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Joe Shishido

Acting Born Dec 6, 1933 Kita, Osaka, Japan 24 credits

Biography

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).

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Known for

Film

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

as Junichi Mizuta
Film

A Night In Nude: Salvation

as Naoki Yamagami

Full filmography

  • The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995) as Fujio Tashiro
  • Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991) as Junichi Mizuta
  • Pro Hunter (1981) as 菊島雄三
  • Kimi no na wa (1991) as 角倉勘次
  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005) as Chief 500
  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005)
  • Blitz!! Strada 5 (1974) as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
  • Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990) as Junichi Mizuta
  • A Night In Nude: Salvation (2010) as Naoki Yamagami
  • Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka (1978)
  • Edo Porn (1981) as Jyuppensha Ikku
  • Flower & Snake II (2005)
  • Big City: Days of Struggle (1976)
  • Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow (1976) as Gendō
  • Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji (1980)
  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) as Tokuji Hayakawa
  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) as Noritsugu Hayakawa
  • Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) as Tominoichi
  • Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen (1979)
  • Branded to Kill (1967) as Gorô Hanada
  • Gate of Flesh (1964) as Shintaro Ibuki
  • Star Wolf (1978) as Captain Joe
  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986) as School Principal
  • I Are You, You Am Me (1982) as Kouzou Saitoh