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Joe Shishido

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Born: December 6, 1933 in Kita, Osaka, Japan

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).

Filmography230 TITLES
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet1991
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
6.7
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet1990
Flower & Snake II
6.4
Flower & Snake II2005
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
7.2
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode1974
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
6.2
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis1988
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Branded to Kill
7.2
Branded to Kill1967
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
5.9
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron1978
Gate of Flesh
6.6
Gate of Flesh1964
Edo Porn
5.9
Edo Porn1981
Youth of the Beast
6.9
Youth of the Beast1963
Kisaragi
7.0
Kisaragi2007
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
5.5
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974
A Colt Is My Passport
7.0
A Colt Is My Passport1967
I'm All Yours
2.0
I'm All Yours1985
Conflagration
6.5
Conflagration1975
Drowning Fish
7.0
Drowning Fish2001
My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart1967
Cruel Gun Story
6.5
Cruel Gun Story1964
None But the Brave
5.6
None But the Brave1973
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
7.3
The Most Terrible Time in My Life1994
The Stairway to the Distant Past
7.0
The Stairway to the Distant Past1995
Nurse's Husband
Nurse's Husband1980
Fossilized Wilderness
Fossilized Wilderness1982
Blood for Blood
7.0
Blood for Blood1971
Rusty Knife
5.7
Rusty Knife1958
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
5.5
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye1977
A Night In Nude: Salvation
6.1
A Night In Nude: Salvation2010
Retaliation
5.8
Retaliation1968
The Code
6.2
The Code2009
Massacre Gun
7.2
Massacre Gun1967
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross1961
Your Life
Your Life1966
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Yabanjin no Nekutai1969
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude1970
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life1970
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
5.3
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness1977
Detective Office 5
Detective Office 52005
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
6.3
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!1963
Turning Point
6.0
Turning Point1994
Wounded Beast
Wounded Beast1959
Gambler in the Sea
Gambler in the Sea1961
The Guitarist from the Sea
3.5
The Guitarist from the Sea1960
Center of Tokyo
Center of Tokyo1974
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow1960
The Human Cyclone
The Human Cyclone1959
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss1970
The First Catch
2.7
The First Catch1980
The Rough One
The Rough One1969
The Angry Rambler
The Angry Rambler1960
Love Eternal
Love Eternal1966
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba1990
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
The Man with a Sinister Laugh1960
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
6.3
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph1966
Exiled to Hell
Exiled to Hell1969
This Heartbeat
This Heartbeat1988
Again
Again1984
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
6.7
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast1986
Burning Clouds
Burning Clouds1967
Murder Unincorporated
6.5
Murder Unincorporated1965
Solo Traveler
Solo Traveler1962
Switching – Goodbye Me
6.5
Switching – Goodbye Me2007
Nozomi Witches
Nozomi Witches1990
Ore no sora
Ore no sora1977
The Cleanup
The Cleanup1969
The Witty Samurai
The Witty Samurai1972
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry1964
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Nuki uchi fūraibō1962
I Are You, You Am Me
6.6
I Are You, You Am Me1982
Yakuza Jihad
Yakuza Jihad2002
Gambling Code and Feuds
Gambling Code and Feuds1977
Leave My Girl Alone
6.0
Leave My Girl Alone1986
Ofukuro
Ofukuro1955
Voice Without a Shadow
6.4
Voice Without a Shadow1958
Velvet Hustler
6.3
Velvet Hustler1967
Shameless School
Shameless School1970
Charming Men
Charming Men1970
Yakyuukyou no Uta
Yakyuukyou no Uta1985
A Man's World
A Man's World1971
My Pistol Is Quick
My Pistol Is Quick1954
The Cards Will Tell
The Cards Will Tell1960
The Rambling Guitarist
6.5
The Rambling Guitarist1959
Notorious Bastard
Notorious Bastard1963
Small Rats of the Edo Town
Small Rats of the Edo Town1957
100 Gamblers
100 Gamblers1969
Wind of Volcano
Wind of Volcano1960
The Gambler
The Gambler1992
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger1960
Policeman's Diary
6.5
Policeman's Diary1955
Mighty Rules
Mighty Rules1959
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living1961
The Trap
6.6
The Trap1996
Profile of a Boss' Son
Profile of a Boss' Son1970
Who is in the Background?
Who is in the Background?1959
Zattō ni hikarume
Zattō ni hikarume1959
Glass-Hearted Johnny
Glass-Hearted Johnny1962
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
3.3
Remembering the Cosmos Flower1997
Tokyo no Kodoku
Tokyo no Kodoku1959
Taiyō o buchi otose
Taiyō o buchi otose1958
Caribe: Symphony of Love
Caribe: Symphony of Love1985
Last Round
Last Round1962
The Crimson Plains
The Crimson Plains1961
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Joe of Aces: Give and Take1961
Kanshō fujin
Kanshō fujin1956
Cell No. 8
Cell No. 81956
Greatest Boss of Japan
Greatest Boss of Japan1970
The Frozen Plains
The Frozen Plains1962
The Gun Like Lightning
The Gun Like Lightning1960
The Naked Woman and the Gun
The Naked Woman and the Gun1957
Gun Number Zero
Gun Number Zero1959
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
3.4
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights1992
Crimson pistol belt
Crimson pistol belt1961
New Shameless School
New Shameless School1971
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women1963
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower1969
Sukanpin Walk
5.0
Sukanpin Walk1984
To Love
5.5
To Love1997
I'll End in Hell
I'll End in Hell1961
Seishun wo warera ni
10.0
Seishun wo warera ni1956
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
3.8
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II1987
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be1971
You'll Fall For Me
7.0
You'll Fall For Me1989
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
6.0
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel1964
The Black Current
The Black Current1954
Mexico Drifter
Mexico Drifter1962
Quick Draw Joe
Quick Draw Joe1961
Our Wedding
7.0
Our Wedding1983
The Maid's Kid
8.0
The Maid's Kid1955
The Hard Core Criminal
7.5
The Hard Core Criminal1973
Traces of Lead
Traces of Lead1962
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ
Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâ1964
Gun of Nosappu
Gun of Nosappu1961
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains1961
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm1960
Take It Easy
Take It Easy1986
Kimagure tosei
Kimagure tosei1962
The Dragon of Macao
8.0
The Dragon of Macao1965
Pacific Porters
Pacific Porters1961
Bad Girl Mako
6.2
Bad Girl Mako1971
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Love and Desire in the Night Mist1966
魔性の女
魔性の女1968
The Boy Who Came Back
7.3
The Boy Who Came Back1958
Women's House
6.0
Women's House1954
We Live Today
We Live Today1959
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari1973
Tiger of the Sea
Tiger of the Sea1964
Frankie the Milkman
9.0
Frankie the Milkman1956
Temptation
8.0
Temptation1957
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
6.9
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line1972
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Guitarist and the Rancher1960
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure
Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mure1965
Breasts and Bullets
Breasts and Bullets1958
Merciless Bullet
Merciless Bullet1959
The Doctor
The Doctor1955
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri1970
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha1958
The Setting Sun
5.2
The Setting Sun1992
The Aftermath of War
The Aftermath of War1967
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death1993
Shiawase wa doko ni
Shiawase wa doko ni1956
Asiapol Secret Service
Asiapol Secret Service1966
The Alaska Story
6.0
The Alaska Story1977
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu1971
Machi ga nemuru toki
Machi ga nemuru toki1959
High Seas Hijack
10.0
High Seas Hijack1977
The Dragon and the Tiger
The Dragon and the Tiger1966
Proud Ambition
Proud Ambition2006
Fukushu no Teio
6.0
Fukushu no Teio1995
Tsukiyo no kasa
Tsukiyo no kasa1955
Jūdan no arashi
Jūdan no arashi1962
Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand1956
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
Ex Convict: Sword Storm1969
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 161957
Asia-Pol
6.7
Asia-Pol1967
Proud Ambition 3
Proud Ambition 32005
Blood Shed
Blood Shed1966
Danger Pays
7.0
Danger Pays1962
Chivalrous Outlaw
Chivalrous Outlaw1963
Return of the Vagabond
5.0
Return of the Vagabond1960
God's Pinch Hitter
God's Pinch Hitter1991
The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambler in the Sunset1960
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
5.0
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 32011
Muhō Ichidai
Muhō Ichidai1957
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet1993
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972
Confession
Confession1956
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again1960
The Sea of Genkai
5.0
The Sea of Genkai1976
Chivalrous Pride
Chivalrous Pride1969
Monk's Paradise
Monk's Paradise1971
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
7.0
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship1989
Katayoku dake no tenshi
Katayoku dake no tenshi1986
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry
Modern Yakuza: Chivalry1965
Proud Ambition 2
Proud Ambition 22006
Blue Jeans Memory
Blue Jeans Memory1981
The Happy Dancers
The Happy Dancers1956
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong1994
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
7.5
Danger Point: The Road to Hell1991
Akai ka to Rokudenashi
Akai ka to Rokudenashi1963
Outlaw's Gold
Outlaw's Gold1967
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa
Kikeki: onna mo tsurai wa1970
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood
Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood1969
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
Tale on Kanto Chivalry1963
The Killers
The Killers1991
Alumni Association
Alumni Association2004
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi1965
The Champion
6.0
The Champion1957
Biographies of Killers
Biographies of Killers1969
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
The Notorious Bored Samurai 61991
Shin Japan's Don 5
Shin Japan's Don 52005
Hell Festival
Hell Festival1963
Three Stray Dogs
Three Stray Dogs1965
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
Debt King Part VII: Millennium2000
The Return of the Filthy Seven
The Return of the Filthy Seven1967
Shin Japan's Don 6
Shin Japan's Don 62005
Hometown
Hometown1999
Shin Japan's Don 4
Shin Japan's Don 42005
A Surgeon Named Hitman
A Surgeon Named Hitman2006
Run the Beast
Run the Beast1990
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street2001
Kingorô no omawari-san
Kingorô no omawari-san1956
Fugitive Alien
3.5
Fugitive Alien1987
Jinsei Gekijo
Jinsei Gekijo1964
The Final Judgement
1.0
The Final Judgement2012
His Highness Surabaya
His Highness Surabaya1955
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
5.0
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 22007
Proud Ambition 5
Proud Ambition 52006
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
Shin Japan's Don: Waves2004
Proud Ambition 4
Proud Ambition 42006
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless2004
Stardust Wharf
Stardust Wharf1968