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Joe Shishido

Actor • Born 1933

Joe Shishido

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About

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).

Known for

The Files of the Young Kindaichi posterThe Files of the Young KindaichiSeries • 1995Kimi no na wa posterKimi no na waSeries • 1991Key Hunter posterKey HunterSeries • 1968Detective Office 5: Another Story posterDetective Office 5: Another StorySeries • 2005Pro Hunter posterPro HunterSeries • 1981Flower & Snake II posterFlower & Snake IIMovie • 2005Youth of the Beast posterYouth of the BeastMovie • 1963Edo Porn posterEdo PornMovie • 1981Branded to Kill posterBranded to KillMovie • 1967Gate of Flesh posterGate of FleshMovie • 1964Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis posterTokyo: The Last MegalopolisMovie • 1988Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron posterBandits vs. Samurai SquadronMovie • 1978Kisaragi posterKisaragiMovie • 2007Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode posterBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeMovie • 1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 posterNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Movie • 1974A Colt is My Passport posterA Colt is My PassportMovie • 1967Cruel Gun Story posterCruel Gun StoryMovie • 1964Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! posterDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!Movie • 1963