Joe Shishido

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Joe Shishido

Acting December 6, 1933

Kita, Osaka, Japan

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…

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Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

7.2 1967 Movie
The Files of the Young Kindaichi

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

7.6 1995 TV Show
Kimi no na wa

Kimi no na wa

7.5 1991 TV Show
Flower & Snake II

Flower & Snake II

6.5 2005 Movie
Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

7.0 1963 Movie
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

6.6 1964 Movie
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

6.0 1991 Movie
Detective Office 5: Another Story

Detective Office 5: Another Story

2005 TV Show
Big City: Days of Struggle

Big City: Days of Struggle

1976 TV Show
A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

7.1 1967 Movie
Pro Hunter

Pro Hunter

1981 TV Show
Edo Porn

Edo Porn

5.9 1981 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2012
    The Final Judgement

    Movie Lao Porto

  3. 2011
    Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

    Movie

  4. 2010
    A Night in Nude: Salvation

    Movie Naoki Yamagami

  5. 2009
    The Code

    Movie Detective 500

  6. 2007
    Switching – Goodbye Me

    Movie Yoshinosuke Yoshida

  7. 2007
    Kisaragi

    Movie Ooiso Long Beach Host

  8. 2007
    Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

    Movie

  9. 2006
    Proud Ambition 5

    Movie

  10. 2006
    Proud Ambition 4

    Movie

  11. 2006
    Proud Ambition 2

    Movie

  12. 2006
    Proud Ambition

    Movie

  13. 2006
    A Surgeon Named Hitman

    Movie

  14. 2005
    Detective Office 5

    Movie 500

  15. 2005
    Detective Office 5: Another Story

    TV show Chief 500

  16. 2005
    Shin Japan's Don 6

    Movie

More credits
  1. 2005
    Proud Ambition 3

    Movie

  2. 2005
    Flower & Snake II

    Movie Takayoshi Tooyama

  3. 2005
    Shin Japan's Don 5

    Movie

  4. 2005
    Shin Japan's Don 4

    Movie

  5. 2004
    Class Reunion

    Movie

  6. 2004
    Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless

    Movie

  7. 2004
    Shin Japan's Don: Waves

    Movie

  8. 2002
    Yakuza Jihad

    Movie

  9. 2001
    Drowning Fish

    Movie Ace no Jo

  10. 2001
    Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

    Movie

  11. 2000
    Debt King Part VII: Millennium

    Movie

  12. 2000
    Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna

    Movie

  13. 1999
    Hometown

    Movie

  14. 1997
    To Love

    Movie Chinen

  15. 1997
    Remembering the Cosmos Flower

    Movie

  16. 1996
    The Trap

    Movie Jo Shishido

  17. 1995
    Fukushu no Teio

    Movie Kazunari Inaba

  18. 1995
    The Files of the Young Kindaichi

    TV show Fujio Tashiro

  19. 1995
    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    Movie Jo Shishido

  20. 1995
    Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH

    Movie

  21. 1994
    Turning Point

    Movie Hashizume

  22. 1994
    The Most Terrible Time in My Life

    Movie Joe

  23. 1994
    Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong

    Movie

  24. 1994
    Tough Cop - Ginza Police

    Movie