Joe Shishido — Actor (101)
The Gun Like Lightning (1960) [Movie] TMDB
拳銃無頼帖 電光石火の男
other title: 拳銃無頼帖 電光石火の男
Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just released from prison who has resolved to turn over a new leaf. He has returned, however, because of Keiko, his sweetheart, who he now finds is engaged to Noboru, a detective and son of Jinsaku, boss of the Otsu gang. That night at the night club, headquarters of the Highlight Group - which Noboru is investigating, Majima meets Joji who knows of his attempt to kill Jinsaku, and resolves to kill him.
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
賭場の牝猫 捨身の勝負
other title: Revenge of the Woman Gambler / 賭場の牝猫 捨身の勝負
Yukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that this beautiful young woman, sitting quietly in a suburban train, is the only woman able to beat the best professional players in Japan; or that she is wearing the tattoo of the man that loved her and died for her...
The Sea of Genkai (1976) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
任侠外伝 玄海灘
director: Juro Kara actor: Noboru Andō / Jinpachi Nezu
other title: 任侠外伝 玄海灘
Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea.
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
8マン・すべての寂しい夜のために
other title: 8マン・すべての寂しい夜のために
After Tokyo police officer Yokoda is killed in the line of duty, his chief decides give Yokoda's body to Dr. Tani for use in a secret scientific experiment: Yokoda's brain will be transplanted into a super-powered robot body, making him into an unstoppable policeman of the future. The supercop develops problems, however, when he begins to remember his human past. Then there is the matter of Dr. Tani's other cyborg, who has become a super-powered homicidal maniac.
Love Eternal (1966) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
骨まで愛して
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Tetsuya Watari / Ruriko Asaoka
other title: 骨まで愛して
A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is pretty high up in the food chain, but "status" bears no value to him. All he cares for is Ayako, the boss' mistress. After one last job, they intend to run off together to Hong Kong, but their plans are hindered when an uninvited yakuza stirs up a vicious shootout. In the midst of it all, Ayako is kidnapped.
Asiapol Secret Service (1966) [Movie] TMDB
アジア秘密警察
director: Akinori Matsuo actor: Hideaki Nitani / Joe Shishido
other title: アジア秘密警察
A major international action film filmed on location in Hong Kong, depicting the activities of Asian Interpol, the Asian branch of a secret police organization that pursues global criminal organizations.
Gambling Code and Feuds (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
仁義と抗争
other title: 仁義と抗争 / Gambling Code And Feuds
It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
硝子のジョニー 野獣のように見えて
other title: 硝子のジョニー 野獣のように見えて / Glass Hearted Johnny
Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai).
The Killers (1991) [Movie] TMDB
汚れし者の伝説
director: Masaki Fukasawa actor: Joe Shishido / Brutus
other title: 汚れし者の伝説
A brilliant hitman and a veteran former hitman join forces to take revenge on the murdered woman and challenge the criminal organization.
To Love (1997) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
愛する
director: Kei Kumai actor: Miki Sakai / Atsuro Watabe
other title: Aimer / 愛する
Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception, Tsutomu manages to have his way with her. Coming from a broken home, he is frightened by love, so he cruelly allows her to wake up alone. A month passes and a more grown-up Tsutomu returns. The lovers joyously reunite and move in together. All is blissful until both notice a strange sore on Mitsu's arm. The doctors diagnose it as leprosy. Without telling Tsutomu, Mitsu checks into a leper sanitarium. Hanging out with society's pariahs gives her much insight. She discovers the old lepers to be wonderful people. In turn, Mitsu becomes their source of joy and renewed hope. Still, she misses her Tsutomu. One day, the doctors inform her that they erred and that the sore is not leprosy. Happily she heads back to her true love until she realizes with a guilty pang that to return to him would mean unhappiness for her newfound friends
Frankie the Milkman (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
牛乳屋フランキー
director: Kō Nakahira actor: Frankie Sakai / Sumiko Minami
other title: 牛乳屋フランキー
Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
Temptation (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
誘惑
director: Kō Nakahira actor: Koreya Senda / Sachiko Hidari
other title: 誘惑
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
The Rough One (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
あらくれ
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Tsuneo Aoki / Tatsuya Fuji
other title: あらくれ
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.