Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Acting

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

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The Final Judgement ★ 1.0 The Final Judgement 2012 Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 ★ 5.0 Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3 2011 A Night In Nude: Salvation ★ 6.1 A Night In Nude: Salvation 2010 The Code ★ 6.2 The Code 2009 Switching – Goodbye Me ★ 6.6 Switching – Goodbye Me 2007 Kisaragi ★ 6.9 Kisaragi 2007 Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 ★ 5.0 Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2 2007 Proud Ambition 5 Proud Ambition 5 2006 Proud Ambition 4 Proud Ambition 4 2006 Proud Ambition 2 Proud Ambition 2 2006 Proud Ambition Proud Ambition 2006 A Surgeon Named Hitman A Surgeon Named Hitman 2006 Detective Office 5 Detective Office 5 2005 Detective Office 5: Another Story Detective Office 5: Another Story 2005 Shin Japan's Don 6 Shin Japan's Don 6 2005 Proud Ambition 3 Proud Ambition 3 2005 Flower & Snake II ★ 6.5 Flower & Snake II 2005 Shin Japan's Don 5 Shin Japan's Don 5 2005 Shin Japan's Don 4 Shin Japan's Don 4 2005 Alumni Association Alumni Association 2004 Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless 2004 Shin Japan's Don: Waves Shin Japan's Don: Waves 2004 Yakuza Jihad ★ 8.0 Yakuza Jihad 2002 Drowning Fish ★ 7.7 Drowning Fish 2001 Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street 2001 Debt King Part VII: Millennium Debt King Part VII: Millennium 2000 Hometown Hometown 1999 To Love ★ 6.7 To Love 1997 Remembering the Cosmos Flower ★ 5.0 Remembering the Cosmos Flower 1997 The Trap ★ 6.8 The Trap 1996 Fukushu no Teio ★ 6.0 Fukushu no Teio 1995 The Files of the Young Kindaichi ★ 7.6 The Files of the Young Kindaichi 1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past ★ 7.2 The Stairway to the Distant Past 1995 Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH Tough Cop 2 - HEART CRASH 1995 Turning Point ★ 7.0 Turning Point 1994 The Most Terrible Time in My Life ★ 7.5 The Most Terrible Time in My Life 1994 Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong 1994 Tough Cop - Ginza Police Tough Cop - Ginza Police 1994 Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death 1993 JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet 1993 The Setting Sun ★ 4.8 The Setting Sun 1992 The Gambler The Gambler 1992 8 Man - For All Lonely Nights ★ 4.1 8 Man - For All Lonely Nights 1992 Danger Point: The Road to Hell ★ 7.5 Danger Point: The Road to Hell 1991 The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 1991 God's Pinch Hitter God's Pinch Hitter 1991 Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet 1991 Kimi no na wa ★ 7.5 Kimi no na wa 1991 The Killers The Killers 1991 Run the Beast Run the Beast 1990 Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba 1990 Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet ★ 6.7 Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet 1990 Nozomi Witches Nozomi Witches 1990 You'll Fall For Me ★ 7.0 You'll Fall For Me 1989 Red Crow and the Ghost Ship ★ 7.0 Red Crow and the Ghost Ship 1989 This Heartbeat This Heartbeat 1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis ★ 6.3 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988 Star Force: Fugitive Alien II ★ 4.7 Star Force: Fugitive Alien II 1987 Fugitive Alien ★ 3.9 Fugitive Alien 1987 The Beauty in the Black Mask The Beauty in the Black Mask 1987 Leave My Girl Alone ★ 7.5 Leave My Girl Alone 1986 Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast ★ 6.9 Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast 1986 Katayoku dake no tenshi Katayoku dake no tenshi 1986 Take It Easy Take It Easy 1986 I'm All Yours ★ 4.7 I'm All Yours 1985 Caribe: Symphony of Love ★ 7.0 Caribe: Symphony of Love 1985 Yakyuukyou no Uta Yakyuukyou no Uta 1985 Again Again 1984 Sukanpin Walk ★ 7.5 Sukanpin Walk 1984 Our Wedding ★ 8.5 Our Wedding 1983 I Are You, You Am Me ★ 6.6 I Are You, You Am Me 1982 Fossilized Wilderness ★ 8.0 Fossilized Wilderness 1982 Edo Porn ★ 6.0 Edo Porn 1981 Blue Jeans Memory Blue Jeans Memory 1981 Pro Hunter Pro Hunter 1981 The First Catch ★ 2.7 The First Catch 1980 Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji 1980 Nurse's Husband ★ 7.0 Nurse's Husband 1980 Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen 1979 Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka 1978