Deceased

How Did Joe Shishido Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asJo ShishidoGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn06/12/1933Born inKita, Osaka, JapanDied18/01/2020 (aged 86)Died inSetagayaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ2757598 ↗TMDb#228532 ↗

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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Filmography241 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Twist & Shoot: Mister SuzukiMovie	Self (archive footage)	93
2012	The Final JudgementMovie	Lao Porto	79
2011	Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3Movie	—	78
2010	A Night in Nude: SalvationMovie	Naoki Yamagami	77
2009	The CodeMovie	Detective 500	76
2007	Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2Movie	—	74
2007	KisaragiMovie	Ooiso Long Beach Host	74
2006	Proud AmbitionMovie	—	73
2006	Proud Ambition 2Movie	—	73
2006	A Surgeon Named HitmanMovie	—	73
2006	Proud Ambition 4Movie	—	73
2006	Proud Ambition 5Movie	—	73
2005	Flower & Snake IIMovie	—	72
2005	Detective Office 5Movie	500	72
2005	Detective Office 5: Another StorySeries	—	72
2005	Proud Ambition 3Movie	—	72
2004	Class ReunionMovie	—	71
2002	Yakuza JihadMovie	—	69
2001	Drowning FishMovie	Ace no Jo	68
2001	Shibuya Midnight War Dark StreetMovie	—	68
2000	Heisei Kin'yudo: Muruhi no OnnaMovie	—	67
2000	Debt King Part VII: MillenniumMovie	—	67
1999	HometownMovie	—	66
1997	Remembering the Cosmos FlowerMovie	—	64
1997	To LoveMovie	Chinen	64
1996	The TrapMovie	Jo Shishido	63
1995	The Files of the Young KindaichiSeries	Fujio Tashiro	62
1995	Fukushu no TeioMovie	Kazunari Inaba	62
1995	The Stairway to the Distant PastMovie	Jo Shishido	62
1994	Turning PointMovie	Hashizume	61
1994	Tough Cop - Ginza PoliceMovie	—	61
1994	Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial MahjongMovie	—	61
1994	The Most Terrible Time in My LifeMovie	Joe	61
1993	Bored Hatamoto: Letter of DeathMovie	—	60
1993	JACK KNIFE Wolves' BetMovie	—	60
1992	The Setting SunMovie	—	59
1992	The GamblerMovie	Joe of Aces	59
1992	8 Man - For All Lonely NightsMovie	Dr. Tani	59
1991	Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the BulletMovie	Junichi Mizuta	58
1991	The Notorious Bored Samurai 6Movie	—	58
1991	The KillersMovie	—	58
1991	Kimi no na waSeries	角倉勘次	58
1991	Danger Point: The Road to HellMovie	—	58
1991	God's Pinch HitterMovie	—	58
1990	Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the BulletMovie	Junichi Mizuta	57
1990	Codename 348 Female Detective SashibaMovie	—	57
1990	Run the BeastMovie	—	57
1989	Red Crow and the Ghost ShipMovie	Captain	56
1989	You'll Fall For MeMovie	—	56
1988	Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMovie	Tokuji Hayakawa	55
1988	Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisMovie	Noritsugu Hayakawa	55
1988	This HeartbeatMovie	—	55
1987	The Beauty in the Black MaskMovie	Takeo Sato	54
1987	Fugitive AlienMovie	Captain Joe	54
1987	Star Force: Fugitive Alien IIMovie	Captain Joe	54
1986	Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the SeacoastMovie	School Principal	53
1986	Leave My Girl AloneMovie	Bar Owner	53
1986	Katayoku dake no tenshiMovie	—	53
1986	Take It EasyMovie	—	53
1985	I'm All YoursMovie	Priest	52
1985	Caribe: Symphony of LoveMovie	Shunsuke Saichu	52
1985	Yakyuukyou no UtaMovie	—	52
1984	AgainMovie	—	51
1984	Sukanpin WalkMovie	Tatsuya Sekikawa	51
1983	Our WeddingMovie	—	50
1982	Fossilized WildernessMovie	—	49
1982	I Are You, You Am MeMovie	Kouzou Saitoh	49
1981	Pro HunterSeries	菊島雄三	48
1981	Edo PornMovie	Jyuppensha Ikku	48
1981	Blue Jeans MemoryMovie	—	48
1980	Nurse's HusbandMovie	—	47
1980	The First CatchMovie	—	47
1980	Hashire! Nekketsu KeijiSeries	—	47
1979	Necchu Jidai: Keiji HenSeries	—	46
1978	Bandits vs. Samurai SquadronMovie	Tominoichi	45
1978	Star WolfSeries	Captain Joe	45
1978	Prime Minister of YuhigaokaSeries	—	45
1977	High Seas HijackMovie	Chief Engineer Kosai	44
1977	Gambling Code and FeudsMovie	Katsuya Sekikawa	44
1977	Black Jack: The Visitor in the EyeMovie	Black Jack	44
1977	Ore no soraMovie	Genjiro Yasuda	44
1977	A Tale of Sorrow and SadnessMovie	Cop	44
1977	The Alaska StoryMovie	—	44
1977	Dazzling CopsSeries	—	44
1976	Big City: Days of StruggleSeries	—	43
1976	The Sea of GenkaiMovie	Sawaki	43
1976	Wind, Clouds, and RainbowSeries	Gendō	43
1975	ConflagrationMovie	Chief Engineer Kosai	42
1974	Blitz!! Strada 5Series	Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter	41
1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Movie	Hachiro Tachibana	41
1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeMovie	Katsutoshi Otomo	41
1974	Center of TokyoMovie	Hyodo	41
1973	None But the BraveMovie	—	40
1973	Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatariMovie	—	40
1973	The Hard Core CriminalMovie	—	40
1972	New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing LineMovie	—	39
1972	New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the StormMovie	—	39
1972	The Witty SamuraiMovie	—	39
1971	Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsuMovie	—	38
1971	Monk's ParadiseMovie	—	38
1971	Blood for BloodMovie	Naoto Tezuka	38
1971	Bad Girl MakoMovie	Yasuoka	38
1971	New Shameless SchoolMovie	Gebageba	38
1971	Go As Messy As Messy Can BeMovie	Mujitori	38
1970	Shameless School: Health Check in the NudeMovie	Macaroni	37
1970	Greatest Boss of JapanMovie	—	37
1970	Kikeki: onna mo tsurai waMovie	—	37
1970	A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His LifeMovie	—	37
1970	Shameless SchoolMovie	Macaroni	37
1970	Shameless School: Tackle KissMovie	Macaroni	37
1970	New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at AbashiriMovie	—	37
1970	Profile of a Boss' SonMovie	—	37
1970	Charming MenMovie	Kobe Saburo	37
1969	Ex Convict: Sword StormMovie	—	36
1969	The CleanupMovie	—	36
1969	100 GamblersMovie	—	36
1969	Thirteen Times a LoserMovie	Seiji Okitsu	36
1969	Yabanjin no NekutaiMovie	—	36
1969	Biographies of KillersMovie	—	36
1969	Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous LivelihoodMovie	—	36
1969	Exiled to HellMovie	—	36
1969	The Rough OneMovie	Imano's Bodyguard	36
1969	Women of the Night - Butterfly FlowerMovie	—	36
1968	RetaliationMovie	Hino	35
1968	Stardust WharfMovie	—	35
1968	魔性の女Movie	—	35
1967	Massacre GunMovie	Ryûichi Kuroda	34
1967	Burning CloudsMovie	—	34
1967	My SweetheartMovie	President Shishido	34
1967	A Colt Is My PassportMovie	Shuji Kamimura	34
1967	The Aftermath of WarMovie	—	34
1967	Branded to KillMovie	Gorô Hanada	34
1967	Velvet HustlerMovie	—	34
1967	Asia-PolMovie	George	34
1967	The Return of the Filthy SevenMovie	—	34
1967	Outlaw's GoldMovie	三鬼鉄	34
1966	Your LifeMovie	—	33
1966	Asiapol Secret ServiceMovie	George Eaton	33
1966	Love EternalMovie	—	33
1966	Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of TriumphMovie	Kokichi Yamaguch	33
1966	Love and Desire in the Night MistMovie	—	33
1966	Blood ShedMovie	Seiji	33
1966	The Dragon and the TigerMovie	—	33
1965	Modern Yakuza: ChivalryMovie	—	32
1965	Inochi Shirazu no RokudenashiMovie	Tornado George / Jouji Tatsumaki	32
1965	Murder UnincorporatedMovie	Jiro (Joe of Spades)	32
1965	The Dragon of MacaoMovie	Aizu	32
1965	Kenjū burai jō nagare-sha no mureMovie	—	32
1965	Three Stray DogsMovie	—	32
1964	Tiger of the SeaMovie	—	31
1964	Cruel Gun StoryMovie	Togawa	31
1964	Jinsei GekijoMovie	—	31
1964	Gate of FleshMovie	Shintaro Ibuki	31
1964	Nukî uchi ryuji - kênju no otâMovie	—	31
1964	Tale on Tokai ChivalryMovie	—	31
1964	Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune DuelMovie	Joe of Aces	31
1963	Youth of the BeastMovie	Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno	30
1963	Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!Movie	Hideo Tajima	30
1963	Hell FestivalMovie	Tetsu the Otter	30
1963	Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and WomenMovie	Hideo Tajima	30
1963	Tale on Kanto ChivalryMovie	Masa from Kanto	30
1963	Chivalrous OutlawMovie	—	30
1963	Notorious BastardMovie	Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)	30
1962	Nuki uchi fūraibōMovie	—	29
1962	Glass-Hearted JohnnyMovie	Jô	29
1962	The Frozen PlainsMovie	—	29
1962	Solo TravelerMovie	—	29
1962	Kimagure toseiMovie	—	29
1962	Traces of LeadMovie	—	29
1962	Danger PaysMovie	Jôji Kondô	29
1962	Jūdan no arashiMovie	—	29
1962	Mexico DrifterMovie	—	29
1962	Last RoundMovie	—	29
1961	I'll End in HellMovie	Joji Dan	28
1961	Joe of Aces: Gambling for a LivingMovie	Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)	28
1961	Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great PlainsMovie	—	28
1961	Crimson PistolMovie	—	28
1961	Joe of Aces: Give and TakeMovie	Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)	28
1961	Quick Draw JoeMovie	Joe the Ace	28
1961	Gun of NosappuMovie	—	28
1961	The Crimson PlainsMovie	Joji Sakuma	28
1961	Gambler in the SeaMovie	—	28
1961	The Rambler under the Southern CrossMovie	—	28
1961	Pacific PortersMovie	—	28
1960	The Gun Like LightningMovie	Goro	27
1960	Wind of VolcanoMovie	—	27
1960	The Cards Will TellMovie	—	27
1960	The Man with a Sinister LaughMovie	Ken	27
1960	Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without TomorrowMovie	Jo of the Colt	27
1960	The Angry RamblerMovie	—	27
1960	Return of the VagabondMovie	—	27
1960	The Guitarist from the SeaMovie	—	27
1960	The Rambler Rides AgainMovie	—	27
1960	The Rambler on a Pearl FarmMovie	—	27
1960	The Rambler in the SunsetMovie	—	27
1960	Ryuji, the Gun SlingerMovie	Gin of the Colt	27
1960	The Guitarist and the RancherMovie	—	27
1959	Zattō ni hikarumeMovie	—	26
1959	Wounded BeastMovie	—	26
1959	We Live TodayMovie	—	26
1959	Gun Number ZeroMovie	—	26
1959	Merciless BulletMovie	Yukie's lover	26
1959	Who is in the Background?Movie	—	26
1959	The Human CycloneMovie	Masa	26
1959	The Rambling GuitaristMovie	George	26
1959	Crime ReporterMovie	Fujimoto	26
1959	Tokyo no KodokuMovie	—	26
1959	Machi ga nemuru tokiMovie	—	26
1959	Mighty RulesMovie	—	26
1958	Rusty KnifeMovie	Shimabara	25
1958	Voice Without a ShadowMovie	Hamazaki	25
1958	The Boy Who Came BackMovie	Kajita	25
1958	Breasts and BulletsMovie	—	25
1958	Orera wa nagashi no ninkishaMovie	—	25
1958	Taiyō o buchi otoseMovie	—	25
1958	死の壁の脱出Movie	Jiro Asaoka	25
1957	TemptationMovie	Goro Yasui	24
1957	The ChampionMovie	Boxer Ishiyama	24
1957	The Naked Woman and the GunMovie	—	24
1957	Small Rats of the Edo TownMovie	Hidematsu	24
1957	Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16Movie	Masaki Yoshihara	24
1957	Muhō IchidaiMovie	—	24
1956	The Happy DancersMovie	—	23
1956	Seishun wo warera niMovie	Takai	23
1956	ConfessionMovie	—	23
1956	Cell No. 8Movie	—	23
1956	Kanshō fujinMovie	—	23
1956	Frankie the MilkmanMovie	Zenkichi Matsubara	23
1956	This Is HomeMovie	—	23
1956	Called to the StandMovie	—	23
1956	Kingorô no omawari-sanMovie	—	23
1956	Shiawase wa doko niMovie	Tetsuo Shimura	23
1955	Policeman's DiaryMovie	Patrolman Yabuta	22
1955	Tsukiyo no kasaMovie	—	22
1955	The Maid's KidMovie	—	22
1955	OfukuroMovie	—	22
1955	The DoctorMovie	—	22
1955	His Highness SurabayaMovie	Applied Atomic Energy Research Institute Worker with a Tohoku Accent	22
1954	The Black CurrentMovie	Newspaper Reporter	21
1954	Women's HouseMovie	Okada (employee of Inogawa's company)	21
1954	My Pistol Is QuickMovie	Airplane Passenger	21