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Joe Shishido

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).

Born

Dec 06, 1933

Kita, Osaka, Japan

Died

Jan 18, 2020

Known For

Acting

Movies

233 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.5

movie

Known For

Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

1967

as Gorô Hanada
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991 • as Junichi Mizuta
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990 • as Junichi Mizuta
★ 6.7
Flower & Snake II
Flower & Snake II
2005
★ 6.4
Edo Porn
Edo Porn
1981 • as Jyuppensha Ikku
★ 5.9
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 • as School Principal
★ 6.7
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 • as Tokuji Hayakawa
★ 6.2
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 • as Noritsugu Hayakawa
★ 6.2
A Night In Nude: Salvation
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010 • as Naoki Yamagami
★ 6.1
Yakuza Jihad
Yakuza Jihad
2002
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill
1967 • as Gorô Hanada
★ 7.2
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 • as Katsutoshi Otomo
★ 7.2
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 • as Tominoichi
★ 5.9
Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast
1963 • as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
★ 6.9
Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh
1964 • as Shintaro Ibuki
★ 6.6
Switching – Goodbye Me
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 • as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
★ 6.5
Kisaragi
Kisaragi
2007 • as Ooiso Long Beach Host
★ 7.0
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 • as Black Jack
★ 5.5
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974 • as Hachiro Tachibana
★ 5.5
Cruel Gun Story
Cruel Gun Story
1964 • as Togawa
★ 6.5
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994 • as Joe
★ 7.3
Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood
1971 • as Naoto Tezuka
★ 7.0
Velvet Hustler
Velvet Hustler
1967
★ 6.3
The First Catch
The First Catch
1980
★ 2.7
Drowning Fish
Drowning Fish
2001 • as Ace no Jo
★ 7.0
I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me
1982 • as Kouzou Saitoh
★ 6.6
A Colt Is My Passport
A Colt Is My Passport
1967 • as Shuji Kamimura
★ 7.0
I'm All Yours
I'm All Yours
1985 • as Priest
★ 2.0
The Human Cyclone
The Human Cyclone
1959 • as Masa
Shameless School
Shameless School
1970 • as Macaroni
The Maid's Kid
The Maid's Kid
1955
★ 8.0
Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife
1958 • as Shimabara
★ 5.7
Retaliation
Retaliation
1968 • as Hino
★ 5.8
The Rambling Guitarist
The Rambling Guitarist
1959 • as George
★ 6.5
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 • as Hashizume
★ 6.0
Fossilized Wilderness
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
The Cleanup
The Cleanup
1969
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963 • as Hideo Tajima
★ 6.3
Detective Office 5
Detective Office 5
2005 • as 500
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960 • as Gin of the Colt
The Code
The Code
2009 • as Detective 500
★ 6.2
My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart
1967 • as President Shishido
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Massacre Gun
Massacre Gun
1967 • as Ryûichi Kuroda
★ 7.2
Bad Girl Mako
Bad Girl Mako
1971 • as Yasuoka
★ 6.2
The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995 • as Jo Shishido
★ 7.0
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970 • as Macaroni
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961 • as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970 • as Macaroni
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966 • as Kokichi Yamaguch
★ 6.3
The Gun Like Lightning
The Gun Like Lightning
1960 • as Goro
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977 • as Cop
★ 5.3
Conflagration
Conflagration
1975 • as Chief Engineer Kosai
★ 6.5
The Aftermath of War
The Aftermath of War
1967
Pacific Porters
Pacific Porters
1961
movie
Nurse's Husband
1980
Women's House
Women's House
1954 • as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
★ 6.0
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
We Live Today
We Live Today
1959
Love Eternal
Love Eternal
1966
Center of Tokyo
Center of Tokyo
1974 • as Hyodo
Wind of Volcano
Wind of Volcano
1960
movie
Called to the Stand
1956
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary
1955 • as Patrolman Yabuta
★ 6.5
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970
New Shameless School
New Shameless School
1971 • as Gebageba
This Heartbeat
This Heartbeat
1988
Yakyuukyou no Uta
Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985
Exiled to Hell
Exiled to Hell
1969
Solo Traveler
Solo Traveler
1962
Asia-Pol
Asia-Pol
1967 • as George
★ 6.7
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
1992 • as Dr. Tani
★ 3.4
The Witty Samurai
The Witty Samurai
1972
Murder Unincorporated
Murder Unincorporated
1965 • as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
★ 6.5
Leave My Girl Alone
Leave My Girl Alone
1986 • as Bar Owner
★ 6.0
A Man's World
A Man's World
1971
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
1960 • as Ken
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966
Cell No. 8
Cell No. 8
1956
Sukanpin Walk
Sukanpin Walk
1984 • as Tatsuya Sekikawa
★ 5.0
The Angry Rambler
The Angry Rambler
1960
Small Rats of the Edo Town
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957 • as Hidematsu
Charming Men
Charming Men
1970 • as Kobe Saburo
The Rough One
The Rough One
1969 • as Imano's Bodyguard
Who is in the Background?
Who is in the Background?
1959
Your Life
Your Life
1966
None But the Brave
None But the Brave
1973
★ 5.6
To Love
To Love
1997 • as Chinen
★ 5.5
The Alaska Story
The Alaska Story
1977
★ 6.0
Ore no sora
Ore no sora
1977 • as Genjiro Yasuda
Greatest Boss of Japan
Greatest Boss of Japan
1970
The Trap
The Trap
1996 • as Jo Shishido
★ 6.6
Danger Pays
Danger Pays
1962 • as Jôji Kondô
★ 7.0
The Hard Core Criminal
The Hard Core Criminal
1973
★ 7.5
Crimson Pistol
Crimson Pistol
1961
movie
The Happy Dancers
1956
Gambling Code and Feuds
Gambling Code and Feuds
1977 • as Katsuya Sekikawa
The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back
1958
★ 7.3
The Guitarist from the Sea
The Guitarist from the Sea
1960
★ 3.5
My Pistol Is Quick
My Pistol Is Quick
1954 • as Airplane Passenger
You'll Fall For Me
You'll Fall For Me
1989
★ 7.0
Muhō Ichidai
Muhō Ichidai
1957
Again
Again
1984
The Cards Will Tell
The Cards Will Tell
1960
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
1964 • as Joe of Aces
★ 6.0
Tokyo no Kodoku
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
1970
Caribe: Symphony of Love
Caribe: Symphony of Love
1985 • as Shunsuke Saichu
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961
Burning Clouds
Burning Clouds
1967
Wounded Beast
Wounded Beast
1959
Take It Easy
Take It Easy
1986
Gambler in the Sea
Gambler in the Sea
1961
Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow
1958 • as Hamazaki
★ 6.4
Shiawase wa doko ni
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956 • as Tetsuo Shimura
Our Wedding
Our Wedding
1983
★ 7.0
Profile of a Boss' Son
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
1963 • as Hideo Tajima
Mighty Rules
Mighty Rules
1959
Last Round
Last Round
1962
The Crimson Plains
The Crimson Plains
1961 • as Joji Sakuma
Chivalrous Pride
Chivalrous Pride
1969
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961 • as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Glass-Hearted Johnny
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962 • as Jô
Ofukuro
Ofukuro
1955
Mexico Drifter
Mexico Drifter
1962
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960
The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun
1992
★ 5.2
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
1972
★ 6.9
Temptation
Temptation
1957 • as Goro Yasui
★ 8.0
Seishun wo warera ni
Seishun wo warera ni
1956 • as Takai
★ 10.0
Traces of Lead
Traces of Lead
1962
Nozomi Witches
Nozomi Witches
1990 • as Ryotaro's father
I'll End in Hell
I'll End in Hell
1961 • as Joji Dan
The Dragon and the Tiger
The Dragon and the Tiger
1966
100 Gamblers
100 Gamblers
1969
The Naked Woman and the Gun
The Naked Woman and the Gun
1957
The Dragon of Macao
The Dragon of Macao
1965 • as Aizu
★ 8.0
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
★ 3.3
A Surgeon Named Hitman
A Surgeon Named Hitman
2006
魔性の女
魔性の女
1968
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
1964
Taiyō o buchi otose
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960 • as Jo of the Colt
Notorious Bastard
Notorious Bastard
1963 • as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Gun Number Zero
Gun Number Zero
1959
The Frozen Plains
The Frozen Plains
1962
Jūdan no arashi
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
1958
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
1965
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
1989 • as Captain
★ 7.0
Breasts and Bullets
Breasts and Bullets
1958
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964
Akai ka to Rokudenashi
Akai ka to Rokudenashi
1963
The Gambler
The Gambler
1992 • as Joe of Aces
The Black Current
The Black Current
1954 • as Newspaper Reporter
High Seas Hijack
High Seas Hijack
1977 • as Chief Engineer Kosai
★ 10.0
movie
Kanshō fujin
1956
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
1971
Zattō ni hikarume
Zattō ni hikarume
1959
Merciless Bullet
Merciless Bullet
1959 • as Yukie's lover
Asiapol Secret Service
Asiapol Secret Service
1966 • as George Eaton
Gun of Nosappu
Gun of Nosappu
1961
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
Blood Shed
Blood Shed
1966 • as Seiji
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
1994
Kimagure tosei
Kimagure tosei
1962
The Doctor
The Doctor
1955
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
The Champion
The Champion
1957 • as Boxer Ishiyama
★ 6.0
Chivalrous Outlaw
Chivalrous Outlaw
1963
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
1965 • as Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
Hell Festival
Hell Festival
1963 • as Tetsu the Otter
Return of the Vagabond
Return of the Vagabond
1960
★ 5.0
The Return of the Filthy Seven
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
1965
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
1993
The Final Judgement
The Final Judgement
2012 • as Lao Porto
★ 1.0
The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai
1976 • as Sawaki
★ 5.0
Tiger of the Sea
Tiger of the Sea
1964
The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Frankie the Milkman
Frankie the Milkman
1956 • as Zenkichi Matsubara
★ 9.0
Run the Beast
Run the Beast
1990
Fukushu no Teio
Fukushu no Teio
1995 • as Kazunari Inaba
★ 6.0
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
★ 5.0
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991
★ 7.5
Quick Draw Joe
Quick Draw Joe
1961 • as Joe the Ace
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
1970
movie
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991
The Killers
The Killers
1991
Tsukiyo no kasa
Tsukiyo no kasa
1955
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957 • as Masaki Yoshihara
Confession
Confession
1956
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971 • as Mujitori
Hometown
Hometown
1999
Monk's Paradise
Monk's Paradise
1971
Blue Jeans Memory
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
2007
★ 5.0
Fugitive Alien
Fugitive Alien
1987 • as Captain Joe
★ 3.5
Crime Reporter
Crime Reporter
1959 • as Fujimoto
Proud Ambition
Proud Ambition
2006
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
1987 • as Captain Joe
★ 3.8
movie
Kingorô no omawari-san
1956
Alumni Association
Alumni Association
2004
Outlaw's Gold
Outlaw's Gold
1967 • as 三鬼鉄
Jinsei Gekijo
Jinsei Gekijo
1964
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
Proud Ambition 4
Proud Ambition 4
2006
Proud Ambition 3
Proud Ambition 3
2005
Machi ga nemuru toki
Machi ga nemuru toki
1959
Proud Ambition 2
Proud Ambition 2
2006
God's Pinch Hitter
God's Pinch Hitter
1991
Three Stray Dogs
Three Stray Dogs
1965
Biographies of Killers
Biographies of Killers
1969
Stardust Wharf
Stardust Wharf
1968
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Katayoku dake no tenshi
Katayoku dake no tenshi
1986
Shin Japan's Don 6
Shin Japan's Don 6
2005
His Highness Surabaya
His Highness Surabaya
1955 • as Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
2004
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
1963 • as Masa from Kanto
Proud Ambition 5
Proud Ambition 5
2006
Shin Japan's Don 4
Shin Japan's Don 4
2005
Shin Japan's Don 5
Shin Japan's Don 5
2005
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
2004
Thirteen Times a Loser
Thirteen Times a Loser
1969 • as Seiji Okitsu