Joe Shishido
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
The Final Judgement
as Lao Porto
The Final Judgement
as Lao Porto
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Naoki Yamagami
A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Naoki Yamagami
Switching – Goodbye Me
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Switching – Goodbye Me
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
Proud Ambition 5
Proud Ambition 5
Proud Ambition 4
Proud Ambition 4
Proud Ambition 2
Proud Ambition 2
Detective Office 5
as 500
Detective Office 5
as 500
Proud Ambition 3
Proud Ambition 3
Flower & Snake II
Flower & Snake II
Shin Japan's Don 4
Shin Japan's Don 4
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
Yakuza Jihad
Yakuza Jihad
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
Hometown
Hometown
To Love
as Chinen
To Love
as Chinen
The Trap
as Jo Shishido
The Trap
as Jo Shishido
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Joe
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Joe
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun
The Gambler
as Joe of Aces
The Gambler
as Joe of Aces
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
as Dr. Tani
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
as Dr. Tani
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Nozomi Witches
as Ryotaro's father
Nozomi Witches
as Ryotaro's father
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
as Captain
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
as Captain
This Heartbeat
This Heartbeat
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
as Captain Joe
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
as Captain Joe
Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe
Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe
Leave My Girl Alone
as Bar Owner
Leave My Girl Alone
as Bar Owner
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
as School Principal
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
as School Principal
Take It Easy
Take It Easy
I'm All Yours
as Priest
I'm All Yours
as Priest
Caribe: Symphony of Love
as Shunsuke Saichu
Caribe: Symphony of Love
as Shunsuke Saichu
Again
Again
Our Wedding
Our Wedding
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Blue Jeans Memory
Blue Jeans Memory
Nurse's Husband
Nurse's Husband
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Tominoichi
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Tominoichi
High Seas Hijack
as Chief Engineer Kosai
High Seas Hijack
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Ore no sora
as Genjiro Yasuda
Ore no sora
as Genjiro Yasuda
Conflagration
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Conflagration
as Chief Engineer Kosai
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Hachiro Tachibana
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Hachiro Tachibana
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Center of Tokyo
as Hyodo
Center of Tokyo
as Hyodo
The Hard Core Criminal
The Hard Core Criminal
None But the Brave
None But the Brave
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Bad Girl Mako
as Yasuoka
Bad Girl Mako
as Yasuoka
Monk's Paradise
Monk's Paradise
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
as Mujitori
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
as Mujitori
New Shameless School
as Gebageba
New Shameless School
as Gebageba
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
as Macaroni
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
as Macaroni
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
Greatest Boss of Japan
Greatest Boss of Japan
Profile of a Boss' Son
Profile of a Boss' Son
Biographies of Killers
Biographies of Killers
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
The Rough One
as Imano's Bodyguard
The Rough One
as Imano's Bodyguard
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Retaliation
as Hino
Retaliation
as Hino
Stardust Wharf
Stardust Wharf
The Aftermath of War
The Aftermath of War
My Sweetheart
as President Shishido
My Sweetheart
as President Shishido
The Return of the Filthy Seven
The Return of the Filthy Seven
Velvet Hustler
Velvet Hustler
Massacre Gun
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Massacre Gun
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Asia-Pol
as George
Asia-Pol
as George
Branded to Kill
as Gorô Hanada
Branded to Kill
as Gorô Hanada
Burning Clouds
Burning Clouds
A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura
A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura
Asiapol Secret Service
as George Eaton
Asiapol Secret Service
as George Eaton
Your Life
Your Life
Love Eternal
Love Eternal
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Blood Shed
as Seiji
Blood Shed
as Seiji
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
as Kokichi Yamaguch
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
as Kokichi Yamaguch
The Dragon and the Tiger
The Dragon and the Tiger
The Dragon of Macao
as Aizu
The Dragon of Macao
as Aizu
Three Stray Dogs
Three Stray Dogs
Murder Unincorporated
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Murder Unincorporated
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
as Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
as Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
as Joe of Aces
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
as Joe of Aces
Tiger of the Sea
Tiger of the Sea
Gate of Flesh
as Shintaro Ibuki
Gate of Flesh
as Shintaro Ibuki
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
Jinsei Gekijo
Jinsei Gekijo
Cruel Gun Story
as Togawa
Cruel Gun Story
as Togawa
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Hell Festival
as Tetsu the Otter
Hell Festival
as Tetsu the Otter
Chivalrous Outlaw
Chivalrous Outlaw
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
as Masa from Kanto
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
as Masa from Kanto
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
as Hideo Tajima
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
as Hideo Tajima
Red Shoes and a Good-For-Nothing
Red Shoes and a Good-For-Nothing
Youth of the Beast
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Youth of the Beast
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Notorious Bastard
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Notorious Bastard
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
as Hideo Tajima
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
as Hideo Tajima
Glass-Hearted Johnny
as Jô
Glass-Hearted Johnny
as Jô
Jūdan no arashi
Jūdan no arashi
Last Round
Last Round
Solo Traveler
Solo Traveler
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Kimagure tosei
Kimagure tosei
Mexico Drifter
Mexico Drifter
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
Crimson Pistol
Crimson Pistol
I'll End in Hell
as Joji Dan
I'll End in Hell
as Joji Dan
Gun of Nosappu
Gun of Nosappu
The Crimson Plains
as Joji Sakuma
The Crimson Plains
as Joji Sakuma
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Quick Draw Joe
as Joe the Ace
Quick Draw Joe
as Joe the Ace
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
as Jo of the Colt
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
as Jo of the Colt
The Angry Rambler
The Angry Rambler
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
as Ken
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
as Ken
The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambler in the Sunset
Wind of Volcano
Wind of Volcano
The Gun Like Lightning
as Goro
The Gun Like Lightning
as Goro
Return of the Vagabond
Return of the Vagabond
The Guitarist from the Sea
The Guitarist from the Sea
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
as Gin of the Colt
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
as Gin of the Colt
The Cards Will Tell
The Cards Will Tell
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Guitarist and the Rancher
Who is in the Background?
Who is in the Background?
The Rambling Guitarist
as George
The Rambling Guitarist
as George
Crime Reporter
as Fujimoto
Crime Reporter
as Fujimoto
Merciless Bullet
as Yukie's lover
Merciless Bullet
as Yukie's lover
Machi ga nemuru toki
Machi ga nemuru toki
Gun Number Zero
Gun Number Zero
Wounded Beast
Wounded Beast
We Live Today
We Live Today
Zattō ni hikarume
Zattō ni hikarume
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
死の壁の脱出
as Jiro Asaoka
死の壁の脱出
as Jiro Asaoka
Small Rats of the Edo Town
as Hidematsu
Small Rats of the Edo Town
as Hidematsu
Temptation
as Goro Yasui
Temptation
as Goro Yasui
The Champion
as Boxer Ishiyama
The Champion
as Boxer Ishiyama
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
as Masaki Yoshihara
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
as Masaki Yoshihara
Frankie the Milkman
as Zenkichi Matsubara
Frankie the Milkman
as Zenkichi Matsubara
Kingorô no omawari-san
Kingorô no omawari-san
Kanshō fujin
Kanshō fujin
Seishun wo warera ni
as Takai
Seishun wo warera ni
as Takai
Confession
Confession
Cell No. 8
Cell No. 8
The Maid's Kid
The Maid's Kid
Ofukuro
Ofukuro
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yabuta
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yabuta
My Pistol Is Quick
as Airplane Passenger
My Pistol Is Quick
as Airplane Passenger
Women's House
as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
Women's House
as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
The Black Current
as Newspaper Reporter
The Black Current
as Newspaper Reporter