Joe Shishido
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).
Filmography (252 titles)
MovieTwist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
Self (archive footage) · 2026
1.0MovieThe Final Judgement
Lao Porto · 2012
5.0MovieMobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
5.7MovieA Night in Nude: Salvation
Naoki Yamagami · 2010
6.2MovieThe Code
Detective 500 · 2009
6.6MovieSwitching – Goodbye Me
Yoshinosuke Yoshida · 2007
6.9MovieKisaragi
Ooiso Long Beach Host · 2007
5.0MovieMobile Detectives: The Movie 2
2007
MovieProud Ambition 5
2006
MovieProud Ambition 4
2006
MovieProud Ambition 2
2006
MovieProud Ambition
2006
MovieA Surgeon Named Hitman
2006
MovieDetective Office 5
500 · 2005
ShowDetective Office 5: Another Story
Chief 500 · 2005
MovieShin Japan's Don 6
2005
MovieProud Ambition 3
2005
6.5MovieFlower & Snake II
Takayoshi Tooyama · 2005
MovieShin Japan's Don 5
2005
MovieShin Japan's Don 4
2005
MovieClass Reunion
2004
MovieShin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
2004
MovieShin Japan's Don: Waves
2004
8.0MovieYakuza Jihad
2002