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" (??????? Esu no Jo) for his popular role in the Western Fast-Draw Guy (1961).
Gender: Male
Born On: 6-Dec-1933
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Joe Shishido's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Joe Shishido on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Nov 21, 2025 7:03 AM
New: In The Line Of Fire (1972)
The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave. Although a university graduate, he has several times deliberately failed the exam for promotion and thus remains a corporal after four years' service.