Joe Shishido
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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
Credits
The Trap (1996)
as Jo Shishido
Flower & Snake II (2005)
as Takayoshi Tooyama
Stardust Wharf (1968)
Actor
Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)
as Seiji Okitsu
Biographies of Killers (1969)
Actor
死の壁の脱出 (1958)
as Jiro Asaoka
His Highness Surabaya (1955)
as Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna (2000)
Actor
Edo Porn (1981)
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Branded to Kill (1967)
as Gorô Hanada
Monk's Paradise (1971)
Actor
The Champion (1957)
as Boxer Ishiyama
The Beauty in the Black Mask (1987)
as Takeo Sato
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)
as Junichi Mizuta
Gate of Flesh (1964)
as Shintaro Ibuki
The Return of the Filthy Seven (1967)
Actor
The Setting Sun (1992)
Actor
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (1989)
as Captain
Blood Shed (1966)
as Seiji
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 (1957)
as Masaki Yoshihara
Youth of the Beast (1963)
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Tsukiyo no kasa (1955)
Actor
The Sea of Genkai (1976)
as Sawaki
The Final Judgement (2012)
as Lao Porto
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
Actor
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street (2001)
Actor
The Dragon of Macao (1965)
as Aizu
Tough Cop - Ginza Police (1994)
Actor
Frankie the Milkman (1956)
as Zenkichi Matsubara
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Quick Draw Joe (1961)
as Joe the Ace
Katayoku dake no tenshi (1986)
Actor
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood (1969)
Actor
Machi ga nemuru toki (1959)
Actor
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
as Kouzou Saitoh
Conflagration (1975)
as Chief Engineer Kosai
The Rambler Rides Again (1960)
Actor
The Black Current (1954)
as Newspaper Reporter
None But the Brave (1973)
Actor
A Night in Nude: Salvation (2010)
as Naoki Yamagami
Confession (1956)
Actor
Tiger of the Sea (1964)
Actor
The Rambler in the Sunset (1960)
Actor
Kingorô no omawari-san (1956)
Actor
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be (1971)
as Mujitori
Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
as Masa from Kanto
Ex Convict: Sword Storm (1969)
Actor
Chivalrous Outlaw (1963)
Actor
Blue Jeans Memory (1981)
Actor
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Kisaragi (2007)
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
Actor
Switching – Goodbye Me (2007)
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Tokuji Hayakawa
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
as Tominoichi
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977)
as Black Jack
Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH (1995)
Actor
Cruel Gun Story (1964)
as Togawa
This Is Home (1956)
Actor
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991)
as Junichi Mizuta
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba (1990)
Actor
Velvet Hustler (1967)
Actor
Retaliation (1968)
as Hino
Shameless School (1970)
as Macaroni
I'm All Yours (1985)
as Priest
A Colt is My Passport (1967)
as Shuji Kamimura
The Wild, Unruly Drifter (1960)
Actor
Love Eternal (1966)
Actor
Exiled to Hell (1969)
Actor
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
as Joe
Asia-Pol (1967)
as George
Drowning Fish (2001)
as Ace no Jo
High Seas Hijack (1977)
as Chief Engineer Kosai
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
as Jo Shishido
Fossilized Wilderness (1982)
Actor
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
as Hachiro Tachibana
The Code (2009)
as Detective 500
The First Catch (1980)
Actor
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
as School Principal
My Sweetheart (1967)
as President Shishido
Turning Point (1994)
as Hashizume
My Pistol Is Quick (1954)
as Airplane Passenger
Who is in the Background? (1959)
Actor
Small Rats of the Edo Town (1957)
as Hidematsu
The Cards Will Tell (1960)
Actor
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
as Cop
Blood for Blood (1971)
as Naoto Tezuka
Yakuza Jihad (2002)
Actor
Rusty Knife (1958)
as Shimabara
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
as Hamazaki
Nuki uchi fūraibō (1962)
Actor
Merciless Bullet (1959)
as Yukie's lover
Nurse's Husband (1980)
Actor
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)
as Gin of the Colt
100 Gamblers (1969)
Actor
This Heartbeat (1988)
Actor
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
as Hideo Tajima
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss (1970)
as Macaroni
Massacre Gun (1967)
as Ryûichi Kuroda
The Maid's Kid (1955)
Actor
Danger Pays (1962)
as Jôji Kondô
Detective Office 5 (2005)
as 500
The Human Cyclone (1959)
as Masa
Bad Girl Mako (1971)
as Yasuoka
Temptation (1957)
as Goro Yasui
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Actor
The Drifter from the Sea (1960)
Actor
Yakyuukyou no Uta (1985)
Actor
The Gun Like Lightning (1960)
as Goro
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower (1969)
Actor
Ofukuro (1955)
Actor
Run the Beast (1990)
Actor
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari (1973)
Actor
Proud Ambition (2006)
Actor
The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
Actor
The Hard Core Criminal (1973)
Actor
Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
Actor
Muhō Ichidai (1957)
Actor
Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
Actor
Last Round (1962)
Actor
The Rambling Guitarist (1959)
as George
Zattō ni hikarume (1959)
Actor
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri (1970)
Actor
Outlaw's Gold (1967)
as 三鬼鉄
Kimagure tosei (1962)
Actor
The Cleanup (1969)
Actor
Fukushu no Teio (1995)
as Kazunari Inaba
Gambler in the Sea (1961)
Actor
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights (1992)
as Dr. Tani
Charming Men (1970)
as Kobe Saburo
New Shameless School (1971)
as Gebageba
Leave My Girl Alone (1986)
as Bar Owner
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (1972)
Actor
The Doctor (1955)
Actor
Solo Traveler (1962)
Actor
The Killers (1991)
Actor
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 (2007)
Actor
Murder Unincorporated (1965)
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962)
as Jô
Cell No. 8 (1956)
Actor
Crimson Pistol (1961)
Actor
Yabanjin no Nekutai (1969)
Actor
Seishun wo warera ni (1956)
as Takai
魔性の女 (1968)
Actor
Shiawase wa doko ni (1956)
as Tetsuo Shimura
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (1966)
as Kokichi Yamaguch
Mexico Drifter (1962)
Actor
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains (1961)
Actor
Take It Easy (1986)
Actor
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude (1970)
as Macaroni
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 (2011)
Actor
The Rough One (1969)
as Imano's Bodyguard
Joe of Aces: Give and Take (1961)
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Return of the Vagabond (1960)
Actor
Tale on Tokai Chivalry (1964)
Actor
Chivalrous Pride (1969)
Actor
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life (1970)
Actor
Remembering the Cosmos Flower (1997)
Actor
Your Life (1966)
Actor
Debt King Part VII: Millennium (2000)
Actor
Wounded Beast (1959)
Actor
Danger Point: The Road to Hell (1991)
Actor
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow (1960)
as Jo of the Colt
Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)
Actor
Policeman's Diary (1955)
as Patrolman Yabuta
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (1961)
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Sukanpin Walk (1984)
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)
as Shunsuke Saichu
Kanshō fujin (1956)
Actor
The Man with a Sinister Laugh (1960)
as Ken
Hell Festival (1963)
as Tetsu the Otter
Asiapol Secret Service (1966)
as George Eaton
Gun of Nosappu (1961)
Actor
Nozomi Witches (1990)
as Ryotaro's father
Women of Ginza (1955)
Actor
The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957)
Actor
Hometown (1999)
Actor
Jūdan no arashi (1962)
Actor
To Love (1997)
as Chinen
Ore no sora (1977)
as Genjiro Yasuda
Taiyō o buchi otose (1958)
Actor
Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)
as Katsuya Sekikawa
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless (2004)
Actor
Crime Reporter (1959)
as Fujimoto
Jinsei Gekijo (1964)
Actor
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa (1970)
Actor
Fugitive Alien (1987)
as Captain Joe
Center of Tokyo (1974)
as Hyodo
The Aftermath of War (1967)
Actor
Again (1984)
Actor
The Frozen Plains (1962)
Actor
Women's House (1954)
as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)
as Kajita
The Alaska Story (1977)
as George Oshima
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry (1965)
Actor
Called to the Stand (1956)
as Hotta
Burning Clouds (1967)
Actor
Proud Ambition 2 (2006)
Actor
I'll End in Hell (1961)
as Joji Dan
The Witty Samurai (1972)
Actor
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)
Actor
We Live Today (1959)
Actor
Profile of a Boss' Son (1970)
Actor
Red Shoes and a Good-For-Nothing (1963)
Actor
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)
as Captain Joe
Mighty Rules (1959)
Actor
Traces of Lead (1962)
Actor
Gun Number Zero (1959)
Actor
Volcano Wind (1960)
Actor
The Crimson Plains (1961)
as Joji Sakuma
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi (1965)
as Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
You'll Fall For Me (1989)
Actor
God's Pinch Hitter (1991)
Actor
A Surgeon Named Hitman (2006)
Actor
The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)
Actor
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet (1993)
Actor
The Gambler (1992)
as Joe of Aces
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel (1964)
as Joe of Aces
Notorious Bastard (1963)
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Breasts and Bullets (1958)
Actor
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (1963)
as Hideo Tajima
Proud Ambition 4 (2006)
Actor
The Happy Dancers (1956)
Actor
Pacific Porters (1961)
Actor
Our Wedding (1983)
Actor
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha (1958)
Actor
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong (1994)
Actor
Class Reunion (2004)
Actor
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu (1971)
Actor
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ (1964)
Actor
A Man's World (1971)
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 4 (2005)
Actor
Proud Ambition 3 (2005)
Actor
Proud Ambition 5 (2006)
Actor
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure (1965)
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 6 (2005)
Actor
Shin Japan's Don: Waves (2004)
Actor
Three Stray Dogs (1965)
Actor
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 (1991)
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 5 (2005)
Actor