Biography

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).

Known For

Fugitive Alien

Captain Joe

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II

Captain Joe

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

Junichi Mizuta

Debt King Part VII: Millennium

Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2

Tsukiyo no kasa

A Surgeon Named Hitman

Edo Porn

Jyuppensha Ikku