Acting

Joe Shishido

Born: December 6, 1933
Died: January 18, 2020 (aged 86)
Birthplace: Kita, Osaka, Japan
Credits: 254 titles

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).

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Branded to Kill

1967

Youth of the Beast

1963

Gate of Flesh

1964

A Colt is My Passport

1967

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974

Edo Porn

1981

Flower & Snake II

2005

Kisaragi

2007

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

1963

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978

Cruel Gun Story

1964

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974

Rusty Knife

1958

Retaliation

1968

Fugitive Alien

1987

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

1977

I Are You, You Am Me

1982

Acting credits 254

Year	Title	Role
2026	Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki Film	Self (archive footage)
2012	The Final Judgement Film	Lao Porto
2011	Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 Film
2010	A Night in Nude: Salvation Film	Naoki Yamagami
2009	The Code Film	Detective 500
2007	Switching – Goodbye Me Film	Yoshinosuke Yoshida
2007	Kisaragi Film	Ooiso Long Beach Host
2007	Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 Film
2006	Proud Ambition 5 Film
2006	Proud Ambition 4 Film
2006	Proud Ambition 2 Film
2006	Proud Ambition Film
2006	A Surgeon Named Hitman Film
2005	Detective Office 5 Film	500
2005	Detective Office 5: Another Story TV	Chief 500 (3 ep)
2005	Shin Japan's Don 6 Film
2005	Proud Ambition 3 Film
2005	Flower & Snake II Film	Takayoshi Tooyama
2005	Shin Japan's Don 5 Film
2005	Shin Japan's Don 4 Film
2004	Class Reunion Film
2004	Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless Film
2004	Shin Japan's Don: Waves Film
2002	Yakuza Jihad Film
2001	Drowning Fish Film	Ace no Jo
2001	Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street Film
2000	Debt King Part VII: Millennium Film
2000	Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna Film
1999	Hometown Film
1997	To Love Film	Chinen
1997	Remembering the Cosmos Flower Film
1996	San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku TV	(1 ep)
1996	The Trap Film	Jo Shishido
1995	Fukushu no Teio Film	Kazunari Inaba
1995	The Files of the Young Kindaichi TV	Fujio Tashiro (2 ep)
1995	The Stairway to the Distant Past Film	Jo Shishido
1995	Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH Film
1994	Turning Point Film	Hashizume
1994	The Most Terrible Time in My Life Film	Joe
1994	Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong Film
1994	Tough Cop - Ginza Police Film
1993	Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death Film
1993	JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet Film
1992	The Setting Sun Film
1992	The Gambler Film	Joe of Aces
1992	8 Man - For All Lonely Nights Film	Dr. Tani
1991	Danger Point: The Road to Hell Film
1991	The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 Film
1991	God's Pinch Hitter Film
1991	Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet Film	Junichi Mizuta
1991	Kimi no na wa TV	角倉勘次 (312 ep)
1991	The Killers Film
1990	Run the Beast Film
1990	Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba Film
1990	Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet Film	Junichi Mizuta
1990	Nozomi Witches Film	Ryotaro's father
1989	You'll Fall For Me Film
1989	Red Crow and the Ghost Ship Film	Captain
1988	This Heartbeat Film
1988	Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Film	Tokuji Hayakawa, Noritsugu Hayakawa