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).
Turning Point
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
Branded to Kill
Kisaragi
Youth of the Beast
A Colt Is My Passport
Flower & Snake II
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
To Love
The Code
Rusty Knife
Cruel Gun Story
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
A Night in Nude: Salvation
Edo Porn
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
