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Biography
Joe Shishido was a Japanese actor recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles. He 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 for his popular role in the Western Quick Draw Joe (1961).
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Filmography14 titles

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974as Katsutoshi Otomo
1974as Katsutoshi Otomo

Branded to Kill
1967as Gorô Hanada
1967as Gorô Hanada

A Colt Is My Passport
1967as Shuji Kamimura
1967as Shuji Kamimura

Youth of the Beast
1963as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
1963as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

Gate of Flesh
1964as Shintaro Ibuki
1964as Shintaro Ibuki

Cruel Gun Story
1964as Togawa
1964as Togawa

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963as Hideo Tajima
1963as Hideo Tajima

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988as Tokuji Hayakawa
1988as Tokuji Hayakawa

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978as Tominoichi
1978as Tominoichi

Retaliation
1968as Hino
1968as Hino

Rusty Knife
1958as Shimabara
1958as Shimabara

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974as Hachiro Tachibana
1974as Hachiro Tachibana

Fugitive Alien
1987as Captain Joe
1987as Captain Joe

The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991
1991