
Actor
Joe Shishido
Born 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).
Acting

Branded to Kill
Gorô Hanada · 1967

Youth of the Beast
Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno · 1963

A Colt Is My Passport
Shuji Kamimura · 1967

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Katsutoshi Otomo · 1974

Gate of Flesh
Shintaro Ibuki · 1964

Kisaragi
Ooiso Long Beach Host · 2007

High Seas Hijack
Chief Engineer Kosai · 1977

Star Wolf
Captain Joe · 1978

The Rough One
Imano's Bodyguard · 1969

The Black Current
Newspaper Reporter · 1954

Seishun wo warera ni
Takai · 1956

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Hideo Tajima · 1963

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Joe · 1994

Edo Porn
Jyuppensha Ikku · 1981

Massacre Gun
Ryûichi Kuroda · 1967

Cruel Gun Story
Togawa · 1964

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokuji Hayakawa · 1988

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Gendō · 1976

New Shameless School
Gebageba · 1971

Charming Men
Kobe Saburo · 1970

Shiawase wa doko ni
Tetsuo Shimura · 1956

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Jo of the Colt · 1960

I'll End in Hell
Joji Dan · 1961

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Fujio Tashiro · 1995