Acting
Jō Shishido
Born 1933-12-06 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Died 2020-01-18
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).
Known for
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Branded to Kill
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Youth of the Beast
The Setting Sun
Edo Porn
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
A Night in Nude: Salvation
None But the Brave
Shiawase wa doko ni
Gate of Flesh
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Flower & Snake II
I Are You, You Am Me
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
The Visitor in the Eye
Kisaragi
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Behind Flower and Snake 2
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Drowning Fish
A Colt Is My Passport
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Rusty Knife
Your Life
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
The Rambling Guitarist
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Retaliation
Turning Point
The Champion
Velvet Hustler
The Code
Danger Pays
JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
King of Sha-kin: The Movie 2000
Temptation