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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 24, 2020 · On January 20, famed yakuza movie actor Joe Shishido passed away at age 86, leaving behind an impressive legacy after starring in more than 300 movies.
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.
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Joe Shishido (宍戸 錠, Shishido Jō, December 6, 1933 – January 20, 2020) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in some 300 movies, but was best known in the West for his performance in the cult movie Branded to Kill (1967).
Branded to Kill (Koroshi no rakuin) tells the ecstatically bent story of a yakuza assassin with a fetish for sniffing steamed rice (the chipmunk-cheeked superstar Joe Shishido) who botches a job and ends up a target himself.
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Jan 22, 2020 · TOKYO (TR) – Actor Joe Shishido, known for his roles in yakuza films, has died, it was learned on Tuesday. He was 86, reports the Nikkei Shimbun (Jan. 21). Shishido is recognized internationally for his roles as tough guys in gangster films by director Seijun Suzuki for studio Nikkatsu.
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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.