1993FilmBored Hatamoto: Letter of Death1993FilmJACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet1992FilmThe Setting Sun1992FilmThe Gambleras Joe of Aces1992Film8 Man - For All Lonely Nightsas Dr. Tani1991FilmDanger Point: The Road to Hell1991FilmThe Notorious Bored Samurai 61991FilmGod's Pinch Hitter1991FilmNeo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta1991TVKimi no na waas 角倉勘次1991FilmThe Killers1990FilmRun the Beast1990FilmCodename 348 Female Detective Sashiba1990FilmNeo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta1990FilmNozomi Witchesas Ryotaro's father1989FilmYou'll Fall For Me1989FilmRed Crow and the Ghost Shipas Captain1988FilmThis Heartbeat1988FilmTokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Tokuji Hayakawa1987FilmFugitive Alienas Captain Joe1987FilmStar Force: Fugitive Alien IIas Captain Joe1987FilmThe Beauty in the Black Maskas Takeo Sato1986FilmLeave My Girl Aloneas Bar Owner1986FilmBound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoastas School Principal1986FilmKatayoku dake no tenshi1986FilmTake It Easy1985FilmI'm All Yoursas Priest1985FilmCaribe: Symphony of Loveas Shunsuke Saichu1985FilmYakyuukyou no Uta1984FilmAgain1984FilmSukanpin Walkas Tatsuya Sekikawa1983FilmOur Wedding1982FilmI Are You, You Am Meas Kouzou Saitoh1982FilmFossilized Wilderness1981FilmEdo Pornas Jyuppensha Ikku1981FilmBlue Jeans Memory1981TVPro Hunteras 菊島雄三1980FilmThe First Catch1980TVHashire! Nekketsu Keiji1980FilmNurse's Husband1979TVNecchu Jidai: Keiji Hen1978TVPrime Minister of Yuhigaoka1978FilmBandits vs. Samurai Squadronas Tominoichi1978TVStar Wolfas Captain Joe1977FilmBlack Jack: The Visitor in the Eyeas Black Jack1977FilmHigh Seas Hijackas Chief Engineer Kosai1977FilmGambling Code and Feudsas Katsuya Sekikawa1977FilmOre no soraas Genjiro Yasuda1977FilmA Tale of Sorrow and Sadnessas Cop1977TVDazzling Cops1977FilmThe Alaska Story1976TVBig City: Days of Struggle1976FilmThe Sea of Genkaias Sawaki1976TVWind, Clouds, and Rainbowas Gendō1975FilmConflagrationas Chief Engineer Kosai1974FilmNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1as Hachiro Tachibana1974FilmBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodeas Katsutoshi Otomo1974FilmCenter of Tokyoas Hyodo1974TVBlitz!! Strada 5as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter1973FilmThe Hard Core Criminal1973FilmNone But the Brave1973FilmKigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari1972FilmNew Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972FilmNew Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line1972FilmThe Witty Samurai1971FilmBad Girl Makoas Yasuoka1971FilmMonk's Paradise1971FilmBlood for Bloodas Naoto Tezuka1971FilmOkusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu1971FilmGo As Messy As Messy Can Beas Mujitori1971FilmA Man's World1971FilmNew Shameless Schoolas Gebageba1970FilmShameless School: Tackle Kissas Macaroni1970FilmNew Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri1970FilmShameless School: Health Check in the Nudeas Macaroni1970FilmCharming Menas Kobe Saburo1970FilmKikeki: onna mo tsurai wa1970FilmShameless Schoolas Macaroni1970FilmA Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life1970FilmGreatest Boss of Japan1970FilmProfile of a Boss' Son1969FilmThe Cleanup1969FilmBiographies of Killers1969FilmThirteen Times a Loseras Seiji Okitsu1969FilmChivalrous Pride1969FilmEx Convict: Sword Storm1969FilmThe Rough Oneas Imano's Bodyguard1969Film100 Gamblers1969FilmYabanjin no Nekutai1969FilmYakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood1969FilmExiled to Hell1969FilmWomen of the Night - Butterfly Flower1968Film魔性の女1968FilmRetaliationas Hino1968FilmStardust Wharf1967FilmOutlaw's Goldas 三鬼鉄1967FilmThe Aftermath of War1967FilmMy Sweetheartas President Shishido1967FilmThe Return of the Filthy Seven1967FilmVelvet Hustler1967FilmMassacre Gunas Ryûichi Kuroda1967FilmAsia-Polas George1967FilmBranded to Killas Gorô Hanada1967FilmBurning Clouds1967FilmA Colt Is My Passportas Shuji Kamimura1966FilmAsiapol Secret Serviceas George Eaton1966FilmYour Life1966FilmLove Eternal1966FilmLove and Desire in the Night Mist1966FilmBlood Shedas Seiji1966FilmCat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumphas Kokichi Yamaguch1966FilmThe Dragon and the Tiger1965FilmThe Dragon of Macaoas Aizu1965FilmThree Stray Dogs1965FilmMurder Unincorporatedas Jiro (Joe of Spades)1965FilmInochi Shirazu no Rokudenashias Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki1965FilmModern Yakuza: Chivalry1965FilmKenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure1964FilmQuick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duelas Joe of Aces1964FilmTiger of the Sea1964FilmGate of Fleshas Shintaro Ibuki1964FilmNukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ1964FilmJinsei Gekijo1964FilmCruel Gun Storyas Togawa1964FilmTale on Tokai Chivalry1963FilmHell Festivalas Tetsu the Otter1963FilmChivalrous Outlaw1963FilmTale on Kanto Chivalryas Masa from Kanto1963FilmDetective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Womenas Hideo Tajima1963FilmAkai ka to Rokudenashi1963FilmYouth of the Beastas Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno1963FilmNotorious Bastardas Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)1963FilmDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!as Hideo Tajima1962FilmTraces of Lead1962FilmDanger Paysas Jôji Kondô1962FilmGlass-Hearted Johnnyas Jô1962FilmJūdan no arashi1962FilmLast Round1962FilmSolo Traveler1962FilmThe Frozen Plains1962FilmNuki uchi fūraibō1962FilmKimagure tosei1962FilmMexico Drifter1961FilmQuick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains1961FilmCrimson Pistol1961FilmI'll End in Hellas Joji Dan1961FilmGun of Nosappu1961FilmThe Crimson Plainsas Joji Sakuma1961FilmGambler in the Sea1961FilmJoe of Aces: Give and Takeas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)1961FilmQuick Draw Joeas Joe the Ace1961FilmJoe of Aces: Gambling for a Livingas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)1961FilmPacific Porters1961FilmThe Rambler under the Southern Cross1960FilmTales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrowas Jo of the Colt1960FilmThe Angry Rambler1960FilmThe Rambler Rides Again1960FilmThe Rambler on a Pearl Farm1960FilmThe Man with a Sinister Laughas Ken1960FilmThe Rambler in the Sunset1960FilmWind of Volcano1960FilmThe Gun Like Lightningas Goro1960FilmReturn of the Vagabond1960FilmThe Guitarist from the Sea1960FilmRyuji, the Gun Slingeras Gin of the Colt1960FilmThe Cards Will Tell1960FilmThe Guitarist and the Rancher1959FilmMighty Rules1959FilmWho is in the Background?1959FilmThe Rambling Guitaristas George1959FilmThe Human Cycloneas Masa1959FilmCrime Reporteras Fujimoto1959FilmMerciless Bulletas Yukie's lover1959FilmTokyo no Kodoku1959FilmMachi ga nemuru toki1959FilmGun Number Zero1959FilmWounded Beast1959FilmWe Live Today1959FilmZattō ni hikarume1958FilmOrera wa nagashi no ninkisha1958FilmVoice Without a Shadowas Hamazaki1958FilmTaiyō o buchi otose1958FilmThe Boy Who Came Backas Kajita1958FilmRusty Knifeas Shimabara1958FilmBreasts and Bullets1957FilmThe Naked Woman and the Gun1957FilmSmall Rats of the Edo Townas Hidematsu1957FilmTemptationas Goro Yasui1957FilmThe Championas Boxer Ishiyama1957FilmMuhō Ichidai1957FilmKawakami Tetsuji, No. 16as Masaki Yoshihara1956FilmFrankie the Milkmanas Zenkichi Matsubara1956FilmKingorô no omawari-san1956FilmKanshō fujin1956FilmShiawase wa doko nias Tetsuo Shimura1956FilmThe Happy Dancers1956FilmThis Is Home1956FilmSeishun wo warera nias Takai1956FilmConfession1956FilmCalled to the Stand1956FilmCell No. 81955FilmThe Doctor1955FilmTsukiyo no kasa1955FilmThe Maid's Kid1955FilmOfukuro1955FilmPoliceman's Diaryas Patrolman Yabuta1955FilmHis Highness Surabayaas Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent1954FilmMy Pistol Is Quickas Airplane Passenger1954FilmWomen's Houseas Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)1954FilmThe Black Currentas Newspaper Reporter