Joe Shishido
Acting · 86 years old
Kita, Osaka, Japan
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
High Seas Hijack
Chief Engineer Kosai
Seishun wo warera ni
Takai
Frankie the Milkman
Zenkichi Matsubara
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Gendō
The Maid's Kid
The Dragon of Macao
Aizu
Temptation
Goro Yasui
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Fujio Tashiro
The Hard Core Criminal
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Joe
The Boy Who Came Back
Branded to Kill
Gorô Hanada
Massacre Gun
Ryûichi Kuroda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Katsutoshi Otomo
A Colt Is My Passport
Shuji Kamimura
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Jo Shishido
Drowning Fish
Ace no Jo
Danger Pays
Jôji Kondô
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Captain