Acting
Joe Shishido
Born 1933-12-06 · Died 2020-01-18
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).
Acting
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
2026 · Self (archive footage)
The Final Judgement
2012 · Lao Porto
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
A Night in Nude: Salvation
2010 · Naoki Yamagami
The Code
2009 · Detective 500
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Yoshinosuke Yoshida
Kisaragi
2007 · Ooiso Long Beach Host
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 · 500
Shin Japan's Don 6
2005
Proud Ambition 3
2005
Flower & Snake II
2005 · Takayoshi Tooyama
Shin Japan's Don 5
2005
Shin Japan's Don 4
2005
Class Reunion
2004
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
2004
Shin Japan's Don: Waves
2004
Yakuza Jihad
2002
Drowning Fish
2001 · Ace no Jo
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna
2000
Hometown
1999
To Love
1997 · Chinen
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
The Trap
1996 · Jo Shishido
Fukushu no Teio
1995 · Kazunari Inaba