Cast

Jō Shishido

1933 – 2020

Active years (films on this site)

1958–2007

Genres

ActionCrimeDramaThrillerFilm-Noir

Schools and movements

Japanese New WaveContemporary Asian Cinema

Biography

Joe Shishido was a Japanese actor recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles. He 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 for his popular role in the Western Quick Draw Joe (1961).

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Directors worked with

Seijun Suzuki4 filmsToshio Masuda1 filmKinji Fukasaku1 filmYuichi Satoh1 film

7 films on this site

1. Rusty Knife 1958 · Toshio Masuda · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! 1963 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
3. Youth of the Beast 1963 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
4. Gate of Flesh 1964 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
5. Branded to Kill 1967 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
6. Final Episode 1974 · Kinji Fukasaku · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
7. Kisaragi 2007 · Yuichi Satoh · IMDb 7.2 · Cast