Portrait of Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Acting

Biography

Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 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).

Born: December 6, 1933

Place of Birth: Kita, Osaka, Japan

Filmography

2010
2009
The Code

as Detective 500

2007
Switching – Goodbye Me

as Yoshinosuke Yoshida

2007
Kisaragi

as Ooiso Long Beach Host

2001
Drowning Fish

as Ace no Jo

1997
To Love

as Chinen

1996
The Trap

as Jo Shishido

1995
Fukushu no Teio

as Kazunari Inaba

1994
Turning Point

as Hashizume

1992
The Gambler

as Joe of Aces

1991
Kimi no na wa

as 角倉勘次

1990
Nozomi Witches

as Ryotaro's father

1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Tokuji Hayakawa

1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

as Noritsugu Hayakawa

1987
Fugitive Alien

as Captain Joe

1986
1985
Caribe: Symphony of Love

as Shunsuke Saichu

1984
1984
Sukanpin Walk

as Tatsuya Sekikawa

1982
I Are You, You Am Me

as Kouzou Saitoh

1981
Edo Porn

as Jyuppensha Ikku

1981
Pro Hunter

as 菊島雄三

1978
Star Wolf

as Captain Joe

1977
High Seas Hijack

as Chief Engineer Kosai

1977
Gambling Code and Feuds

as Katsuya Sekikawa

1977
Ore no sora

as Genjiro Yasuda

1976
1975
Conflagration

as Chief Engineer Kosai

1974
1974
Blitz!! Strada 5

as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter

1971
Bad Girl Mako

as Yasuoka

1971
1970
Charming Men

as Kobe Saburo

1970
Shameless School

as Macaroni

1969
The Rough One

as Imano's Bodyguard

1968
1967
Outlaw's Gold

as 三鬼鉄

1967
My Sweetheart

as President Shishido

1967
Massacre Gun

as Ryûichi Kuroda

1967
Asia-Pol

as George

1967
Branded to Kill

as Gorô Hanada

1967
A Colt Is My Passport

as Shuji Kamimura

1966
Asiapol Secret Service

as George Eaton

1966
Blood Shed

as Seiji

1965
Murder Unincorporated

as Jiro (Joe of Spades)

1964
Gate of Flesh

as Shintaro Ibuki

1964
1963
Tale on Kanto Chivalry

as Masa from Kanto

1963
Youth of the Beast

as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

1963
Notorious Bastard

as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)

1962
Danger Pays

as Jôji Kondô

1961
I'll End in Hell

as Joji Dan

1961
The Crimson Plains

as Joji Sakuma

1961
Joe of Aces: Give and Take

as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)

1961
Quick Draw Joe

as Joe the Ace

1961
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)

1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

as Gin of the Colt

1959
Merciless Bullet

as Yukie's lover

1958
1958
Rusty Knife

as Shimabara

1957
Temptation

as Goro Yasui

1957
The Champion

as Boxer Ishiyama

1957
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

as Masaki Yoshihara

1956
Frankie the Milkman

as Zenkichi Matsubara

1956
Shiawase wa doko ni

as Tetsuo Shimura

1955
Policeman's Diary

as Patrolman Yabuta