Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1933-12-06
- Day of Death2020-01-18 (86 years)
- Place of BirthOsaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known AsJo Shishido시시도 조
Jō Shishido
Biography
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).
Acting Career
- 2010
A Night in Nude: Salvation
As: Naoki / Yamagami
- 2009
The Code
As: Detective 500
- 2007
Kisaragi
As: Ooiso Long Beach Host
- 2005
Detective Office 5
As: 500
- 2005
Detective Office 5: Another Story
As: Chief 500
- 2001
Drowning Fish
As: Ace no Jo
- 1997
To Love
As: Chinen
- 1996
The Trap
As: Jo Shishido
1995Fukushu no Teio
As: Kazunari Inaba
1995The Files of the Young Kindaichi
As: Fujio Tashiro
1995The Stairway to the Distant Past
As: Jo Shishido
1994Turning Point
As: Hashizume, Reporter
1994The Most Terrible Time in My Life
As: Joe
1992The Gambler
As: Joe of Aces
19928 Man - For All Lonely Nights
As: Dr. Tani
1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
As: Junichi Mizuta
1991Kimi no na wa
As: 角倉勘次
1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
As: Junichi Mizuta
1990Nozomi Witches
As: Ryotaro's father
1989Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
As: Captain
1988Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
As: Tokuji Hayakawa
- 1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
As: Noritsugu Hayakawa
1987Fugitive Alien
As: Captain Joe
1987Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
As: Captain Joe
1986Leave My Girl Alone
As: Bar Owner
1986Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
As: School Principal
1985Caribe: Symphony of Love
As: Shunsuke Saichu
1984Sukanpin Walk
As: Tatsuya Sekikawa
1982I Are You, You Am Me
As: Kouzou Saitoh
1981Edo Porn
As: Jyuppensha Ikku
1981Pro Hunter
As: 菊島雄三
1978Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
As: Tominoichi
1978Star Wolf
As: Captain Joe
1977Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
As: Black Jack
1977High Seas Hijack
As: Chief Engineer Kosai
1977Gambling Code and Feuds
As: Katsuya Sekikawa
1977Ore no sora
As: Genjiro Yasuda
1977A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
As: Cop
1976The Sea of Genkai
As: Sawaki
1976Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
As: Gendō
1975Conflagration
As: Chief Engineer Kosai
1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
As: Hachiro Tachibana
- 1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
As: Katsutoshi Otomo
1974Blitz!! Strada 5
As: Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
1971Bad Girl Mako
As: Yasuoka
1971Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
As: Mujitori
1971New Harenchi Gakuen College
As: Gebageba
1970Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
As: Macaroni
1970Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
As: Macaroni
1970Charming Men
As: Kobe Saburo
1970Shameless School
As: Macaroni
1969The Rough One
As: Imano's Bodyguard
1968Retaliation
As: Hino
1967My Sweetheart
As: President Shishido
1967Massacre Gun
As: Ryûichi Kuroda
1967Asia-Pol
As: George
- 1967
Branded to Kill
As: Gorô Hanada
- 1967
A Colt Is My Passport
As: Shuji Kamimura
1966Asiapol Secret Service
As: George Eaton
1966Blood Shed
As: Seiji
1966Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
As: Kokichi Yamaguch
1965The Dragon of Macao
As: Aizu
1965Murder Unincorporated
As: Jiro (Joe of Spades)
1964Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
As: Joe of Aces
- 1964
Gate of Flesh
As: Shintaro Ibuki
1964Cruel Gun Story
As: Togawa
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
As: Hideo Tajima
- 1963
Youth of the Beast
As: Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
1963Notorious Bastard
As: Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
As: Hideo Tajima
1962Danger Pays
As: Jôji Kondô
1962Glass-Hearted Johnny
As: Jô
1961I'll End in Hell
As: Joji Dan
1961The Crimson Plains
As: Joji Sakuma
1961Joe of Aces: Give and Take
As: Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
1961Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
As: Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
1961Quick Draw Joe
As: Joe the Ace
1960Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
As: Jo of the Colt
1960The Man with a Sinister Laugh
As: Ken
1960The Gun Like Lightning
As: Goro
1960Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
As: Gin of the Colt
1959The Rambling Guitarist
As: George
1959The Human Cyclone
As: Masa
1959Merciless Bullet
As: Yukie's lover
1958Voice Without a Shadow
As: Hamazaki
1958Rusty Knife
As: Shimabara
1957Small Rats of the Edo Town
As: Hidematsu
1957Temptation
As: Goro Yasui
1957The Champion
As: Boxer Ishiyama
1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
As: Masaki Yoshihara
1956Frankie the Milkman
As: Zenkichi Matsubara
1956Shiawase wa doko ni
As: Tetsuo Shimura
1956Seishun wo warera ni
As: Takai
1955Policeman's Diary
As: Patrolman Yabuta