Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in over 200 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).
Male
1933-12-06
Kita, Osaka, Japan
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Acting
Jo Shishido
2005
1992
1964
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1955
1973
1981
1956
1971
1963
1968
Self (archive footage)
1967
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1967
1962
1969
1959
1985
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1977
2004
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1971
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1991
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1955
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1980
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1967
1989
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1999
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1988
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1990
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2005
1956
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