Joe Shishido picture

Joe Shishido

Acting

Known For

The Files of the Young Kindaichi•Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet•Danger Point: The Road to Hell•The Boy Who Came Back•Hometown•Your Life

86 Years Old

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).

Born

Kita, Osaka, Japan on 6th December 1933

Died

18th January 2020

All Credits

The Files of the Young Kindaichi Image

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

Fujio Tashiro

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet Image

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Junichi Mizuta

Danger Point: The Road to Hell Image

Danger Point: The Road to Hell

The Boy Who Came Back Image

The Boy Who Came Back

Hometown Image

Hometown

Your Life Image

Your Life

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be Image

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

Mujitori

A Night In Nude: Salvation Image

A Night In Nude: Salvation

Naoki Yamagami

The Setting Sun Image

The Setting Sun

Edo Porn Image

Edo Porn

Jyuppensha Ikku

Cell No. 8 Image

Cell No. 8

Youth of the Beast Image

Youth of the Beast

Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

The Sea of Genkai Image

The Sea of Genkai

Sawaki

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 Image

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

Masaki Yoshihara

The Champion Image

The Champion

Boxer Ishiyama

Shin Japan's Don 4 Image

Shin Japan's Don 4

Proud Ambition 5 Image

Proud Ambition 5

Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha Image

Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha

Flower & Snake II Image

Flower & Snake II

Kisaragi Image

Kisaragi

Ooiso Long Beach Host

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow Image

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow

Gendō

Fukushu no Teio Image

Fukushu no Teio

Kazunari Inaba

Run the Beast Image

Run the Beast

神様のピンチヒッター Image

神様のピンチヒッター

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness Image

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

Cop

The Dragon of Macao Image

The Dragon of Macao

Aizu

Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari Image

Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet Image

JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet

Alumni Association Image

Alumni Association

Gate of Flesh Image

Gate of Flesh

Shintaro Ibuki

The Guitarist and the Rancher Image

The Guitarist and the Rancher

Frankie the Milkman Image

Frankie the Milkman

Zenkichi Matsubara

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women Image

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women

Hideo Tajima

Gun Number Zero Image

Gun Number Zero

Tokyo do mannaka Image

Tokyo do mannaka

Hyodo

None But the Brave Image

None But the Brave

Machi ga nemuru toki Image

Machi ga nemuru toki

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights Image

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights

Dr. Tani

Temptation Image

Temptation

Goro Yasui

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship Image

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship

Captain

Outlaw's Gold Image

Outlaw's Gold

三鬼鉄

Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong Image

Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong

Monk's Paradise Image

Monk's Paradise

Proud Ambition 4 Image

Proud Ambition 4

Proud Ambition 3 Image

Proud Ambition 3

Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu Image

Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu

Blood Shed Image

Blood Shed

Seiji

Kingorô no omawari-san

Switching – Goodbye Me Image

Switching – Goodbye Me

Yoshinosuke Yoshida

A Man's World Image

A Man's World

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

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

Hideo Tajima

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye Image

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Black Jack

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast Image

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

School Principal

Nozomi Witches Image

Nozomi Witches

Ryotaro's father

The Stairway to the Distant Past Image

The Stairway to the Distant Past

Jo Shishido

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Image

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Noritsugu Hayakawa

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Image

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokuji Hayakawa

The Killers Image

The Killers

Nurse's Husband

Rusty Knife Image

Rusty Knife

Shimabara

Confession Image

Confession

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Image

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Tominoichi

Nosappu no jū Image

Nosappu no jū

The Rambling Guitarist Image

The Rambling Guitarist

George

Fossilized Wilderness Image

Fossilized Wilderness

Caribe: Symphony of Love Image

Caribe: Symphony of Love

Shunsuke Saichu

Leave My Girl Alone Image

Leave My Girl Alone

Bar Owner

Yakyuukyou no Uta Image

Yakyuukyou no Uta

Burning Clouds Image

Burning Clouds

Hell Festival Image

Hell Festival

Sukanpin Walk Image

Sukanpin Walk

Tatsuya Sekikawa

This Heartbeat Image

This Heartbeat

Detective Office 5: Another Story Image

Detective Office 5: Another Story

Detective Office 5: Another Story Image

Detective Office 5: Another Story

Chief 500

Shin Japan's Don 5 Image

Shin Japan's Don 5

Hitori tabi Image

Hitori tabi

Tale on Tokai Chivalry Image

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death Image

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

Tale on Kanto Chivalry Image

Tale on Kanto Chivalry

Masa from Kanto

Wounded Beast Image

Wounded Beast

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow Image

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

Jo of the Colt

Charming Men Image

Charming Men

Kobe Saburo

Yabanjin no Nekutai Image

Yabanjin no Nekutai

My Sweetheart Image

My Sweetheart

President Shishido

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 Image

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Hachiro Tachibana

Small Rats of the Edo Town Image

Small Rats of the Edo Town

Hidematsu

Policeman's Diary Image

Policeman's Diary

Patrolman Yabuta

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude Image

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude

Macaroni

The Final Judgement Image

The Final Judgement

Lao Porto

Last Round Image

Last Round

Shameless School Image

Shameless School

Macaroni

To Love Image

To Love

Chinen

The Most Terrible Time in My Life Image

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

Joe

The First Catch Image

The First Catch

魔性の女 Image

魔性の女

Chivalrous Pride Image

Chivalrous Pride

Pacific Porters Image

Pacific Porters

You'll Fall For Me Image

You'll Fall For Me

Shiawase wa doko ni Image

Shiawase wa doko ni

Tetsuo Shimura

The Alaska Story Image

The Alaska Story

Voice Without a Shadow Image

Voice Without a Shadow

Hamazaki

The Notorious Bored Samurai 6

The Gambler Image

The Gambler

Joe of Aces

Muhō Ichidai Image

Muhō Ichidai

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry Image

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

I'm All Yours Image

I'm All Yours

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood Image

Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

I Are You, You Am Me Image

I Are You, You Am Me

Kouzou Saitoh

The Doctor Image

The Doctor

Blue Jeans Memory Image

Blue Jeans Memory

Take It Easy Image

Take It Easy

The Rambler under the Southern Cross Image

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

The Trap Image

The Trap

Jo Shishido

Big City: Days of Struggle Image

Big City: Days of Struggle

Massacre Gun Image

Massacre Gun

Ryûichi Kuroda

Bad Girl Mako Image

Bad Girl Mako

Yasuoka

Asia-Pol Image

Asia-Pol

George

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm Image

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

Namari o buchikome Image

Namari o buchikome

Notorious Bastard Image

Notorious Bastard

Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)

Ore no sora Image

Ore no sora

Genjiro Yasuda

Jūdan no arashi Image

Jūdan no arashi

A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life Image

A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

Nuki uchi fūraibō Image

Nuki uchi fūraibō

Crimson pistol belt Image

Crimson pistol belt

Retaliation Image

Retaliation

Hino

Love Eternal Image

Love Eternal

Kanshō fujin

Kimi no na wa Image

Kimi no na wa

角倉勘次

Breasts and Bullets Image

Breasts and Bullets

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line Image

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

Akai ka to Rokudenashi Image

Akai ka to Rokudenashi

Called to the Stand

Again Image

Again

Taiyō o buchi otose Image

Taiyō o buchi otose

Quick Draw Joe Image

Quick Draw Joe

Joe the Ace

Pro Hunter Image

Pro Hunter

菊島雄三

Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka Image

Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

Tiger of the Sea Image

Tiger of the Sea

A Colt Is My Passport Image

A Colt Is My Passport

Shuji Kamimura

Cruel Gun Story Image

Cruel Gun Story

Togawa

Star Wolf Image

Star Wolf

Captain Joe

Gambling Code and Feuds Image

Gambling Code and Feuds

Katsuya Sekikawa

Gambler in the Sea Image

Gambler in the Sea

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street Image

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

The Hard Core Criminal Image

The Hard Core Criminal

I'll End in Hell Image

I'll End in Hell

Joji Dan

Our Wedding Image

Our Wedding

Conflagration Image

Conflagration

Chief Engineer Kosai

Kimagure tosei Image

Kimagure tosei

Greatest Boss Of Japan Image

Greatest Boss Of Japan

Velvet Hustler Image

Velvet Hustler

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains Image

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

Shin Japan's Don 6 Image

Shin Japan's Don 6

New Shameless School Image

New Shameless School

Gebageba

Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa Image

Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa

Yakuza Jihad Image

Yakuza Jihad

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri Image

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel Image

Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel

Joe of Aces

Joe of Aces: Give and Take Image

Joe of Aces: Give and Take

Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)

Glass-Hearted Johnny Image

Glass-Hearted Johnny

Jô

Wind of Volcano Image

Wind of Volcano

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm Image

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

The Crimson Plains Image

The Crimson Plains

Joji Sakuma

The Human Cyclone Image

The Human Cyclone

Masa

Detective Office 5 Image

Detective Office 5

500

Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living Image

Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)

Murder Unincorporated Image

Murder Unincorporated

Jiro (Joe of Spades)

The Rough One Image

The Rough One

Imano's Bodyguard

Remembering the Cosmos Flower Image

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

Profile of a Boss' Son

The Cards Will Tell Image

The Cards Will Tell

The Dragon and the Tiger Image

The Dragon and the Tiger

Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba Image

Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba

Shin Japan's Don: Waves Image

Shin Japan's Don: Waves

The Witty Samurai Image

The Witty Samurai

The Happy Dancers

Asiapol Secret Service Image

Asiapol Secret Service

George Eaton

Shameless School: Tackle Kiss Image

Shameless School: Tackle Kiss

Macaroni

Mighty Rules Image

Mighty Rules

Zattō ni hikarume Image

Zattō ni hikarume

Exiled to Hell Image

Exiled to Hell

A Surgeon Named Hitman Image

A Surgeon Named Hitman

Turning Point Image

Turning Point

Hashizume

100 Gamblers Image

100 Gamblers

The Man with a Sinister Laugh Image

The Man with a Sinister Laugh

Ken

Love and Desire in the Night Mist Image

Love and Desire in the Night Mist

Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi Image

Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi

Mekishiko mushuku Image

Mekishiko mushuku

The Angry Rambler Image

The Angry Rambler

The Frozen Plains Image

The Frozen Plains

Ofukuro Image

Ofukuro

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure Image

Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure

The Cleanup Image

The Cleanup

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger Image

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Gin of the Colt

Drowning Fish Image

Drowning Fish

Ace no Jo

Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph Image

Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph

Kokichi Yamaguch

The Aftermath of War Image

The Aftermath of War

We Live Today Image

We Live Today

Blitz!! Strada 5 Image

Blitz!! Strada 5

Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter

The Naked Woman and the Gun Image

The Naked Woman and the Gun

Tokyo no Kodoku Image

Tokyo no Kodoku

Merciless Bullet Image

Merciless Bullet

Yukie's lover

Seishun wo warera ni Image

Seishun wo warera ni

Takai

Who is in the Background? Image

Who is in the Background?

Chivalrous Outlaw Image

Chivalrous Outlaw

Branded to Kill Image

Branded to Kill

Gorô Hanada

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet Image

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Junichi Mizuta

Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ Image

Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Image

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Katsutoshi Otomo

The Maid's Kid Image

The Maid's Kid

Danger Pays Image

Danger Pays

Jôji Kondô

The Guitarist from the Sea Image

The Guitarist from the Sea

Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen Image

Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen

Debt King Part VII: Millennium Image

Debt King Part VII: Millennium

The Gun Like Lightning Image

The Gun Like Lightning

Goro

The Code Image

The Code

Detective 500

Dazzling Cops Image

Dazzling Cops

Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji Image

Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji

The Rambler in the Sunset Image

The Rambler in the Sunset

Blood for Blood Image

Blood for Blood

Naoto Tezuka

Return of the Vagabond Image

Return of the Vagabond

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 Image

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

The Return of the Filthy Seven Image

The Return of the Filthy Seven

The Rambler Rides Again Image

The Rambler Rides Again

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II Image

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

Captain Joe

High Seas Hijack Image

High Seas Hijack

Chief Engineer Kosai

Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower Image

Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower

Fugitive Alien Image

Fugitive Alien

Captain Joe

Jinsei Gekijo Image

Jinsei Gekijo

Tsukiyo no kasa Image

Tsukiyo no kasa

Stardust Wharf Image

Stardust Wharf

Proud Ambition Image

Proud Ambition

Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless Image

Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless

Proud Ambition 2 Image

Proud Ambition 2

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 Image

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

Three Stray Dogs Image

Three Stray Dogs

Biographies of Killers Image

Biographies of Killers