Joe Shishido
- Born
- December 6, 1933
- Died
- January 18, 2020 (86 years old)
- Place of birth
- Kita, Osaka, Japan
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
Filmography
- 2026Twist & Shoot: Mister SuzukiFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2012The Final JudgementFilm · Lao Porto
- 2011Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3Film
- 2010A Night in Nude: SalvationFilm · Naoki Yamagami
- 2009The CodeFilm · Detective 500
- 2007Switching – Goodbye MeFilm · Yoshinosuke Yoshida
- 2007KisaragiFilm · Ooiso Long Beach Host★ 6.9
- 2007Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2Film
- 2006Proud Ambition 5Film
- 2006Proud Ambition 4Film
- 2006Proud Ambition 2Film
- 2006Proud AmbitionFilm
- 2006A Surgeon Named HitmanFilm
- 2005Detective Office 5Film · 500
- 2005Detective Office 5: Another StorySeries · Chief 500
- 2005Shin Japan's Don 6Film
- 2005Proud Ambition 3Film
- 2005Flower & Snake IIFilm · Takayoshi Tooyama★ 6.5
- 2005Shin Japan's Don 5Film
- 2005Shin Japan's Don 4Film
- 2004Class ReunionFilm
- 2004Shin Japan's Don 2: RuthlessFilm
- 2004Shin Japan's Don: WavesFilm
- 2002Yakuza JihadFilm
- 2001Drowning FishFilm · Ace no Jo
- 2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetFilm
- 2000Debt King Part VII: MillenniumFilm
- 2000Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no OnnaFilm
- 1999HometownFilm
- 1997To LoveFilm · Chinen
- 1997Remembering the Cosmos FlowerFilm
- 1996The TrapFilm · Jo Shishido
- 1995Fukushu no TeioFilm · Kazunari Inaba
- 1995The Files of the Young KindaichiSeries · Fujio Tashiro
- 1995The Stairway to the Distant PastFilm · Jo Shishido
- 1995Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASHFilm
- 1994Turning PointFilm · Hashizume
- 1994The Most Terrible Time in My LifeFilm · Joe
- 1994Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial MahjongFilm
- 1994Tough Cop - Ginza PoliceFilm
- 1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of DeathFilm
- 1993JACK KNIFE Wolves' BetFilm
- 1992The Setting SunFilm
- 1992The GamblerFilm · Joe of Aces
- 19928 Man - For All Lonely NightsFilm · Dr. Tani
- 1991Danger Point: The Road to HellFilm
- 1991The Notorious Bored Samurai 6The Notorious Bored Samurai 6Film
- 1991God's Pinch HitterFilm
- 1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the BulletFilm · Junichi Mizuta
- 1991Kimi no na waSeries · 角倉勘次
- 1991The KillersFilm
- 1990Run the BeastFilm
- 1990Codename 348 Female Detective SashibaFilm
- 1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the BulletFilm · Junichi Mizuta
- 1990Nozomi WitchesFilm · Ryotaro's father
- 1989You'll Fall For MeFilm
- 1989Red Crow and the Ghost ShipFilm · Captain
- 1988This HeartbeatFilm
- 1988Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisFilm · Tokuji Hayakawa, Noritsugu Hayakawa★ 6.1
- 1987Star Force: Fugitive Alien IIFilm · Captain Joe
- 1987Fugitive AlienFilm · Captain Joe
- 1987The Beauty in the Black MaskFilm · Takeo Sato
- 1986Leave My Girl AloneFilm · Bar Owner
- 1986Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the SeacoastFilm · School Principal
- 1986Katayoku dake no tenshiFilm
- 1986Take It EasyFilm
- 1985I'm All YoursFilm · Priest
- 1985Caribe: Symphony of LoveFilm · Shunsuke Saichu
- 1985Yakyuukyou no UtaFilm
- 1984AgainFilm
- 1984Sukanpin WalkFilm · Tatsuya Sekikawa
- 1983Our WeddingFilm
- 1982I Are You, You Am MeFilm · Kouzou Saitoh
- 1982Fossilized WildernessFilm
- 1981Edo PornFilm · Jyuppensha Ikku★ 5.9
- 1981Blue Jeans MemoryFilm
- 1981Pro HunterSeries · 菊島雄三
- 1980The First CatchFilm
- 1980Hashire! Nekketsu KeijiSeries
- 1980Nurse's HusbandNurse's HusbandFilm
- 1979Necchu Jidai: Keiji HenSeries
- 1978Prime Minister of YuhigaokaSeries
- 1978Bandits vs. Samurai SquadronFilm · Tominoichi★ 6.1
- 1978Star WolfSeries · Captain Joe
- 1977Black Jack: The Visitor in the EyeFilm · Black Jack
- 1977High Seas HijackFilm · Chief Engineer Kosai
- 1977Gambling Code and FeudsFilm · Katsuya Sekikawa
- 1977Ore no soraFilm · Genjiro Yasuda
- 1977A Tale of Sorrow and SadnessFilm · Cop
- 1977Dazzling CopsSeries
- 1977The Alaska StoryFilm · George Oshima
- 1976Big City: Days of StruggleSeries
- 1976The Sea of GenkaiFilm · Sawaki
- 1976Wind, Clouds, and RainbowSeries · Gendō
- 1975ConflagrationFilm · Chief Engineer Kosai
- 1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Film · Hachiro Tachibana★ 5.9
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeFilm · Katsutoshi Otomo★ 7.2
- 1974Center of TokyoFilm · Hyodo
- 1974Blitz!! Strada 5Series · Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
- 1973The Hard Core CriminalFilm
- 1973None But the BraveFilm
- 1973Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatariFilm
- 1972New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the StormFilm
- 1972New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing LineFilm
- 1972The Witty SamuraiFilm
- 1971Bad Girl MakoFilm · Yasuoka
- 1971Monk's ParadiseFilm
- 1971Blood for BloodFilm · Naoto Tezuka
- 1971Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsuFilm
- 1971Go As Messy As Messy Can BeFilm · Mujitori
- 1971A Man's WorldFilm
- 1971New Shameless SchoolFilm · Gebageba
- 1970Shameless School: Tackle KissFilm · Macaroni
- 1970New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at AbashiriFilm
- 1970Shameless School: Health Check in the NudeFilm · Macaroni
- 1970Charming MenFilm · Kobe Saburo
- 1970Kikeki: onna mo tsurai waFilm
- 1970Shameless SchoolFilm · Macaroni
- 1970A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His LifeFilm
- 1970Greatest Boss of JapanFilm
- 1970Profile of a Boss' SonFilm
- 1969The CleanupFilm
- 1969Biographies of KillersFilm
- 1969Thirteen Times a LoserFilm · Seiji Okitsu
- 1969Chivalrous PrideFilm
- 1969Ex Convict: Sword StormFilm
- 1969The Rough OneFilm · Imano's Bodyguard
- 1969100 GamblersFilm
- 1969Yabanjin no NekutaiFilm
- 1969Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous LivelihoodFilm
- 1969Exiled to HellFilm
- 1969Women of the Night - Butterfly FlowerFilm
- 1968魔性の女Film
- 1968RetaliationFilm · Hino
- 1968Key HunterSeries
- 1968Stardust WharfFilm
- 1967Outlaw's GoldFilm · 三鬼鉄
- 1967The Aftermath of WarFilm
- 1967My SweetheartFilm · President Shishido
- 1967The Return of the Filthy SevenFilm
- 1967Velvet HustlerFilm
- 1967Massacre GunFilm · Ryûichi Kuroda
- 1967Asia-PolFilm · George
- 1967Branded to KillFilm · Gorô Hanada★ 7.2
- 1967Burning CloudsFilm
- 1967A Colt is My PassportFilm · Shuji Kamimura★ 7.1
- 1966Asiapol Secret ServiceFilm · George Eaton
- 1966Your LifeFilm
- 1966Love EternalFilm
- 1966Love and Desire in the Night MistFilm
- 1966Blood ShedFilm · Seiji
- 1966Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of TriumphFilm · Kokichi Yamaguch
- 1966The Dragon and the TigerFilm
- 1965The Dragon of MacaoFilm · Aizu
- 1965Three Stray DogsFilm
- 1965Murder UnincorporatedFilm · Jiro (Joe of Spades)
- 1965Inochi Shirazu no RokudenashiFilm · Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
- 1965Modern Yakuza: ChivalryFilm
- 1965Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mureFilm
- 1964Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune DuelFilm · Joe of Aces
- 1964Tiger of the SeaFilm
- 1964Gate of FleshFilm · Shintaro Ibuki★ 6.6
- 1964Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâFilm
- 1964Jinsei GekijoFilm
- 1964Cruel Gun StoryFilm · Togawa★ 6.7
- 1964Tale on Tokai ChivalryFilm
- 1963Hell FestivalFilm · Tetsu the Otter
- 1963Chivalrous OutlawFilm
- 1963Tale on Kanto ChivalryFilm · Masa from Kanto
- 1963Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and WomenFilm · Hideo Tajima
- 1963Red Shoes and a Good-For-NothingFilm
- 1963Youth of the BeastFilm · Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno★ 6.9
- 1963Notorious BastardFilm · Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
- 1963Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!Film · Hideo Tajima★ 6.5
- 1962Traces of LeadFilm
- 1962Danger PaysFilm · Jôji Kondô
- 1962Glass-Hearted JohnnyFilm · Jô
- 1962Jūdan no arashiFilm
- 1962Last RoundFilm
- 1962Solo TravelerFilm
- 1962The Frozen PlainsFilm
- 1962Nuki uchi fūraibōFilm
- 1962Kimagure toseiFilm
- 1962Mexico DrifterFilm
- 1961Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great PlainsFilm
- 1961Crimson PistolFilm
- 1961I'll End in HellFilm · Joji Dan
- 1961Gun of NosappuFilm
- 1961The Crimson PlainsFilm · Joji Sakuma
- 1961Gambler in the SeaFilm
- 1961Joe of Aces: Give and TakeFilm · Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
- 1961Quick Draw JoeFilm · Joe the Ace
- 1961Joe of Aces: Gambling for a LivingFilm · Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
- 1961Pacific PortersFilm
- 1961The Rambler under the Southern CrossFilm
- 1960Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without TomorrowFilm · Jo of the Colt
- 1960The Wild, Unruly DrifterFilm
- 1960The Rambler Rides AgainFilm
- 1960The Rambler on a Pearl FarmFilm
- 1960The Man with a Sinister LaughFilm · Ken
- 1960The Rambler in the SunsetFilm
- 1960Volcano WindFilm
- 1960The Gun Like LightningFilm · Goro
- 1960Return of the VagabondFilm
- 1960The Drifter from the SeaFilm
- 1960Ryuji, the Gun SlingerFilm · Gin of the Colt
- 1960The Cards Will TellFilm
- 1960The Guitarist and the RancherFilm
- 1959Mighty RulesFilm
- 1959Who is in the Background?Film
- 1959The Rambling GuitaristFilm · George
- 1959The Human CycloneFilm · Masa
- 1959Crime ReporterFilm · Fujimoto
- 1959Merciless BulletFilm · Yukie's lover
- 1959Tokyo no KodokuFilm
- 1959Machi ga nemuru tokiFilm
- 1959Gun Number ZeroFilm
- 1959Wounded BeastFilm
- 1959We Live TodayFilm
- 1959Zattō ni hikarumeFilm
- 1958Orera wa nagashi no ninkishaFilm
- 1958Voice Without a ShadowFilm · Hamazaki
- 1958Taiyō o buchi otoseFilm
- 1958The Boy Who Came BackFilm · Kajita
- 1958死の壁の脱出Film · Jiro Asaoka
- 1958Rusty KnifeFilm · Shimabara
- 1958Breasts and BulletsFilm
- 1957The Naked Woman and the GunFilm
- 1957Small Rats of the Edo TownFilm · Hidematsu
- 1957TemptationFilm · Goro Yasui
- 1957The ChampionFilm · Boxer Ishiyama
- 1957Muhō IchidaiFilm
- 1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16Film · Masaki Yoshihara
- 1956Frankie the MilkmanFilm · Zenkichi Matsubara
- 1956Kingorô no omawari-sanKingorô no omawari-sanFilm
- 1956Kanshō fujinKanshō fujinFilm
- 1956Shiawase wa doko niFilm · Tetsuo Shimura
- 1956The Happy DancersThe Happy DancersFilm
- 1956This Is HomeFilm
- 1956Seishun wo warera niFilm · Takai
- 1956ConfessionFilm
- 1956Called to the StandFilm · Hotta
- 1956Cell No. 8Film
- 1955The DoctorFilm
- 1955Tsukiyo no kasaFilm
- 1955The Maid's KidFilm
- 1955OfukuroFilm
- 1955Women of GinzaFilm
- 1955Policeman's DiaryFilm · Patrolman Yabuta
- 1955His Highness SurabayaFilm · Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
- 1954My Pistol Is QuickFilm · Airplane Passenger
- 1954Women's HouseFilm · Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
- 1954The Black CurrentFilm · Newspaper Reporter
