Joe Shishido
Acting
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).
Filmography
Acting (240)
2026
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzukias Self (archive footage)
2012
The Final Judgementas Lao Porto
5.5
2010
A Night in Nude: Salvationas Naoki Yamagami
5.7
2009
The Codeas Detective 500
6.2
2007
Switching – Goodbye Meas Yoshinosuke Yoshida
6.6
2007
Kisaragias Ooiso Long Beach Host
6.9
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
Detective Office 5as 500
2005
2005
Flower & Snake IIas Takayoshi Tooyama
6.5
2004
2002
8.0
2001
Drowning Fishas Ace no Jo
7.7
1999
1997
To Loveas Chinen
6.7
1996
The Trapas Jo Shishido
6.8
1995
Fukushu no Teioas Kazunari Inaba
6.0
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Jo Shishido
7.2
1994
Turning Pointas Hashizume
7.0
1994
7.5
1992
4.8
1992
The Gambleras Joe of Aces
1992
8 Man - For All Lonely Nightsas Dr. Tani
4.1
1991
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta
6.0
1991
1990
1990
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi Mizuta
6.5
1990
Nozomi Witchesas Ryotaro's father
6.0
7.0
1989
Red Crow and the Ghost Shipas Captain
7.0
1988
1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Tokuji Hayakawa
6.1
1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Noritsugu Hayakawa
6.1
1987
Star Force: Fugitive Alien IIas Captain Joe
4.7
1987
Fugitive Alienas Captain Joe
3.9
1987
The Beauty in the Black Maskas Takeo Sato
1986
Leave My Girl Aloneas Bar Owner
7.5
1986
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoastas School Principal
6.9
1986
1985
I'm All Yoursas Priest
4.7
1985
Caribe: Symphony of Loveas Shunsuke Saichu
7.0
1984
1984
Sukanpin Walkas Tatsuya Sekikawa
7.5
1983
8.5
1982
I Are You, You Am Meas Kouzou Saitoh
6.4
8.0
1981
Edo Pornas Jyuppensha Ikku
5.9
1980
3.5
1980
7.0
1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadronas Tominoichi
6.1
1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eyeas Black Jack
6.2
1977
High Seas Hijackas Chief Engineer Kosai
10.0
1977
Gambling Code and Feudsas Katsuya Sekikawa
7.0
1977
Ore no soraas Genjiro Yasuda
1977
5.6
1977
The Alaska Storyas George Oshima
8.0
1976
The Sea of Genkaias Sawaki
5.8
1975
Conflagrationas Chief Engineer Kosai
7.0
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1as Hachiro Tachibana
5.9
1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodeas Katsutoshi Otomo
7.2
1974
Center of Tokyoas Hyodo
7.5
6.3
1971
Bad Girl Makoas Yasuoka
6.0
1971
7.0
1971
Blood for Bloodas Naoto Tezuka
7.0
1971
Go As Messy As Messy Can Beas Mujitori
1971
8.0
1971
New Shameless Schoolas Gebageba
9.0
1970
Shameless School: Tackle Kissas Macaroni
8.0
1970
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nudeas Macaroni
8.0
1970
Charming Menas Kobe Saburo
9.0
1970
Shameless Schoolas Macaroni
5.0
10.0
1969
10.0
1969
Thirteen Times a Loseras Seiji Okitsu
1969
1969
The Rough Oneas Imano's Bodyguard
10.0
1969
7.0
1969
1968
7.0
1968
Retaliationas Hino
5.9
1968
8.0
1967
Outlaw's Goldas 三鬼鉄
1967
My Sweetheartas President Shishido
1967
6.8
1967
Massacre Gunas Ryûichi Kuroda
7.2
1967
Asia-Polas George
7.2
1967
Branded to Killas Gorô Hanada
7.2
1967
1967
A Colt Is My Passportas Shuji Kamimura
7.1
1966
Asiapol Secret Serviceas George Eaton
6.0
1966
1966
1966
Blood Shedas Seiji
7.0
1966
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumphas Kokichi Yamaguch
6.3
7.0
1965
The Dragon of Macaoas Aizu
8.0
1965
1965
Murder Unincorporatedas Jiro (Joe of Spades)
6.5
1965
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashias Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
1964
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duelas Joe of Aces
6.0
1964
1964
Gate of Fleshas Shintaro Ibuki
6.6
1964
7.0
1964
Cruel Gun Storyas Togawa
6.7
1963
Hell Festivalas Tetsu the Otter
1963
Tale on Kanto Chivalryas Masa from Kanto
1963
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Womenas Hideo Tajima
1963
Youth of the Beastas Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
6.9
1963
Notorious Bastardas Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
1963
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!as Hideo Tajima
6.5
1962
1962
Danger Paysas Jôji Kondô
7.0
1962
Glass-Hearted Johnnyas Jô
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
8.0
1961
1961
I'll End in Hellas Joji Dan
9.0
1961
10.0
1961
The Crimson Plainsas Joji Sakuma
1961
Joe of Aces: Give and Takeas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
1961
Quick Draw Joeas Joe the Ace
1961
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Livingas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
1961
10.0
1960
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrowas Jo of the Colt
9.0
10.0
1960
8.0
1960
1960
The Gun Like Lightningas Goro
5.0
3.5
1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slingeras Gin of the Colt
8.0
1959
1959
The Rambling Guitaristas George
6.9
1959
The Human Cycloneas Masa
1959
Crime Reporteras Fujimoto
1959
Merciless Bulletas Yukie's lover
1959
1959
1959
1959
1958
Voice Without a Shadowas Hamazaki
6.2
1958
The Boy Who Came Backas Kajita
7.6
1958
死の壁の脱出as Jiro Asaoka
1958
Rusty Knifeas Shimabara
5.9
7.0
1957
Small Rats of the Edo Townas Hidematsu
1957
Temptationas Goro Yasui
8.0
1957
The Championas Boxer Ishiyama
6.7
1957
1957
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16as Masaki Yoshihara
1956
Frankie the Milkmanas Zenkichi Matsubara
8.5
1956
1956
Shiawase wa doko nias Tetsuo Shimura
9.0
1956
1956
Seishun wo warera nias Takai
10.0
1956
8.0
1956
1955
10.0
1955
1955
8.3
1955
7.0
1955
Policeman's Diaryas Patrolman Yabuta
7.0
1955
His Highness Surabayaas Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
1954
My Pistol Is Quickas Airplane Passenger
1954
Women's Houseas Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
6.0
1954
The Black Currentas Newspaper Reporter
10.0