
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has 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" (エースのジョー Ēsu no Jō) for his popular role in the Western Fast-Draw Guy (1961).
Movie | The Final Judgement | Lao Porto | 2012-06-02 |
Movie | The Code | Detective 500 | 2009-05-09 |
Movie | Kisaragi | Ooiso Long Beach Host | 2007-06-16 |
Movie | Flower & Snake II | Unknown | 2005-05-14 |
Movie | Detective Office 5 | 500 | 2005-11-26 |
Movie | Drowning Fish | Ace no Jo | 2001-02-03 |
Movie | Remembering the Cosmos Flower | Unknown | 1997-05-03 |
Movie | To Love | Chinen | 1997-10-04 |
Movie | The Trap | Jo Shishido | 1996-05-25 |
Movie | The Stairway to the Distant Past | Jo Shishido | 1995-03-18 |
Movie | Turning Point | Hashizume | 1994-06-18 |
Movie | The Most Terrible Time in My Life | Joe | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | Nozomi Witches | Ryotaro's father | 1990-03-17 |
Movie | Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet | Junichi Mizuta | 1990-05-11 |
Movie | Red Crow and the Ghost Ship | Captain | 1989-07-24 |
Movie | You'll Fall For Me | Unknown | 1989-11-03 |
Movie | Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis | Noritsugu Hayakawa | 1988-01-30 |
Movie | Fugitive Alien | Captain Joe | 1987-11-03 |
Movie | Star Force: Fugitive Alien II | Captain Joe | 1987-11-03 |
Movie | Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast | School Principal | 1986-10-04 |
Movie | Leave My Girl Alone | Bar Owner | 1986-12-13 |
Movie | Our Wedding | Unknown | 1983-04-29 |
Movie | Fossilized Wilderness | Unknown | 1982-04-17 |
Movie | I Are You, You Am Me | Kouzou Saitoh | 1982-04-17 |
Movie | Edo Porn | Jyuppensha Ikku | 1981-09-12 |
Movie | Nurse's Husband | Unknown | 1980-05-10 |
Movie | The First Catch | Unknown | 1980-12-27 |
Movie | Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron | Tominoichi | 1978-07-01 |
Movie | A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness | Cop | 1977-05-21 |
Movie | The Alaska Story | 1977-01-22 | |
Movie | Ore no sora | Genjiro Yasuda | 1977-05-28 |
Movie | Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye | Black Jack | 1977-11-26 |
Movie | High Seas Hijack | Chief Engineer Kosai | 1977-10-20 |
Movie | The Sea of Genkai | Sawaki | 1976-05-29 |
Movie | Conflagration | Chief Engineer Kosai | 1975-07-12 |
Movie | Tokyo do mannaka | Hyodo | 1974-06-01 |
Movie | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 | Hachiro Tachibana | 1974-12-28 |
Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode | Katsutoshi Otomo | 1974-06-29 |
Movie | None But the Brave | Unknown | 1973-05-09 |
Movie | New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line | 1972-04-22 | |
Movie | New Shameless School | Gebageba | 1971-01-03 |
Movie | Go As Messy As Messy Can Be | Mujitori | 1971-03-20 |
Movie | Bad Girl Mako | Yasuoka | 1971-08-25 |
Movie | Charming Men | Kobe Saburo | 1970-06-13 |
Movie | Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude | Macaroni | 1970-08-01 |
Movie | The Rough One | Imano's Bodyguard | 1969-06-13 |
Movie | The Cleanup | Unknown | 1969-12-31 |
Movie | Retaliation | Hino | 1968-10-05 |
Movie | A Colt Is My Passport | Shuji Kamimura | 1967-02-04 |
Movie | Asia-Pol | George | 1967-06-22 |
Movie | Branded to Kill | Gorô Hanada | 1967-06-15 |
Movie | Velvet Hustler | Unknown | 1967-10-06 |
Movie | The Aftermath of War | Unknown | 1967-11-18 |
Movie | Massacre Gun | Ryûichi Kuroda | 1967-09-06 |
Movie | Your Life | Unknown | 1966-08-13 |
Movie | Murder Unincorporated | Jiro (Joe of Spades) | 1965-08-25 |
Movie | The Dragon of Macao | Aizu | 1965-12-18 |
Movie | Gate of Flesh | Shintaro Ibuki | 1964-05-31 |
Movie | Cruel Gun Story | Togawa | 1964-02-01 |
Movie | Tiger of the Sea | Unknown | 1964-08-14 |
Movie | Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! | Hideo Tajima | 1963-01-27 |
Movie | Youth of the Beast | Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno | 1963-04-21 |
Movie | Hitori tabi | Unknown | 1962-06-24 |
Movie | Danger Pays | Jôji Kondô | 1962-12-01 |
Movie | Glass-Hearted Johnny | Jô | 1962-09-30 |
Movie | Quick Draw Joe | Joe the Ace | 1961-04-01 |
Movie | The Cards Will Tell | 1960-01-16 | |
Movie | The Guitarist and the Rancher | Unknown | 1960-01-03 |
Movie | The Guitarist from the Sea | Unknown | 1960-02-28 |
Movie | The Man with a Sinister Laugh | Ken | 1960-08-06 |
Movie | The Rambler Rides Again | Unknown | 1960-10-12 |
Movie | Return of the Vagabond | 1960-04-23 | |
Movie | Gun Number Zero | 1959-04-28 | |
Movie | The Rambling Guitarist | George | 1959-10-11 |
Movie | Rusty Knife | Shimabara | 1958-03-11 |
Movie | Voice Without a Shadow | Hamazaki | 1958-10-22 |
Movie | The Champion | Boxer Ishiyama | 1957-05-01 |
Movie | Temptation | Goro Yasui | 1957-09-22 |
Movie | Called to the Stand | Unknown | 1956-02-25 |
Movie | Kanshō fujin | Unknown | 1956-10-24 |
Movie | Frankie the Milkman | Zenkichi Matsubara | 1956-12-05 |
Movie | Policeman's Diary | Patrolman Yabuta | 1955-02-03 |
Movie | The Maid's Kid | 1955-06-28 |
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