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Joe Shishido
Born
6 December 1933
Died
18 January 2020
Place
Kita, Osaka, Japan
Acting

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).

As actor

The Final Judgement

The Final Judgement

2012 · Lao Porto
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

2011
A Night in Nude: Salvation

A Night in Nude: Salvation

2010 · Naoki Yamagami
The Code

The Code

2009 · Detective 500
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

2007
Kisaragi

Kisaragi

2007 · Ooiso Long Beach Host
Switching – Goodbye Me

Switching – Goodbye Me

2007 · Yoshinosuke Yoshida
A Surgeon Named Hitman

A Surgeon Named Hitman

2006
Proud Ambition 2

Proud Ambition 2

2006
Proud Ambition

Proud Ambition

2006
Proud Ambition 4

Proud Ambition 4

2006
Proud Ambition 5

Proud Ambition 5

2006
Detective Office 5

Detective Office 5

2005 · 500
Flower & Snake II

Flower & Snake II

2005
Proud Ambition 3

Proud Ambition 3

2005
Shin Japan's Don 4

Shin Japan's Don 4

2005
Shin Japan's Don 5

Shin Japan's Don 5

2005
Shin Japan's Don 6

Shin Japan's Don 6

2005
Class Reunion

Class Reunion

2004
Shin Japan's Don: Waves

Shin Japan's Don: Waves

2004
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless

Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless

2004
Yakuza Jihad

Yakuza Jihad

2002
Drowning Fish

Drowning Fish

2001 · Ace no Jo
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street

2001
Debt King Part VII: Millennium

Debt King Part VII: Millennium

2000
Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna

Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no Onna

2000
Hometown

Hometown

1999
To Love

To Love

1997 · Chinen
Remembering the Cosmos Flower

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

1997
The Trap

The Trap

1996 · Jo Shishido