Joe Shishido

Acting

Joe Shishido

Born December 6, 1933Kita, Osaka, Japan242 credits

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).

Known For

The Final Judgement
1.0

The Final Judgement

Movie

2012

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
5.0

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

Movie

2011

A Night In Nude: Salvation
6.1

A Night In Nude: Salvation

Movie

2010

The Code
6.2

The Code

Movie

2009

Switching – Goodbye Me
6.5

Switching – Goodbye Me

Movie

2007

Kisaragi
7.0

Kisaragi

Movie

2007

Filmography

The Final Judgement
2012The Final Judgementas Lao PortoMovie
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3Movie
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010A Night In Nude: Salvationas Naoki YamagamiMovie
The Code
2009The Codeas Detective 500Movie
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007Switching – Goodbye Meas Yoshinosuke YoshidaMovie
Kisaragi
2007Kisaragias Ooiso Long Beach HostMovie
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
2007Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2Movie
Proud Ambition 5
2006Proud Ambition 5Movie
Proud Ambition 4
2006Proud Ambition 4Movie
Proud Ambition 2
2006Proud Ambition 2Movie
Proud Ambition
2006Proud AmbitionMovie
A Surgeon Named Hitman
2006A Surgeon Named HitmanMovie
Detective Office 5
2005Detective Office 5as 500Movie
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005Detective Office 5: Another Storyas Chief 500TV
Shin Japan's Don 6
2005Shin Japan's Don 6Movie
Proud Ambition 3
2005Proud Ambition 3Movie
Flower & Snake II
2005Flower & Snake IIMovie
Shin Japan's Don 5
2005Shin Japan's Don 5Movie
Shin Japan's Don 4
2005Shin Japan's Don 4Movie
Alumni Association
2004Alumni AssociationMovie
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
2004Shin Japan's Don 2: RuthlessMovie
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
2004Shin Japan's Don: WavesMovie
Yakuza Jihad
2002Yakuza JihadMovie
Drowning Fish
2001Drowning Fishas Ace no JoMovie
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetMovie
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000Debt King Part VII: MillenniumMovie
Hometown
1999HometownMovie
To Love
1997To Loveas ChinenMovie
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997Remembering the Cosmos FlowerMovie
The Trap
1996The Trapas Jo ShishidoMovie
Fukushu no Teio
1995Fukushu no Teioas Kazunari InabaMovie
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995The Files of the Young Kindaichias Fujio TashiroTV
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Jo ShishidoMovie
Turning Point
1994Turning Pointas HashizumeMovie
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994The Most Terrible Time in My Lifeas JoeMovie
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
1994Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial MahjongMovie
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of DeathMovie
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
1993JACK KNIFE Wolves' BetMovie
The Setting Sun
1992The Setting SunMovie
The Gambler
1992The Gambleras Joe of AcesMovie
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
19928 Man - For All Lonely Nightsas Dr. TaniMovie
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991Danger Point: The Road to HellMovie
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1991The Notorious Bored Samurai 6Movie
God's Pinch Hitter
1991God's Pinch HitterMovie
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi MizutaMovie
Kimi no na wa
1991Kimi no na waas 角倉勘次TV
The Killers
1991The KillersMovie
Run the Beast
1990Run the BeastMovie
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990Codename 348 Female Detective SashibaMovie
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bulletas Junichi MizutaMovie
Nozomi Witches
1990Nozomi Witchesas Ryotaro's fatherMovie
You'll Fall For Me
1989You'll Fall For MeMovie
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
1989Red Crow and the Ghost Shipas CaptainMovie
This Heartbeat
1988This HeartbeatMovie
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988Tokyo: The Last Megalopolisas Tokuji HayakawaMovie
Fugitive Alien
1987Fugitive Alienas Captain JoeMovie
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
1987Star Force: Fugitive Alien IIas Captain JoeMovie
Leave My Girl Alone
1986Leave My Girl Aloneas Bar OwnerMovie
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoastas School PrincipalMovie
Katayoku dake no tenshi
1986Katayoku dake no tenshiMovie
Take It Easy
1986Take It EasyMovie
I'm All Yours
1985I'm All YoursMovie
Caribe: Symphony of Love
1985Caribe: Symphony of Loveas Shunsuke SaichuMovie
Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985Yakyuukyou no UtaMovie
Again
1984AgainMovie
Sukanpin Walk
1984Sukanpin Walkas Tatsuya SekikawaMovie
Our Wedding
1983Our WeddingMovie
I Are You, You Am Me
1982I Are You, You Am Meas Kouzou SaitohMovie
Fossilized Wilderness
1982Fossilized WildernessMovie
Edo Porn
1981Edo Pornas Jyuppensha IkkuMovie
Blue Jeans Memory
1981Blue Jeans MemoryMovie
Pro Hunter
1981Pro Hunteras 菊島雄三TV
The First Catch
1980The First CatchMovie
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980Hashire! Nekketsu KeijiTV
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1980Nurse's HusbandMovie
Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen
1979Necchu Jidai: Keiji HenTV
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978Prime Minister of YuhigaokaTV
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978Bandits vs. Samurai Squadronas TominoichiMovie
Star Wolf
1978Star Wolfas Captain JoeTV
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eyeas Black JackMovie
High Seas Hijack
1977High Seas Hijackas Chief Engineer KosaiMovie
Gambling Code and Feuds
1977Gambling Code and Feudsas Katsuya SekikawaMovie
Ore no sora
1977Ore no soraas Genjiro YasudaMovie
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977A Tale of Sorrow and Sadnessas CopMovie
Dazzling Cops
1977Dazzling CopsTV
The Alaska Story
1977The Alaska StoryMovie
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976Big City: Days of StruggleTV
The Sea of Genkai
1976The Sea of Genkaias SawakiMovie
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976Wind, Clouds, and Rainbowas GendōTV
Conflagration
1975Conflagrationas Chief Engineer KosaiMovie
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1as Hachiro TachibanaMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodeas Katsutoshi OtomoMovie
Center of Tokyo
1974Center of Tokyoas HyodoMovie
Blitz!! Strada 5
1974Blitz!! Strada 5as Takamura Terujiro / JupiterTV
The Hard Core Criminal
1973The Hard Core CriminalMovie
None But the Brave
1973None But the BraveMovie
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatariMovie
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the StormMovie
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
1972New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing LineMovie
The Witty Samurai
1972The Witty SamuraiMovie
Bad Girl Mako
1971Bad Girl Makoas YasuokaMovie
Monk's Paradise
1971Monk's ParadiseMovie
Blood for Blood
1971Blood for Bloodas Naoto TezukaMovie
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
1971Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsuMovie
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971Go As Messy As Messy Can Beas MujitoriMovie
A Man's World
1971A Man's WorldMovie
New Shameless School
1971New Shameless Schoolas GebagebaMovie
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970Shameless School: Tackle Kissas MacaroniMovie
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at AbashiriMovie
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970Shameless School: Health Check in the Nudeas MacaroniMovie
Charming Men
1970Charming Menas Kobe SaburoMovie
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
1970Kikeki: onna mo tsurai waMovie
Shameless School
1970Shameless Schoolas MacaroniMovie
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
1970A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His LifeMovie
Greatest Boss of Japan
1970Greatest Boss of JapanMovie
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970Profile of a Boss' SonMovie
The Cleanup
1969The CleanupMovie
Biographies of Killers
1969Biographies of KillersMovie
Chivalrous Pride
1969Chivalrous PrideMovie
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969Ex Convict: Sword StormMovie
The Rough One
1969The Rough Oneas Imano's BodyguardMovie
100 Gamblers
1969100 GamblersMovie
Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969Yabanjin no NekutaiMovie
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
1969Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous LivelihoodMovie
Exiled to Hell
1969Exiled to HellMovie
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969Women of the Night - Butterfly FlowerMovie
魔性の女
1968魔性の女Movie
Retaliation
1968Retaliationas HinoMovie
Stardust Wharf
1968Stardust WharfMovie
Outlaw's Gold
1967Outlaw's Goldas 三鬼鉄Movie
The Aftermath of War
1967The Aftermath of WarMovie
My Sweetheart
1967My Sweetheartas President ShishidoMovie
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967The Return of the Filthy SevenMovie
Velvet Hustler
1967Velvet HustlerMovie
Massacre Gun
1967Massacre Gunas Ryûichi KurodaMovie
Asia-Pol
1967Asia-Polas GeorgeMovie
Branded to Kill
1967Branded to Killas Gorô HanadaMovie
Burning Clouds
1967Burning CloudsMovie
A Colt Is My Passport
1967A Colt Is My Passportas Shuji KamimuraMovie
Asiapol Secret Service
1966Asiapol Secret Serviceas George EatonMovie
Your Life
1966Your LifeMovie
Love Eternal
1966Love EternalMovie
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966Love and Desire in the Night MistMovie
Blood Shed
1966Blood Shedas SeijiMovie
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumphas Kokichi YamaguchMovie
The Dragon and the Tiger
1966The Dragon and the TigerMovie
The Dragon of Macao
1965The Dragon of Macaoas AizuMovie
Three Stray Dogs
1965Three Stray DogsMovie
Murder Unincorporated
1965Murder Unincorporatedas Jiro (Joe of Spades)Movie
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
1965Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashias Tornado George / Jouji TatsumakiMovie
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
1965Modern Yakuza: ChivalryMovie
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
1965Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mureMovie
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
1964Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duelas Joe of AcesMovie
Tiger of the Sea
1964Tiger of the SeaMovie
Gate of Flesh
1964Gate of Fleshas Shintaro IbukiMovie
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
1964Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâMovie
Jinsei Gekijo
1964Jinsei GekijoMovie
Cruel Gun Story
1964Cruel Gun Storyas TogawaMovie
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964Tale on Tokai ChivalryMovie
Hell Festival
1963Hell FestivalMovie
Chivalrous Outlaw
1963Chivalrous OutlawMovie
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
1963Tale on Kanto Chivalryas Masa from KantoMovie
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Womenas Hideo TajimaMovie
Akai ka to Rokudenashi
1963Akai ka to RokudenashiMovie
Youth of the Beast
1963Youth of the Beastas Jôji 'Jo' MizunoMovie
Notorious Bastard
1963Notorious Bastardas Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)Movie
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!as Hideo TajimaMovie
Traces of Lead
1962Traces of LeadMovie
Danger Pays
1962Danger Paysas Jôji KondôMovie
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962Glass-Hearted Johnnyas JôMovie
Jūdan no arashi
1962Jūdan no arashiMovie
Last Round
1962Last RoundMovie
Solo Traveler
1962Solo TravelerMovie
The Frozen Plains
1962The Frozen PlainsMovie
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962Nuki uchi fūraibōMovie
Kimagure tosei
1962Kimagure toseiMovie
Mexico Drifter
1962Mexico DrifterMovie
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great PlainsMovie
Crimson pistol belt
1961Crimson pistol beltMovie
I'll End in Hell
1961I'll End in Hellas Joji DanMovie
Gun of Nosappu
1961Gun of NosappuMovie
The Crimson Plains
1961The Crimson Plainsas Joji SakumaMovie
Gambler in the Sea
1961Gambler in the SeaMovie
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961Joe of Aces: Give and Takeas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)Movie
Quick Draw Joe
1961Quick Draw Joeas Joe the AceMovie
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Livingas Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)Movie
Pacific Porters
1961Pacific PortersMovie
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961The Rambler under the Southern CrossMovie
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrowas Jo of the ColtMovie
The Angry Rambler
1960The Angry RamblerMovie
The Rambler Rides Again
1960The Rambler Rides AgainMovie
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960The Rambler on a Pearl FarmMovie
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
1960The Man with a Sinister Laughas KenMovie
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960The Rambler in the SunsetMovie
Wind of Volcano
1960Wind of VolcanoMovie
The Gun Like Lightning
1960The Gun Like Lightningas GoroMovie
Return of the Vagabond
1960Return of the VagabondMovie
The Guitarist from the Sea
1960The Guitarist from the SeaMovie
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960Ryuji, the Gun Slingeras Gin of the ColtMovie
The Cards Will Tell
1960The Cards Will TellMovie
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960The Guitarist and the RancherMovie
Mighty Rules
1959Mighty RulesMovie
Who is in the Background?
1959Who is in the Background?Movie
The Rambling Guitarist
1959The Rambling Guitaristas GeorgeMovie
The Human Cyclone
1959The Human Cycloneas MasaMovie
Merciless Bullet
1959Merciless Bulletas Yukie's loverMovie
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959Tokyo no KodokuMovie
Machi ga nemuru toki
1959Machi ga nemuru tokiMovie
Gun Number Zero
1959Gun Number ZeroMovie
Wounded Beast
1959Wounded BeastMovie
We Live Today
1959We Live TodayMovie
Zattō ni hikarume
1959Zattō ni hikarumeMovie
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
1958Orera wa nagashi no ninkishaMovie
Voice Without a Shadow
1958Voice Without a Shadowas HamazakiMovie
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958Taiyō o buchi otoseMovie
The Boy Who Came Back
1958The Boy Who Came BackMovie
Rusty Knife
1958Rusty Knifeas ShimabaraMovie
Breasts and Bullets
1958Breasts and BulletsMovie
The Naked Woman and the Gun
1957The Naked Woman and the GunMovie
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957Small Rats of the Edo Townas HidematsuMovie
Temptation
1957Temptationas Goro YasuiMovie
The Champion
1957The Championas Boxer IshiyamaMovie
Muhō Ichidai
1957Muhō IchidaiMovie
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16as Masaki YoshiharaMovie
Frankie the Milkman
1956Frankie the Milkmanas Zenkichi MatsubaraMovie
K
1956Kingorô no omawari-sanMovie
K
1956Kanshō fujinMovie
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956Shiawase wa doko nias Tetsuo ShimuraMovie
T
1956The Happy DancersMovie
Seishun wo warera ni
1956Seishun wo warera nias TakaiMovie
Confession
1956ConfessionMovie
C
1956Called to the StandMovie
Cell No. 8
1956Cell No. 8Movie
The Doctor
1955The DoctorMovie
Tsukiyo no kasa
1955Tsukiyo no kasaMovie
The Maid's Kid
1955The Maid's KidMovie
Ofukuro
1955OfukuroMovie
Policeman's Diary
1955Policeman's Diaryas Patrolman YabutaMovie
His Highness Surabaya
1955His Highness Surabayaas Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku AccentMovie
My Pistol Is Quick
1954My Pistol Is Quickas Airplane PassengerMovie
Women's House
1954Women's Houseas Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)Movie
The Black Current
1954The Black Currentas Newspaper ReporterMovie