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Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Acting · 1933–2020 · Kita, Osaka, Japan

IMDb

70 titles in this catalog, 34 of them scored with a median Balasaur Score of 70. The 1970s rate best: median 72 across 3 titles. Joe Shishido appears most often alongside Akira Kobayashi (18 titles), Ruriko Asaoka (14), Buichi Saitō (12).

Biography

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).

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