Joe Shishido
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1933
- Died
- January 18, 2020
- Birthplace
- Kita, Osaka, Japan
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).
Filmography
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki 2026
as Self (archive footage)
The Final Judgement 2012
as Lao Porto
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 2011
Actor
A Night in Nude: Salvation 2010
as Naoki Yamagami
The Code 2009
as Detective 500
Switching – Goodbye Me 2007
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Kisaragi 2007
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 2007
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Proud Ambition 5 2006
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Proud Ambition 4 2006
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Proud Ambition 2006
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Proud Ambition 2 2006
Actor
A Surgeon Named Hitman 2006
Actor
Detective Office 5 2005
as 500
Shin Japan's Don 6 2005
Actor
Proud Ambition 3 2005
Actor
Flower & Snake II 2005
as Takayoshi Tooyama
Shin Japan's Don 5 2005
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 4 2005
Actor
Class Reunion 2004
Actor
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless 2004
Actor
Shin Japan's Don: Waves 2004
Actor
Yakuza Jihad 2002
Actor
Drowning Fish 2001
as Ace no Jo
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street 2001
Actor
Debt King Part VII: Millennium 2000
Actor
Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna 2000
Actor
Hometown 1999
Actor
To Love 1997
as Chinen
Remembering the Cosmos Flower 1997
Actor
The Trap 1996
as Jo Shishido
Fukushu no Teio 1995
as Kazunari Inaba
The Stairway to the Distant Past 1995
as Jo Shishido
Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH 1995
Actor
Turning Point 1994
as Hashizume
The Most Terrible Time in My Life 1994
as Joe
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong 1994
Actor
Tough Cop - Ginza Police 1994
Actor
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death 1993
Actor
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet 1993
Actor
The Setting Sun 1992
Actor
The Gambler 1992
as Joe of Aces
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights 1992
as Dr. Tani
Danger Point: The Road to Hell 1991
Actor
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 1991
Actor
God's Pinch Hitter 1991
Actor
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet 1991
as Junichi Mizuta
The Killers 1991
Actor
Run the Beast 1990
Actor
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba 1990
Actor
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet 1990
as Junichi Mizuta
Nozomi Witches 1990
as Ryotaro's father
You'll Fall For Me 1989
Actor
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship 1989
as Captain
This Heartbeat 1988
Actor
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988
as Tokuji Hayakawa, as Noritsugu Hayakawa
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II 1987
as Captain Joe
Fugitive Alien 1987
as Captain Joe
The Beauty in the Black Mask 1987
as Takeo Sato
Leave My Girl Alone 1986
as Bar Owner
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast 1986
as School Principal
Katayoku dake no tenshi 1986
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Take It Easy 1986
Actor
I'm All Yours 1985
as Priest
Caribe: Symphony of Love 1985
as Shunsuke Saichu
Yakyuukyou no Uta 1985
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Again 1984
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Sukanpin Walk 1984
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Our Wedding 1983
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Fossilized Wilderness 1982
Actor
I Are You, You Am Me 1982
as Kouzou Saitoh
Edo Porn 1981
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Blue Jeans Memory 1981
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The First Catch 1980
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- Nurse's Husband
Nurse's Husband 1980
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978
as Tominoichi
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye 1977
as Black Jack
High Seas Hijack 1977
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Gambling Code and Feuds 1977
as Katsuya Sekikawa
Ore no sora 1977
as Genjiro Yasuda
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness 1977
as Cop
The Alaska Story 1977
as George Oshima
The Sea of Genkai 1976
as Sawaki
Conflagration 1975
as Chief Engineer Kosai
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 1974
as Hachiro Tachibana
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode 1974
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Center of Tokyo 1974
as Hyodo
The Hard Core Criminal 1973
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None But the Brave 1973
Actor
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari 1973
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm 1972
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New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line 1972
Actor
The Witty Samurai 1972
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Bad Girl Mako 1971
as Yasuoka
Monk's Paradise 1971
Actor
Blood for Blood 1971
as Naoto Tezuka
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu 1971
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Go As Messy As Messy Can Be 1971
as Mujitori
A Man's World 1971
Actor
New Shameless School 1971
as Gebageba
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss 1970
as Macaroni
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri 1970
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Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude 1970
as Macaroni
Charming Men 1970
as Kobe Saburo
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa 1970
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Shameless School 1970
as Macaroni
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life 1970
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Greatest Boss of Japan 1970
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Profile of a Boss' Son 1970
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The Cleanup 1969
Actor
Biographies of Killers 1969
Actor
Thirteen Times a Loser 1969
as Seiji Okitsu
Chivalrous Pride 1969
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Ex Convict: Sword Storm 1969
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The Rough One 1969
as Imano's Bodyguard
100 Gamblers 1969
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Yabanjin no Nekutai 1969
Actor
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood 1969
Actor
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower 1969
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Exiled to Hell 1969
Actor
魔性の女 1968
Actor
Retaliation 1968
as Hino
Stardust Wharf 1968
Actor
Outlaw's Gold 1967
as 三鬼鉄
The Aftermath of War 1967
Actor
My Sweetheart 1967
as President Shishido
The Return of the Filthy Seven 1967
Actor
Velvet Hustler 1967
Actor
Massacre Gun 1967
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Asia-Pol 1967
as George
Branded to Kill 1967
as Gorô Hanada
Burning Clouds 1967
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A Colt is My Passport 1967
as Shuji Kamimura
Asiapol Secret Service 1966
as George Eaton
Your Life 1966
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Love Eternal 1966
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Love and Desire in the Night Mist 1966
Actor
Blood Shed 1966
as Seiji
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph 1966
as Kokichi Yamaguch
The Dragon and the Tiger 1966
Actor
The Dragon of Macao 1965
as Aizu
Three Stray Dogs 1965
Actor
Murder Unincorporated 1965
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi 1965
as Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry 1965
Actor
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure 1965
Actor
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel 1964
as Joe of Aces
Tiger of the Sea 1964
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Gate of Flesh 1964
as Shintaro Ibuki
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ 1964
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Jinsei Gekijo 1964
Actor
Cruel Gun Story 1964
as Togawa
Tale on Tokai Chivalry 1964
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Hell Festival 1963
as Tetsu the Otter
Chivalrous Outlaw 1963
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Tale on Kanto Chivalry 1963
as Masa from Kanto
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women 1963
as Hideo Tajima
Red Shoes and a Good-For-Nothing 1963
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Youth of the Beast 1963
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Notorious Bastard 1963
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! 1963
as Hideo Tajima
Traces of Lead 1962
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Danger Pays 1962
as Jôji Kondô
Glass-Hearted Johnny 1962
as Jô
Jūdan no arashi 1962
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Last Round 1962
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Solo Traveler 1962
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The Frozen Plains 1962
Actor
Nuki uchi fūraibō 1962
Actor
Kimagure tosei 1962
Actor
Mexico Drifter 1962
Actor
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains 1961
Actor
Crimson Pistol 1961
Actor
I'll End in Hell 1961
as Joji Dan
Gun of Nosappu 1961
Actor
The Crimson Plains 1961
as Joji Sakuma
Gambler in the Sea 1961
Actor
Joe of Aces: Give and Take 1961
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Quick Draw Joe 1961
as Joe the Ace
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living 1961
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Pacific Porters 1961
Actor
The Rambler under the Southern Cross 1961
Actor
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow 1960
as Jo of the Colt
The Wild, Unruly Drifter 1960
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The Rambler Rides Again 1960
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The Rambler on a Pearl Farm 1960
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The Man with a Sinister Laugh 1960
as Ken
The Rambler in the Sunset 1960
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Volcano Wind 1960
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The Gun Like Lightning 1960
as Goro
Return of the Vagabond 1960
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The Drifter from the Sea 1960
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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger 1960
as Gin of the Colt
The Cards Will Tell 1960
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The Guitarist and the Rancher 1960
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Mighty Rules 1959
Actor
Who is in the Background? 1959
Actor
The Rambling Guitarist 1959
as George
The Human Cyclone 1959
as Masa
Crime Reporter 1959
as Fujimoto
Merciless Bullet 1959
as Yukie's lover
Tokyo no Kodoku 1959
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Machi ga nemuru toki 1959
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Gun Number Zero 1959
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Wounded Beast 1959
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We Live Today 1959
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Zattō ni hikarume 1959
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Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha 1958
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Voice Without a Shadow 1958
as Hamazaki
Taiyō o buchi otose 1958
Actor
The Boy Who Came Back 1958
as Kajita
死の壁の脱出 1958
as Jiro Asaoka
Rusty Knife 1958
as Shimabara
Breasts and Bullets 1958
Actor
The Naked Woman and the Gun 1957
Actor
Small Rats of the Edo Town 1957
as Hidematsu
Temptation 1957
as Goro Yasui
The Champion 1957
as Boxer Ishiyama
Muhō Ichidai 1957
Actor
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 1957
as Masaki Yoshihara
Frankie the Milkman 1956
as Zenkichi Matsubara
- Kingorô no omawari-san
Kingorô no omawari-san 1956
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- Kanshō fujin
Kanshō fujin 1956
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Shiawase wa doko ni 1956
as Tetsuo Shimura
- The Happy Dancers
The Happy Dancers 1956
Actor
This Is Home 1956
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Seishun wo warera ni 1956
as Takai
Confession 1956
Actor
Called to the Stand 1956
as Hotta
Cell No. 8 1956
Actor
The Doctor 1955
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Tsukiyo no kasa 1955
Actor
The Maid's Kid 1955
Actor
Ofukuro 1955
Actor
Women of Ginza 1955
Actor
Policeman's Diary 1955
as Patrolman Yabuta
His Highness Surabaya 1955
as Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent
My Pistol Is Quick 1954
as Airplane Passenger
Women's House 1954
as Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)
The Black Current 1954
as Newspaper Reporter
Credits from TMDB.