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Joe Shishido (宍戸 錠, Shishido Jō, December 6, 1933 – January 18, 2020) 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).
Jan 22, 2020 · Joe Shishido, the leading man whose chubby cheeks and effortless swagger brought an unforgettable X-factor to some of Japan's most influential yakuza cinema, has died. He was 86.
Jô Shishido. Actor: Branded to Kill. Jô Shishido or Joe Shishido a.k.a. Joe The Ace (esu no Jô) owing to his role in 1961's Fast-Draw Guy entered acting following an audition for the Nikkatsu Studio and being one of the few to be picked and offered a contract via its New Face contest.
Jan 22, 2020 · Joe Shishido, who played tough guys in gangster films by director Seijun Suzuki, passed away on Jan. 21, 2020. He was a Nikkatsu contract actor who appeared in about 170 films for the studio.
宍戸 錠（ししど じょう、（英：Joe Shishido）1933年〈昭和8年〉12月6日 - 2020年〈令和2年〉1月18日 ）は、日本の俳優・タレント・司会者。血液型はB型。宍戸錠事務所所属。愛称は「エースのジョー」。
Date of death: 2020-Jan-18. Birthplace: Osaka, Japan. Height: 174cm. Weight: 84kg. Star sign: Leo. Blood type: B. Family: Son/actor Shishido Kai. Talent agency: P&M.
Shishido is best known in the West for films he made with Suzuki, e.g. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963) and Gate of Flesh (1964). His best known film internationally is Suzuki's Branded to Kill (1967), in which he starred as the number three hitman in Japan.
