

Joe Shishido
Acting
December 6, 1933
Kita, Osaka, Japan
January 18, 2020
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).
The Filmography


A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

The Alaska Story

The Sea of Genkai

Conflagration

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

None But the Brave

Blood for Blood

Retaliation

Velvet Hustler

Massacre Gun

Asia-Pol

Branded to Kill

A Colt Is My Passport

Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph

Murder Unincorporated

Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel

Gate of Flesh

Cruel Gun Story
