Joe Shishido
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Zattō ni hikarume
1959
The Alaska Story
1977
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
The Cleanup
1969
The Trap
as Jo Shishido
1996
Run the Beast
1990
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
1993
100 Gamblers
1969
Love Eternal
1966
Kimagure tosei
1962
The Angry Rambler
1960
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962
A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura
1967
Cell No. 8
1956
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961
Branded to Kill
as Gorô Hanada
1967
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
2007
To Love
as Chinen
1997
TV Appearances
Star Wolf
as Captain Joe
1978
Detective Office 5: Another Story
as Chief 500
2005
Blitz!! Strada 5
as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
1974
Kimi no na wa
as 角倉勘次
1991
Pro Hunter
as 菊島雄三
1981
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
as Gendō
1976
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Fujio Tashiro
1995
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005