Portrait of Joe Shishido

Acting

Joe Shishido

Career

Active from 1955 to 2012, busiest in 1963 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
56
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Shishido Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Japanese Noir 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Noir 3
  • Cynical 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Gritty 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Private Detective 2
  • Gang Warfare 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 58
The Final Judgement
The Final Judgement (2012)

as Lao Porto

A Night in Nude: Salvation
A Night in Nude: Salvation (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Naoki Yamagami

2000s

7 titles · average score 66
The Code
The Code (2009)

as Detective 500

Kisaragi
Kisaragi (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ooiso Long Beach Host

Switching – Goodbye Me
Switching – Goodbye Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yoshinosuke Yoshida

Flower & Snake II
Flower & Snake II (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Takayoshi Tooyama

Detective Office 5
Detective Office 5 (2005)

as 500

Detective Office 5: Another Story
Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005)

TV show · as Chief 500

Drowning Fish
Drowning Fish (2001)

as Ace no Jo

1990s

13 titles · average score 65
To Love
To Love (1997)

as Chinen

The Trap
The Trap (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jo Shishido

The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jo Shishido

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)

TV show · as Fujio Tashiro

Fukushu no Teio
Fukushu no Teio (1995)

as Kazunari Inaba

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joe

Turning Point
Turning Point (1994)

as Hashizume

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights (1992)

as Dr. Tani

Kimi no na wa
Kimi no na wa (1991)

TV show · as 角倉勘次

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991)

as Junichi Mizuta

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Junichi Mizuta

Nozomi Witches
Nozomi Witches (1990)

as Ryotaro's father

1980s

14 titles · average score 53
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (1989)

as Captain

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tokuji Hayakawa / Noritsugu Hayakawa

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987)
GoodWatch score 33

as Captain Joe

Fugitive Alien
Fugitive Alien (1987)
GoodWatch score 23

as Captain Joe

Leave My Girl Alone
Leave My Girl Alone (1986)

as Bar Owner

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as School Principal

I'm All Yours
I'm All Yours (1985)

as Priest

Caribe: Symphony of Love
Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)

as Shunsuke Saichu

Sukanpin Walk
Sukanpin Walk (1984)

as Tatsuya Sekikawa

I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kouzou Saitoh

Edo Porn
Edo Porn (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jyuppensha Ikku

Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji
Hashire! Nekketsu Keiji (1980)

TV show

1970s

27 titles · average score 67
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977)

as Black Jack

The Alaska Story
The Alaska Story (1977)

as George Oshima

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow (1976)

TV show · as Gendō

The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai (1976)

as Sawaki

Conflagration
Conflagration (1975)

as Chief Engineer Kosai

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Katsutoshi Otomo

Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood (1971)

as Naoto Tezuka

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be (1971)

as Mujitori

New Shameless School
New Shameless School (1971)

as Gebageba

Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
Shameless School: Tackle Kiss (1970)

as Macaroni

Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude (1970)

as Macaroni

Shameless School
Shameless School (1970)

as Macaroni

1960s

36 titles · average score 73
Retaliation
Retaliation (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hino

Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill (1967)
GoodWatch score 88

as Gorô Hanada

A Colt Is My Passport
A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

as Shuji Kamimura

Massacre Gun
Massacre Gun (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ryûichi Kuroda

Murder Unincorporated
Murder Unincorporated (1965)

as Jiro (Joe of Spades)

Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

as Shintaro Ibuki

Cruel Gun Story
Cruel Gun Story (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Togawa

Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast (1963)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hideo Tajima

Danger Pays
Danger Pays (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jôji Kondô

Glass-Hearted Johnny
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962)

as Jô

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)

as Gin of the Colt

1950s

21 titles · average score 65
The Rambling Guitarist
The Rambling Guitarist (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

as George

The Human Cyclone
The Human Cyclone (1959)

as Masa

Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hamazaki

Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shimabara

The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

as Kajita

Temptation
Temptation (1957)

as Goro Yasui

The Champion
The Champion (1957)

as Boxer Ishiyama

Frankie the Milkman
Frankie the Milkman (1956)

as Zenkichi Matsubara

Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand (1956)

as Hotta

Shiawase wa doko ni
Shiawase wa doko ni (1956)

as Tetsuo Shimura

Policeman's Diary
Policeman's Diary (1955)

as Patrolman Yabuta

The Black Current
The Black Current (1954)

as Newspaper Reporter