Joe Shishido
Born
6 December 1933 (92)
Place of Birth
Kita, Osaka, Japan
Also known as
Jo Shishido
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).
Filmography (40)
The Final Judgement
2012
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
The Code
2009
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007
Kisaragi
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
2005
Shin Japan's Don 6
2005
Proud Ambition 3
2005
Flower & Snake II
2005
Shin Japan's Don 5
2005
Shin Japan's Don 4
2005
Alumni Association
2004
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
2004
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
2004
Yakuza Jihad
2002
Drowning Fish
2001
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
Hometown
1999
To Love
1997
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
The Trap
1996
Fukushu no Teio
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
Turning Point
1994
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
1994
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
1993
The Setting Sun
1992
The Gambler
1992
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
1992
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991