Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido
File:Jo Shishido.jpg
Born	Jō Shishido
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (5' 8½")

Joe Shishido (宍戸 錠, Shishido Jō, born December 6, 1933 in Kita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheeks. He is best known in the West for his performance in the 1967 cult film Branded to Kill.

Partial filmography

• 1963 Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards (探偵事務所２３　銭と女に弱い男 Tantei jimusho 23: Kutabare akuto-domo) - directed by Seijun Suzuki
• 1963 Youth of the Beast (野獣の青春 Yaju no seishun) - directed by Seijun Suzuki
• 1964 Gate of Flesh (肉体の門 Nikutai no mon) - directed by Seijun Suzuki
• 1967 Branded to Kill (殺しの烙印 Koroshi no rakuin) - directed by Seijun Suzuki
• 1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (仁義なき戦い　完結篇 Jingi naki tatakai: Chojo sakusen) (aka The Yakuza Papers: Final Episode (Volume 5)) - directed by Kinji Fukasaku
• 1977 A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (悲愁物語 Hishu monogatari) - directed by Seijun Suzuki
• 1978 Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (雲霧仁左衛門 Kumokiri nizaemon) - directed by Hideo Gosha
• 1981 Edo Porn (北斎漫画 Hokusai manga) - directed by Kaneto Shindō
• 1985 Caribe: Symphony of Love (カリブ・愛のシンフォニー Karibu: Ai no shinfoni) - directed by Norifumi Suzuki
• 1986 The Samurai (ザ・サムライ Za samurai) - directed by Norifumi Suzuki
• The Mike Hama: Private Eye Trilogy (私立探偵濱マイク Shiritsutani Hama Maiku):
  • 1994 The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時 Waga jinsei saiaku no toki) - directed by Kaizo Hayashi
  • 1995 The Stairway to the Distant Past (遥かな時代の階段を Harukana jidai no kaidan o) - directed by Kaizo Hayashi
  • 1996 The Trap (罠 Wana) - directed by Kaizo Hayashi
• 1997 To Love (愛する Aisuru) - directed by Kei Kumai

External links

• Yaju no Webpage – Tribute Site
• Midnight Eye interview: Joe Shishido and Toshio Masuda
• Joe Shishido at IMDb
• Joe Shishido at AllMovie
• Dirty Joker Template:Ja icon – Official Website
• Joe Shishido at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)