1933-12-06 ( 91 years old ) in Kita, Osaka, Japan

Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 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).

Movies

The Code 2009-05-09
Kisaragi 2007-06-16
Drowning Fish 2001-02-03
To Love 1997-10-04
The Trap 1996-05-25
Turning Point 1994-06-18
The Gambler 1992-09-01
The Killers 1991-01-01
Run the Beast 1990-12-14
Nozomi Witches 1990-03-17
This Heartbeat 1988-10-08
Fugitive Alien 1987-11-03
Take It Easy 1986-04-12
I'm All Yours 1985-04-20
Again 1984-02-18
Sukanpin Walk 1984-02-11
Our Wedding 1983-04-29
Edo Porn 1981-09-12
Ore no sora 1977-05-28
Conflagration 1975-07-12
Bad Girl Mako 1971-08-25
A Man's World 1971-01-13
Charming Men 1970-06-13
The Cleanup 1969-12-31
The Rough One 1969-06-13
100 Gamblers 1969-05-14
Exiled to Hell 1969-01-22
魔性の女 1968-11-22
Retaliation 1968-10-05
My Sweetheart 1967-11-03
Velvet Hustler 1967-10-06
Massacre Gun 1967-09-06
Asia-Pol 1967-06-22
Burning Clouds 1967-05-03
Your Life 1966-08-13
Love Eternal 1966-07-09
Blood Shed 1966-04-10
Gate of Flesh 1964-05-31
Jinsei Gekijo 1964-02-23
Danger Pays 1962-12-01
Hitori tabi 1962-06-24
Kimagure tosei 1962-02-18
Nosappu no jū 1961-09-02
Quick Draw Joe 1961-04-01
Mighty Rules 1959-12-14
Wounded Beast 1959-04-01
We Live Today 1959-03-10
Rusty Knife 1958-03-11
Temptation 1957-09-22
The Champion 1957-05-01
Muhō Ichidai 1957-03-20
Kanshō fujin 1956-10-24
Confession 1956-03-21
Cell No. 8 1956-01-15
The Maid's Kid 1955-06-28
Ofukuro 1955-04-10