Acting

Joe Shishido

Born 1933-12-06 · Kita, Osaka, Japan

Died 2020-01-18

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).

Credits

Newest first

Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self (archive footage)
2026
The Final Judgement
as Lao Porto
2012
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Naoki Yamagami
2010
The Code
as Detective 500
2009
Switching – Goodbye Me
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
2007
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
2007
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
2007
Proud Ambition 5
2006
Proud Ambition 4
2006
Proud Ambition 2
2006
Proud Ambition
2006
A Surgeon Named Hitman
2006
Detective Office 5
as 500
2005
Detective Office 5: Another Story
as Chief 500
2005
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
Shin Japan's Don 6
2005
Proud Ambition 3
2005
Flower & Snake II
as Takayoshi Tooyama
2005
Shin Japan's Don 5
2005
Shin Japan's Don 4
2005
Class Reunion
2004
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
2004
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
2004
Yakuza Jihad
2002
Drowning Fish
as Ace no Jo
2001
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna
2000
Hometown
1999
To Love
as Chinen
1997
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
The Trap
as Jo Shishido
1996
Fukushu no Teio
as Kazunari Inaba
1995
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Fujio Tashiro
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Jo Shishido
1995
Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH
1995
Turning Point
as Hashizume
1994
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Joe
1994
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
1994
Tough Cop - Ginza Police
1994
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
1993
The Setting Sun
1992
The Gambler
as Joe of Aces
1992
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
as Dr. Tani
1992
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991
God's Pinch Hitter
1991
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
as Junichi Mizuta
1991
Kimi no na wa
as 角倉勘次
1991
The Killers
1991
Run the Beast
1990
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
as Junichi Mizuta
1990
Nozomi Witches
as Ryotaro's father
1990
You'll Fall For Me
1989
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
as Captain
1989
This Heartbeat
1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Tokuji Hayakawa
1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Noritsugu Hayakawa
1988
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
as Captain Joe
1987
Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe
1987
The Beauty in the Black Mask
as Takeo Sato
1987
Leave My Girl Alone
as Bar Owner
1986
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
as School Principal
1986
Katayoku dake no tenshi
1986
Take It Easy
1986
I'm All Yours
as Priest
1985
Caribe: Symphony of Love
as Shunsuke Saichu
1985
Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985
Again
1984
Sukanpin Walk
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
1984
Our Wedding
1983
I Are You, You Am Me
as Kouzou Saitoh
1982
Fossilized Wilderness
1982
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku
1981
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
Pro Hunter
as 菊島雄三
1981
The First Catch
1980