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).
Filmography
Character: Shuji Kamimura
Character: Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Character: Naoki Yamagami
Character: Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Character: Tokuji Hayakawa
Character: Shintaro Ibuki
Character: Jyuppensha Ikku
Character: Ryûichi Kuroda
Character: Hachiro Tachibana
Character: Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Character: Katsutoshi Otomo
Character: Zenkichi Matsubara
Character: Shunsuke Saichu
Character: School Principal
Character: Chief Engineer Kosai
Character: Patrolman Yabuta
Character: Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Character: Chief Engineer Kosai
Character: Genjiro Yasuda
Character: Ryotaro's father
Character: Junichi Mizuta
Character: Masaki Yoshihara
Character: Gin of the Colt
Character: Imano's Bodyguard
Character: Katsuya Sekikawa
Character: Junichi Mizuta
Character: President Shishido
Character: Ooiso Long Beach Host
Character: Kokichi Yamaguch
Character: Tatsuya Sekikawa
Character: Tetsuo Shimura
Character: Boxer Ishiyama
Character: Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Character: Jo of the Colt
Character: Kazunari Inaba
Character: Noritsugu Hayakawa
Character: Yoshinosuke Yoshida
