Joe Shishido

Actor

Joe Shishido

6 December 1933† 18 January 2020 (aged 86) Kita, Osaka, Japan

Movies: 240
Shows: 13

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

Branded to Kill

7.21967

Youth of the Beast

6.91963

Gate of Flesh

6.61964

A Colt is My Passport

7.11967

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

7.21974

Edo Porn

5.91981

Flower & Snake II

6.52005

Kisaragi

6.92007

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

6.51963

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

6.11988

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

6.11978

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

5.91974

Cruel Gun Story

6.71964

Retaliation

5.91968

Rusty Knife

5.91958

Fugitive Alien

3.91987

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

5.61977

I Are You, You Am Me

6.41982

A Night in Nude: Salvation

5.62010

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

7.11972