Joe Shishido
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).
Acting
Movie
Branded to Kill
as Gorô Hanada
1967
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Youth of the Beast
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
1963
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Gate of Flesh
as Shintaro Ibuki
1964
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A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura
1967
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Katsutoshi Otomo
1974
Movie
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku
1981
Movie
Flower & Snake II
2005
Movie
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
2007
Movie
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
as Hideo Tajima
1963
Movie
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Tokuji Hayakawa
1988
Movie
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Tominoichi
1978
Movie
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Noritsugu Hayakawa
1988
Movie
Cruel Gun Story
as Togawa
1964
Movie
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Hachiro Tachibana
1974
Movie
Rusty Knife
as Shimabara
1958
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Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe
1987
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Retaliation
as Hino
1968
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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
as Cop
1977
Movie
Massacre Gun
as Ryûichi Kuroda
1967
Movie
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
1972
Movie
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Joe
1994
Movie
A Night In Nude: Salvation
as Naoki Yamagami
2010
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I Are You, You Am Me
as Kouzou Saitoh
1982
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The Trap
as Jo Shishido
1996