Joe Shishido
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-12-06
Day of Death
2020-01-18 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Kita, Osaka, Japan
Joe Shishido
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).
Known For
Acting
(2012)
The Final Judgement
as Lao Porto
(2011)
(2010)
A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Naoki / Yamagami
(2009)
The Code
as Detective 500
(2007)
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
(2007)
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
Detective Office 5
as 500
(2002)
(2001)
Drowning Fish
as Ace no Jo
(2000)
(1997)
(1997)
To Love
as Chinen
(1996)
The Trap
as Jo Shishido
(1995)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Jo Shishido
(1995)
Fukushu no Teio
as Kazunari Inaba
(1994)
(1994)
Turning Point
as Hashizume
(1994)
(1993)
(1993)
(1992)
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
as Dr. Tani
(1992)
The Gambler
as Joe of Aces
(1992)
(1991)
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
as Junichi Mizuta
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
as Junichi Mizuta
(1990)
(1990)
Nozomi Witches
as Ryotaro's father
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
as Captain
(1988)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Tokuji Hayakawa
(1988)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Noritsugu Hayakawa
(1988)
(1987)
Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe
(1987)
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
as Captain Joe
(1986)
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
as School Principal
(1986)
Leave My Girl Alone
as Bar Owner
(1986)
(1985)
(1985)
Caribe: Symphony of Love
as Shunsuke Saichu
(1985)
(1984)
Sukanpin Walk
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
(1984)
(1983)
(1982)
I Are You, You Am Me
as Kouzou Saitoh
(1982)
(1981)
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku
(1981)
(1980)
(1980)
(1978)
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Tominoichi
(1977)
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Black Jack
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
Gambling Code and Feuds
as Katsuya Sekikawa
(1977)
Ore no sora
as Genjiro Yasuda
(1977)
High Seas Hijack
as Chief Engineer Kosai
(1976)
The Sea of Genkai
as Sawaki
(1975)
Conflagration
as Chief Engineer Kosai
(1974)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Katsutoshi Otomo
(1974)
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Hachiro Tachibana
(1974)
Tokyo do mannaka
as Hyodo
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
New Shameless School
as Gebageba
(1971)
Bad Girl Mako
as Yasuoka
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
as Mujitori
(1970)
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
as Macaroni
(1970)
(1970)
Shameless School
as Macaroni
(1970)
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
as Macaroni
(1970)
(1970)
(1970)
(1970)
Charming Men
as Kobe Saburo
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
The Rough One
as Imano's Bodyguard
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
Retaliation
as Hino
(1968)
(1967)
Branded to Kill
as Gorô Hanada
(1967)
A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura
(1967)
Massacre Gun
as Ryûichi Kuroda
(1967)
My Sweetheart
as President Shishido
(1967)
Asia-Pol
as George
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
as Kokichi Yamaguch
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
Asiapol Secret Service
as George Eaton
(1966)
(1966)
Blood Shed
as Seiji
(1965)
Murder Unincorporated
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
The Dragon of Macao
as Aizu
(1964)
Gate of Flesh
as Shintaro Ibuki
(1964)
Cruel Gun Story
as Togawa
(1964)
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
as Joe of Aces
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
Youth of the Beast
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
(1963)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
as Hideo Tajima
(1963)
Notorious Bastard
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
(1963)
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
as Hideo Tajima
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
Glass-Hearted Johnny
as Jô
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Danger Pays
as Jôji Kondô
(1961)
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
I'll End in Hell
as Joji Dan
(1961)
(1961)
The Crimson Plains
as Joji Sakuma
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
(1961)
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
(1961)
Quick Draw Joe
as Joe the Ace
(1960)
The Gun Like Lightning
as Goro
(1960)
(1960)
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
as Jo of the Colt
(1960)
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
as Gin of the Colt
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1960)
(1959)
The Human Cyclone
as Masa
(1959)
(1959)
The Rambling Guitarist
as George
(1959)
(1959)
Merciless Bullet
as Yukie's lover
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
Rusty Knife
as Shimabara
(1958)
Voice Without a Shadow
as Hamazaki
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
Small Rats of the Edo Town
as Hidematsu
(1957)
Temptation
as Goro Yasui
(1957)
(1957)
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
as Masaki Yoshihara
(1957)
The Champion
as Boxer Ishiyama
(1956)
Seishun wo warera ni
as Takai
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
(1956)
Shiawase wa doko ni
as Tetsuo Shimura
(1956)
(1956)
Frankie the Milkman
as Zenkichi Matsubara
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
(1955)
(1955)
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yabuta
(1955)
(1955)