Jō Shishido

Known For
Acting

Popular
12.776

Birthday
1933-12-06

Place of Birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

  • Joe Shishido
  • Jo Shishido
  • 宍戸錠
  • 시시도 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).

Cast

Image A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

1967
Image Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

1967
Image To Love

To Love

1997
Image A Night in Nude: Salvation

A Night in Nude: Salvation

2010
Image Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

1958
Image Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story

1964
Image Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974
Image Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

1988
Image Edo Porn

Edo Porn

1981
Image Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978
Image Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1964
Image Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

1963
Image Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien

1987
Image I Are You, You Am Me

I Are You, You Am Me

1982
Image Called to the Stand

Called to the Stand

1956
Image Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

1987
Image Velvet Hustler

Velvet Hustler

1967
Image Massacre Gun

Massacre Gun

1967
Image None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1973
Image The Final Judgement

The Final Judgement

2012
Image New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974
Image Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

1963
Image Quick Draw Joe

Quick Draw Joe

1961
Image A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

1977
Image Frankie the Milkman

Frankie the Milkman

1956
Image The Most Terrible Time in My Life

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

1994
Image The Code

The Code

2009
Image The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995
Image The Visitor in the Eye

The Visitor in the Eye

1977
Image Return of the Vagabond

Return of the Vagabond

1960
Image Voice Without a Shadow

Voice Without a Shadow

1958
Image Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

1986
Image The Rambler Rides Again

The Rambler Rides Again

1960
Image Glass-Hearted Johnny

Glass-Hearted Johnny

1962
Image Conflagration

Conflagration

1975
Image Drowning Fish

Drowning Fish

2001
Image The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist

1959
Image Asia-Pol

Asia-Pol

1967
Image Murder Unincorporated

Murder Unincorporated

1965
Image Retaliation

Retaliation

1968
Image Nurse's Husband

Nurse's Husband

1980
Image Kingorô no omawari-san

Kingorô no omawari-san

1956
Image Kanshō fujin

Kanshō fujin

1956
Image The Happy Dancers

The Happy Dancers

1956
Image Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955
Image Danger Pays

Danger Pays

1962
Image Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

1971
Image High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

1977
Image Bad Girl Mako

Bad Girl Mako

1971
Image The Maid's Kid

The Maid's Kid

1955
Image Ore no sora

Ore no sora

1977
Image Nozomi Witches

Nozomi Witches

1990
Image Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude

1970
Image New Harenchi Gakuen College

New Harenchi Gakuen College

1971
Image Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

1990
Image The Sea of Genkai

The Sea of Genkai

1976
Image Red Crow and the Ghost Ship

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship

1989
Image The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back

1958
Image Tiger of the Sea

Tiger of the Sea

1964
Image Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu

Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu

1971
Image Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

1957
Image The Dragon and the Tiger

The Dragon and the Tiger

1966
Image The Rambler in the Sunset

The Rambler in the Sunset

1960
Image Wind of Volcano

Wind of Volcano

1960
Image The Guitarist from the Sea

The Guitarist from the Sea

1960
Image Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1960
Image The Hard Core Criminal

The Hard Core Criminal

1973
Image A Man's World

A Man's World

1971
Image The Naked Woman and the Gun

The Naked Woman and the Gun

1957
Image New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

1972
Image Blood For Blood

Blood For Blood

1971
Image The Rough One

The Rough One

1969
Image Gambling Code and Feuds

Gambling Code and Feuds

1977
Image Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet

1991
Image The Gun Like Lightning

The Gun Like Lightning

1960
Image The Man with a Sinister Laugh

The Man with a Sinister Laugh

1960
Image The Human Cyclone

The Human Cyclone

1959
Image My Sweetheart

My Sweetheart

1967
Image Monk's Paradise

Monk's Paradise

1971
Image Kisaragi

Kisaragi

2007
Image The Rambler under the Southern Cross

The Rambler under the Southern Cross

1961
Image Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph

Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph

1966
Image Our Wedding

Our Wedding

1983
Image You'll Fall For Me

You'll Fall For Me

1989
Image The Dragon of Macao

The Dragon of Macao

1965
Image Blood Shed

Blood Shed

1966
Image The First Catch

The First Catch

1980
Image Turning Point

Turning Point

1994
Image Blue Jeans Memory

Blue Jeans Memory

1981
Image Shameless School: Tackle Kiss

Shameless School: Tackle Kiss

1970
Image Shameless School

Shameless School

1970
Image Leave My Girl Alone

Leave My Girl Alone

1986
Image Burning Clouds

Burning Clouds

1967
Image Sukanpin Walk

Sukanpin Walk

1984
Image Take It Easy

Take It Easy

1986
Image Flower & Snake II

Flower & Snake II

2005
Image Shiawase wa doko ni

Shiawase wa doko ni

1956
Image The Champion

The Champion

1957
Image Danger Point: The Road to Hell

Danger Point: The Road to Hell

1991
Image New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

1970
Image New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

1972
Image Jinsei Gekijo

Jinsei Gekijo

1964
Image Confession

Confession

1956
Image A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

1970
Image Temptation

Temptation

1957
Image 8 Man - For All Lonely Nights

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights

1992
Image Again

Again

1984
Image The Guitarist and the Rancher

The Guitarist and the Rancher

1960
Image Wounded Beast

Wounded Beast

1959
Image Gun Number Zero

Gun Number Zero

1959
Image Mighty Rules

Mighty Rules

1959
Image Taiyō o buchi otose

Taiyō o buchi otose

1958
Image Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha

Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha

1958
Image Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

1961
Image Seishun wo warera ni

Seishun wo warera ni

1956
Image The Gambler

The Gambler

1992
Image Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women

1963
Image Gokudô seisen: Jihaado

Gokudô seisen: Jihaado

2002
Image Mekishiko mushuku

Mekishiko mushuku

1962
Image Nosappu no jū

Nosappu no jū

1961
Image Machi ga nemuru toki

Machi ga nemuru toki

1959
Image Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3

2011
Image Breasts and Bullets

Breasts and Bullets

1958
Image Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

1960
Image The Alaska Story

The Alaska Story

1977
Image Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba

Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba

1990
Image Debt King Part VII: Millennium

Debt King Part VII: Millennium

2000
Image The Cleanup

The Cleanup

1969
Image The Trap

The Trap

1996
Image Small Rats of the Edo Town

Small Rats of the Edo Town

1957
Image The Killers

The Killers

1991
Image Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel

Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel

1964
Image A Surgeon Named Hitman

A Surgeon Named Hitman

2006
Image Detective Office 5

Detective Office 5

2005
Image Exiled to Hell

Exiled to Hell

1969
Image Ofukuro

Ofukuro

1955
Image Profile of a Boss' Son

Profile of a Boss' Son

1970
Image The Aftermath of War

The Aftermath of War

1967
Image I'm All Yours

I'm All Yours

1985
Image I'll End in Hell

I'll End in Hell

1961
Image The Return of the Filthy Seven

The Return of the Filthy Seven

1967
Image 神様のピンチヒッター

神様のピンチヒッター

1991
Image Remembering the Cosmos Flower

Remembering the Cosmos Flower

1997
Image Caribe: Symphony of Love

Caribe: Symphony of Love

1985
Image Crimson pistol belt

Crimson pistol belt

1961
Image Asiapol Secret Service

Asiapol Secret Service

1966
Image The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun

1992
Image Who is in the Background?

Who is in the Background?

1959
Image Chivalrous Pride

Chivalrous Pride

1969
Image The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

1960
Image Tsukiyo no kasa

Tsukiyo no kasa

1955
Image Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

1973
Image Tale on Tokai Chivalry

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

1964
Image Zattō ni hikarume

Zattō ni hikarume

1959
Image Run the Beast

Run the Beast

1990
Image JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet

JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet

1993
Image 100 Gamblers

100 Gamblers

1969
Image Love Eternal

Love Eternal

1966
Image Kimagure tosei

Kimagure tosei

1962
Image The Angry Rambler

The Angry Rambler

1960
Image Nuki uchi fūraibō

Nuki uchi fūraibō

1962
Image Cell No. 8

Cell No. 8

1956
Image Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

2007
Image 早射ち無頼　大平原の男

早射ち無頼　大平原の男

1961
Image The Frozen Plains

The Frozen Plains

1962
Image Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

1993
Image Joe of Aces: Give and Take

Joe of Aces: Give and Take

1961
Image Notorious Bastard

Notorious Bastard

1963
Image Greatest Boss Of Japan

Greatest Boss Of Japan

1970
Image Hitori tabi

Hitori tabi

1962
Image Moeru minamijūjisei

Moeru minamijūjisei

1962
Image Your Life

Your Life

1966
Image Yabanjin no Nekutai

Yabanjin no Nekutai

1969
Image Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower

Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower

1969
Image Jūdan no arashi

Jūdan no arashi

1962
Image The Crimson Plains

The Crimson Plains

1961
Image Sara no hana no toge

Sara no hana no toge

1955
Image Namari o buchikome

Namari o buchikome

1962
Image Love and Desire in the Night Mist

Love and Desire in the Night Mist

1966
Image Yakyuukyou no Uta

Yakyuukyou no Uta

1985
Image Charming Men

Charming Men

1970
Image The Notorious Bored Samurai 6

The Notorious Bored Samurai 6

1991

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