Joe Shishido
Acting
December 6, 1933
Kita, Osaka, Japan
Biography
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 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).
Movies
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Edo Porn
1981
Fugitive Alien
1987
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991
Gate of Flesh
1964
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
1987
Flower & Snake II
2005
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Branded to Kill
1967
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
TV Shows
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
Kimi no na wa
1991
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
Pro Hunter
1981
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979
Blitz!! Strada 5
1974
Star Wolf
1978
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980
Dazzling Cops
1977