Jō Shishido

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).

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Known For

Kimi no na wa

Kimi no na wa

1991 • as 角倉勘次

Pro Hunter

Pro Hunter

1981 • as 菊島雄三

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

1995 • as Fujio Tashiro

Detective Office 5: Another Story

Detective Office 5: Another Story

2005 • as Chief 500

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974 • as Katsutoshi Otomo

Edo Porn

Edo Porn

1981 • as Jyuppensha Ikku

Filmography

2012

Movie
The Final Judgement
as Lao Porto
Movie - Released: 6/2/2012

2011

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
Movie - Released: 2/5/2011

2010

A Night in Nude: Salvation
A Night in Nude: Salvation
as Naoki / Yamagami
Movie - Released: 10/2/2010

2009

The Code
The Code
as Detective 500
Movie - Released: 5/9/2009

2007

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Kisaragi
Kisaragi
as Ooiso Long Beach Host
Movie - Released: 6/16/2007

2006

A Surgeon Named Hitman
A Surgeon Named Hitman
Movie - Released: 2/6/2006

2005

Detective Office 5
Detective Office 5
as 500
Movie - Released: 11/26/2005
Flower & Snake II
Flower & Snake II
Movie - Released: 5/14/2005
Detective Office 5: Another Story
Detective Office 5: Another Story
as Chief 500
TV - Released: 9/29/2005

2002

Gokudô seisen: Jihaado
Gokudô seisen: Jihaado
Movie - Released: 7/8/2002

2001

Drowning Fish
Drowning Fish
as Ace no Jo
Movie - Released: 2/3/2001

2000

Debt King Part VII: Millennium
Debt King Part VII: Millennium
Movie - Released: 7/22/2000

1997

To Love
To Love
as Chinen
Movie - Released: 10/4/1997
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Movie - Released: 5/3/1997

1996

The Trap
The Trap
as Jo Shishido
Movie - Released: 5/25/1996

1995

The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Jo Shishido
Movie - Released: 3/18/1995
Fukushu no Teio
Fukushu no Teio
as Kazunari Inaba
Movie - Released: 8/12/1995
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Fujio Tashiro
TV - Released: 4/8/1995

1994

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Joe
Movie - Released: 3/5/1994
Turning Point
Turning Point
as Hashizume
Movie - Released: 6/18/1994
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong
Movie - Released: 2/25/1994

1993

JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
Movie - Released: 3/12/1993
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Movie - Released: 3/27/1993

1992

The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun
Movie - Released: 9/15/1992
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
as Dr. Tani
Movie - Released: 6/4/1992
The Gambler
The Gambler
as Joe of Aces
Movie - Released: 9/1/1992

1991

The Killers
The Killers
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
神様のピンチヒッター
神様のピンチヒッター
Movie - Released: 5/23/1991
Movie
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
Movie - Released: 8/15/1991
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
as Junichi Mizuta
Movie - Released: 4/12/1991
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Movie - Released: 10/11/1991
Kimi no na wa
Kimi no na wa
as 角倉勘次
TV - Released: 4/2/1991

1990

Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Movie - Released: 12/10/1990
Run the Beast
Run the Beast
Movie - Released: 12/14/1990
Nozomi Witches
Nozomi Witches
as Ryotaro's father
Movie - Released: 3/17/1990
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
as Junichi Mizuta
Movie - Released: 5/11/1990

1989

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
as Captain
Movie - Released: 7/24/1989
You'll Fall For Me
You'll Fall For Me
Movie - Released: 11/3/1989

1988

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Tokuji Hayakawa
Movie - Released: 1/30/1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Noritsugu Hayakawa
Movie - Released: 1/30/1988
This Heartbeat
This Heartbeat
Movie - Released: 10/8/1988

1987

Fugitive Alien
Fugitive Alien
as Captain Joe
Movie - Released: 11/3/1987
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
as Captain Joe
Movie - Released: 11/3/1987

1986

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
as School Principal
Movie - Released: 10/4/1986
Leave My Girl Alone
Leave My Girl Alone
as Bar Owner
Movie - Released: 12/13/1986
Take It Easy
Take It Easy
Movie - Released: 4/12/1986

1985

I'm All Yours
I'm All Yours
Movie - Released: 4/20/1985
Caribe: Symphony of Love
Caribe: Symphony of Love
as Shunsuke Saichu
Movie - Released: 4/13/1985
Yakyuukyou no Uta
Yakyuukyou no Uta
Movie - Released: 1/7/1985

1984

Sukanpin Walk
Sukanpin Walk
as Tatsuya Sekikawa
Movie - Released: 2/11/1984
Again
Again
Movie - Released: 2/18/1984

1983

Our Wedding
Our Wedding
Movie - Released: 4/29/1983

1982

I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me
as Kouzou Saitoh
Movie - Released: 4/17/1982
Fossilized Wilderness
Fossilized Wilderness
Movie - Released: 4/17/1982

1981

Edo Porn
Edo Porn
as Jyuppensha Ikku
Movie - Released: 9/12/1981
Blue Jeans Memory
Blue Jeans Memory
Movie - Released: 7/11/1981
Pro Hunter
Pro Hunter
as 菊島雄三
TV - Released: 4/7/1981

1980

Movie
Nurse's Husband
Movie - Released: 5/10/1980
The First Catch
The First Catch
Movie - Released: 12/27/1980
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
TV - Released: 11/10/1980

1979

Netchū Jidai: Keiji Hen
Netchū Jidai: Keiji Hen
TV - Released: 4/7/1979

1978

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Tominoichi
Movie - Released: 7/1/1978
Star Wolf
Star Wolf
as Captain Joe
TV - Released: 4/2/1978
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
TV - Released: 10/11/1978

1977

The Alaska Story
The Alaska Story
Movie - Released: 1/22/1977
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
as Cop
Movie - Released: 5/21/1977
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
as Black Jack
Movie - Released: 11/26/1977
High Seas Hijack
High Seas Hijack
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Movie - Released: 10/20/1977
Ore no sora
Ore no sora
as Genjiro Yasuda
Movie - Released: 5/28/1977
Gambling Code and Feuds
Gambling Code and Feuds
as Katsuya Sekikawa
Movie - Released: 8/27/1977

1976

The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai
as Sawaki
Movie - Released: 5/29/1976
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
as Gendō
TV - Released: 1/4/1976

1975

Conflagration
Conflagration
as Chief Engineer Kosai
Movie - Released: 7/12/1975

1974

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Hachiro Tachibana
Movie - Released: 12/28/1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Katsutoshi Otomo
Movie - Released: 6/29/1974
Blitz!! Strada 5
Blitz!! Strada 5
as Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
TV - Released: 4/5/1974

1973

None But the Brave
None But the Brave
Movie - Released: 5/9/1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Movie - Released: 5/2/1973
The Hard Core Criminal
The Hard Core Criminal
Movie - Released: 5/12/1973

1972

Movie
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Movie - Released: 4/22/1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Movie - Released: 8/12/1972
The Witty Samurai
The Witty Samurai
Movie - Released: 1/21/1972

1971

Bad Girl Mako
Bad Girl Mako
as Yasuoka
Movie - Released: 8/25/1971
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
as Mujitori
Movie - Released: 3/20/1971
New Shameless School
New Shameless School
as Gebageba
Movie - Released: 1/3/1971
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Movie - Released: 6/5/1971
A Man's World
A Man's World
Movie - Released: 1/13/1971
Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood
Movie - Released: 6/10/1971
Monk's Paradise
Monk's Paradise
Movie - Released: 7/31/1971

1970

Greatest Boss Of Japan
Greatest Boss Of Japan
Movie - Released: 4/18/1970
Profile of a Boss' Son
Profile of a Boss' Son
Movie - Released: 1/24/1970
Charming Men
Charming Men
as Kobe Saburo
Movie - Released: 6/13/1970
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
as Macaroni
Movie - Released: 8/1/1970
Shameless School
Shameless School
as Macaroni
Movie - Released: 5/2/1970
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
as Macaroni
Movie - Released: 9/12/1970
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
Movie - Released: 8/14/1970
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
Movie - Released: 5/1/1970

1969

The Cleanup
The Cleanup
Movie - Released: 12/31/1969
100 Gamblers
100 Gamblers
Movie - Released: 5/14/1969
Exiled to Hell
Exiled to Hell
Movie - Released: 1/22/1969
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Movie - Released: 5/1/1969
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Movie - Released: 1/22/1969
Chivalrous Pride
Chivalrous Pride
Movie - Released: 9/13/1969
The Rough One
The Rough One
as Imano's Bodyguard
Movie - Released: 6/13/1969

1968

Retaliation
Retaliation
as Hino
Movie - Released: 10/5/1968
魔性の女
魔性の女
Movie - Released: 11/22/1968

1967

A Colt Is My Passport
A Colt Is My Passport
as Shuji Kamimura
Movie - Released: 2/4/1967
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill
as Gorô Hanada
Movie - Released: 6/15/1967
Velvet Hustler
Velvet Hustler
Movie - Released: 10/6/1967
Massacre Gun
Massacre Gun
as Ryûichi Kuroda
Movie - Released: 9/6/1967
The Aftermath of War
The Aftermath of War
Movie - Released: 11/18/1967
Asia-Pol
Asia-Pol
as George
Movie - Released: 6/22/1967
The Return of the Filthy Seven
The Return of the Filthy Seven
Movie - Released: 10/21/1967
My Sweetheart
My Sweetheart
as President Shishido
Movie - Released: 11/3/1967
Burning Clouds
Burning Clouds
Movie - Released: 5/3/1967

1966

Love Eternal
Love Eternal
Movie - Released: 7/9/1966
Your Life
Your Life
Movie - Released: 8/13/1966
Asiapol Secret Service
Asiapol Secret Service
as George Eaton
Movie - Released: 12/10/1966
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Movie - Released: 6/1/1966
The Dragon and the Tiger
The Dragon and the Tiger
Movie - Released: 1/14/1966
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
as Kokichi Yamaguch
Movie - Released: 3/12/1966
Blood Shed
Blood Shed
as Seiji
Movie - Released: 4/10/1966

1965

Murder Unincorporated
Murder Unincorporated
as Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Movie - Released: 8/25/1965
The Dragon of Macao
The Dragon of Macao
as Aizu
Movie - Released: 12/18/1965
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi
Movie - Released: 6/20/1965

1964

Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Movie - Released: 1/12/1964
Cruel Gun Story
Cruel Gun Story
as Togawa
Movie - Released: 2/1/1964
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
as Joe of Aces
Movie - Released: 10/11/1964
Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh
as Shintaro Ibuki
Movie - Released: 5/31/1964
Tiger of the Sea
Tiger of the Sea
Movie - Released: 8/14/1964
Jinsei Gekijo
Jinsei Gekijo
Movie - Released: 2/23/1964

1963

Notorious Bastard
Notorious Bastard
as Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Movie - Released: 3/3/1963
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
as Hideo Tajima
Movie - Released: 1/27/1963
Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast
as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Movie - Released: 4/21/1963
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
as Hideo Tajima
Movie - Released: 7/7/1963
Akai ka to Rokudenashi
Akai ka to Rokudenashi
Movie - Released: 5/19/1963

1962

Kimagure tosei
Kimagure tosei
Movie - Released: 2/18/1962
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Nuki uchi fūraibō
Movie - Released: 3/18/1962
The Frozen Plains
The Frozen Plains
Movie - Released: 4/22/1962
Hitori tabi
Hitori tabi
Movie - Released: 6/24/1962
Moeru minamijūjisei
Moeru minamijūjisei
Movie - Released: 7/29/1962
Jūdan no arashi
Jūdan no arashi
Movie - Released: 9/2/1962
Namari o buchikome
Namari o buchikome
Movie - Released: 12/16/1962
Glass-Hearted Johnny
Glass-Hearted Johnny
as Jô
Movie - Released: 9/30/1962
Danger Pays
Danger Pays
as Jôji Kondô
Movie - Released: 12/1/1962
Mekishiko mushuku
Mekishiko mushuku
Movie - Released: 1/3/1962

1961

早射ち無頼　大平原の男
早射ち無頼　大平原の男
Movie - Released: 12/6/1961
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Movie - Released: 6/11/1961
I'll End in Hell
I'll End in Hell
as Joji Dan
Movie - Released: 10/1/1961
Quick Draw Joe
Quick Draw Joe
as Joe the Ace
Movie - Released: 4/1/1961
The Crimson Plains
The Crimson Plains
as Joji Sakuma
Movie - Released: 7/30/1961
Crimson pistol belt
Crimson pistol belt
Movie - Released: 11/12/1961
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
Movie - Released: 1/3/1961
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
as Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1961
Nosappu no jū
Nosappu no jū
Movie - Released: 9/2/1961
Gambler in the Sea
Gambler in the Sea
Movie - Released: 7/1/1961
Taiheiyō no katsugiya
Taiheiyō no katsugiya
Movie - Released: 1/27/1961

1960

The Angry Rambler
The Angry Rambler
Movie - Released: 11/16/1960
Return of the Vagabond
Return of the Vagabond
Movie - Released: 4/23/1960
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again
Movie - Released: 10/12/1960
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
Movie - Released: 9/3/1960
The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambler in the Sunset
Movie - Released: 7/1/1960
Wind of Volcano
Wind of Volcano
Movie - Released: 5/28/1960
The Guitarist from the Sea
The Guitarist from the Sea
Movie - Released: 2/28/1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
as Gin of the Colt
Movie - Released: 2/14/1960
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
The Man with a Sinister Laugh
as Ken
Movie - Released: 8/6/1960
The Gun Like Lightning
The Gun Like Lightning
as Goro
Movie - Released: 5/14/1960
The Guitarist and the Rancher
The Guitarist and the Rancher
Movie - Released: 1/3/1960
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
as Jo of the Colt
Movie - Released: 12/3/1960
The Cards Will Tell
The Cards Will Tell
Movie - Released: 1/16/1960

1959

Zattō ni hikarume
Zattō ni hikarume
Movie - Released: 1/28/1959
Who is in the Background?
Who is in the Background?
Movie - Released: 12/6/1959
The Rambling Guitarist
The Rambling Guitarist
as George
Movie - Released: 10/11/1959
Tokyo no Kodoku
Tokyo no Kodoku
Movie - Released: 5/12/1959
The Human Cyclone
The Human Cyclone
as Masa
Movie - Released: 9/20/1959
Wounded Beast
Wounded Beast
Movie - Released: 4/1/1959
Gun Number Zero
Gun Number Zero
Movie - Released: 4/28/1959
Mighty Rules
Mighty Rules
Movie - Released: 12/14/1959
Machi ga nemuru toki
Machi ga nemuru toki
Movie - Released: 5/6/1959
Merciless Bullet
Merciless Bullet
as Yukie's lover
Movie - Released: 6/30/1959
We Live Today
We Live Today
Movie - Released: 3/10/1959

1958

Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife
as Shimabara
Movie - Released: 3/11/1958
Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow
as Hamazaki
Movie - Released: 10/22/1958
The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back
Movie - Released: 6/29/1958
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Movie - Released: 10/29/1958
Taiyō o buchi otose
Taiyō o buchi otose
Movie - Released: 10/1/1958
Breasts and Bullets
Breasts and Bullets
Movie - Released: 1/29/1958

1957

Small Rats of the Edo Town
Small Rats of the Edo Town
as Hidematsu
Movie - Released: 10/15/1957
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
as Masaki Yoshihara
Movie - Released: 1/3/1957
The Naked Woman and the Gun
The Naked Woman and the Gun
Movie - Released: 12/7/1957
The Champion
The Champion
as Boxer Ishiyama
Movie - Released: 5/1/1957
Temptation
Temptation
as Goro Yasui
Movie - Released: 9/22/1957
Muhō Ichidai
Muhō Ichidai
Movie - Released: 3/20/1957

1956

Cell No. 8
Cell No. 8
Movie - Released: 1/15/1956
Frankie the Milkman
Frankie the Milkman
as Zenkichi Matsubara
Movie - Released: 12/5/1956
Movie
The Happy Dancers
Movie - Released: 5/10/1956
Movie
Kingorô no omawari-san
Movie - Released: 11/14/1956
Movie
Called to the Stand
Movie - Released: 2/25/1956
Movie
Kanshō fujin
Movie - Released: 10/24/1956
Shiawase wa doko ni
Shiawase wa doko ni
as Tetsuo Shimura
Movie - Released: 7/19/1956
Confession
Confession
Movie - Released: 3/21/1956
Seishun wo warera ni
Seishun wo warera ni
as Takai
Movie - Released: 3/28/1956

1955

Ofukuro
Ofukuro
Movie - Released: 4/10/1955
Sara no hana no toge
Sara no hana no toge
Movie - Released: 10/11/1955
Tsukiyo no kasa
Tsukiyo no kasa
Movie - Released: 8/21/1955
Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary
as Patrolman Yabuta
Movie - Released: 2/3/1955
The Maid's Kid
The Maid's Kid
Movie - Released: 6/28/1955