Joe Shishido
Joe Shishido is credited on 21 movies, best known by TMDB votes for Branded to Kill, Youth of the Beast and A Colt is My Passport.
Born December 6, 1933 in Kita, Osaka, Japan; died January 18, 2020.
Filmography · 21 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Branded to Kill
1967 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Youth of the Beast
1963 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
A Colt is My Passport
1967 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 · Movie
On Fandor and Midnight Pulp
Kisaragi
2007 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Flower & Snake II
2005 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 · Movie
On Eternal Family
Cruel Gun Story
1964 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 · Movie
Free with ads on Tubi TV
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974 · Movie
On Fandor and Midnight Pulp
Massacre Gun
1967 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Rusty Knife
1958 · Movie
Retaliation
1968 · Movie
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
1972 · Movie
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994 · Movie
I Are You, You Am Me
1982 · Movie
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977 · Movie
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Movie
The Trap
1996 · Movie
Fugitive Alien
1987 · Movie
About Joe Shishido
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in over 200 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...
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