Actor
Joe Shishido
December 6, 1933 · 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).
Often works with
Shiro Sano
4 titles together
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis, The Most Terrible Time in My Life, The Trap
Shōki Fukae
3 titles together
A Colt Is My Passport, Retaliation, Massacre Gun
Kunie Tanaka
3 titles together
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Takuzō Kawatani
3 titles together
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Masatoshi Nagase
3 titles together
The Most Terrible Time in My Life, The Trap, The Stairway to the Distant Past
Kiyotaka Nanbara
3 titles together
The Most Terrible Time in My Life, The Trap, The Stairway to the Distant Past
Full filmography · 150
The Final Judgement
as Lao Porto
2012
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
cast
2011
A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Naoki Yamagami
2010
The Code
as Detective 500
2009
Switching – Goodbye Me
as Yoshinosuke Yoshida
2007
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
20076.9
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
cast
2007
Proud Ambition 5
cast
2006
Proud Ambition 4
cast
2006
Proud Ambition 2
cast
2006
Proud Ambition
cast
2006
A Surgeon Named Hitman
cast
2006