
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 "Joe the Ace" (エースのジョー Ēsu no Jō) for his popular role in the Western Fast-Draw Guy (1961).

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991 · as Junichi Mizuta

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990 · as Junichi Mizuta

Flower & Snake II
2005

Edo Porn
1981 · as Jyuppensha Ikku

The Trap
1996 · as Jo Shishido

A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010 · as Naoki Yamagami

Gate of Flesh
1964 · as Shintaro Ibuki

A Colt Is My Passport
1967 · as Shuji Kamimura

The Setting Sun
1992

The Black Current
1954 · as Newspaper Reporter

Branded to Kill
1967 · as Gorô Hanada

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988 · as Tokuji Hayakawa

None But the Brave
1973

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 · as Tominoichi

Three Stray Dogs
1965

Frankie the Milkman
1956 · as Zenkichi Matsubara

I'm All Yours
1985 · as Priest

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 · as Katsutoshi Otomo