Jō Shishido
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 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).
Acted in
The Final Judgement
2012
as Lao Porto
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
2011
A Night in Nude: Salvation
2010
as Naoki / Yamagami
The Code
2009
as Detective 500
Kisaragi
2007
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
2007
A Surgeon Named Hitman
2006
Detective Office 5
2005
as 500
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
as Chief 500
Flower & Snake II
2005
Gokudô seisen: Jihaado
2002
Drowning Fish
2001
as Ace no Jo
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
2000
To Love
1997
as Chinen
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
1997
The Trap
1996
as Jo Shishido
Fukushu no Teio
1995
as Kazunari Inaba
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Fujio Tashiro
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Jo Shishido
Turning Point
1994
as Hashizume, Reporter
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Joe
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
1993
The Setting Sun
1992
The Gambler
1992
as Joe of Aces
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
1992
as Dr. Tani
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991
神様のピンチヒッター
1991
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991
as Junichi Mizuta
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 角倉勘次
The Killers
1991
Run the Beast
1990
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
1990
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990
as Junichi Mizuta
Nozomi Witches
1990
as Ryotaro's father
You'll Fall For Me
1989
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
1989
as Captain
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Tokuji Hayakawa
Fugitive Alien
1987
as Captain Joe
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
1987
as Captain Joe
Leave My Girl Alone
1986
as Bar Owner
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
as School Principal
Take It Easy
1986
I'm All Yours
1985
Caribe: Symphony of Love
1985
as Shunsuke Saichu
Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985
Again
1984
Sukanpin Walk
1984
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Our Wedding
1983
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
as Kouzou Saitoh
Edo Porn
1981
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
Pro Hunter
1981
as 菊島雄三
The First Catch
1980
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
1980
Nurse's Husband
1980
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Tominoichi
Star Wolf
1978
as Captain Joe
The Visitor in the Eye
1977
as Black Jack
High Seas Hijack
1977
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Gambling Code and Feuds
1977
as Katsuya Sekikawa
Ore no sora
1977
as Genjiro Yasuda
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
as Cop
The Alaska Story
1977
The Sea of Genkai
1976
as Sawaki
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
1976
as Gendō
Conflagration
1975
as Chief Engineer Kosai
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Hachiro Tachibana
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Blitz!! Strada 5
1974
as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
The Hard Core Criminal
1973
None But the Brave
1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
1972
Bad Girl Mako
1971
as Yasuoka
Monk's Paradise
1971
Blood For Blood
1971
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
1971
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971
as Mujitori
A Man's World
1971
New Harenchi Gakuen College
1971
as Gebageba
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
1970
as Macaroni
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
1970
as Macaroni
Charming Men
1970
as Kobe Saburo
Shameless School
1970
as Macaroni
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
1970
Greatest Boss Of Japan
1970
Profile of a Boss' Son
1970
The Cleanup
1969
Chivalrous Pride
1969
The Rough One
1969
as Imano's Bodyguard
100 Gamblers
1969
Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969
Exiled to Hell
1969
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969
Retaliation
1968
as Hino
The Aftermath of War
1967
My Sweetheart
1967
as President Shishido
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
Velvet Hustler
1967
Massacre Gun
1967
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Asia-Pol
1967
as George
Branded to Kill
1967
as Gorô Hanada
Burning Clouds
1967
A Colt Is My Passport
1967
as Shuji Kamimura
Asiapol Secret Service
1966
as George Eaton
Your Life
1966
Love Eternal
1966
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966
Blood Shed
1966
as Seiji
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966
as Kokichi Yamaguch
The Dragon and the Tiger
1966
The Dragon of Macao
1965
as Aizu
Murder Unincorporated
1965
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
1964
as Joe of Aces
Tiger of the Sea
1964
Gate of Flesh
1964
as Shintaro Ibuki
Jinsei Gekijo
1964
Cruel Gun Story
1964
as Togawa
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
1964
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
1963
as Hideo Tajima
Youth of the Beast
1963
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Notorious Bastard
1963
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963
as Hideo Tajima
Namari o buchikome
1962
Danger Pays
1962
as Jôji Kondô
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962
as Jô
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Moeru minamijūjisei
1962
Hitori tabi
1962
The Frozen Plains
1962
Nuki uchi fūraibō
1962
Kimagure tosei
1962
Mekishiko mushuku
1962
早射ち無頼 大平原の男
1961
Crimson pistol belt
1961
I'll End in Hell
1961
as Joji Dan
Nosappu no jū
1961
The Crimson Plains
1961
as Joji Sakuma
Gambler in the Sea
1961
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Quick Draw Joe
1961
as Joe the Ace
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
as Jo of the Colt
The Angry Rambler
1960
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
1960
as Ken
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960
Wind of Volcano
1960
The Gun Like Lightning
1960
as Goro
Return of the Vagabond
1960
The Guitarist from the Sea
1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
as Gin of the Colt
The Guitarist and the Rancher
1960
Mighty Rules
1959
Who is in the Background?
1959
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
as George
The Human Cyclone
1959
as Masa
Merciless Bullet
1959
as Yukie's lover
Tokyo no Kodoku
1959
Machi ga nemuru toki
1959
Gun Number Zero
1959
Wounded Beast
1959
Zattō ni hikarume
1959
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
1958
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
as Hamazaki
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
The Boy Who Came Back
1958
Rusty Knife
1958
as Shimabara
Breasts and Bullets
1958
The Naked Woman and the Gun
1957
Small Rats of the Edo Town
1957
as Hidematsu
Temptation
1957
as Goro Yasui
The Champion
1957
as Boxer Ishiyama
Muhō Ichidai
1957
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
1957
as Masaki Yoshihara
Frankie the Milkman
1956
as Zenkichi Matsubara
Kingorô no omawari-san
1956
Kanshō fujin
1956
Shiawase wa doko ni
1956
as Tetsuo Shimura
The Happy Dancers
1956
Seishun wo warera ni
1956
as Takai
Confession
1956
Called to the Stand
1956
Cell No. 8
1956
Sara no hana no toge
1955
Tsukiyo no kasa
1955
The Maid's Kid
1955
Ofukuro
1955
Policeman's Diary
1955
as Patrolman Yabuta