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Joe Shishido
ActingBORN: 1933-12-06Kita, Osaka, Japan
Biography
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).
Top Filmography
7.2
Branded to Kill
1967 // MOVIE
6.9
Youth of the Beast
1963 // MOVIE
6.6
Gate of Flesh
1964 // MOVIE
7.0
A Colt Is My Passport
1967 // MOVIE
7.2
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 // MOVIE
5.9
Edo Porn
1981 // MOVIE
6.4
Flower & Snake II
2005 // MOVIE
7.0
Kisaragi
2007 // MOVIE
6.3
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963 // MOVIE
6.2
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 // MOVIE
5.9
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 // MOVIE
6.2
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 // MOVIE
6.5
Cruel Gun Story
1964 // MOVIE
5.4
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974 // MOVIE
5.7
Rusty Knife
1958 // MOVIE