Joe Shishido
Actor
Biography
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 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
Youth of the Beast
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno 1963
Gate of Flesh
as Shintaro Ibuki 1964
A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura 1967
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Katsutoshi Otomo 1974
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku 1981
Flower & Snake II
2005
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host 2007
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
as Hideo Tajima 1963
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Tokuji Hayakawa 1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Noritsugu Hayakawa 1988
Cruel Gun Story
as Togawa 1964
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Tominoichi 1978
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Hachiro Tachibana 1974
Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe 1987
Rusty Knife
as Shimabara 1958
Retaliation
as Hino 1968