Actor | Producer
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged c...
Flower & Snake II
... 2005
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).
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
... 2009
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
... 2016
My Donkey, My Lover & I
... 2020
Searching for the Elephant
... 2009
My Father the Hero
... 1994
Ghost with Hole
... 1981
To Chiara
... 2021
Sunlight Jr.
... 2013
Top Model
... 1988